Q 01/05

In which Italian city was Giada De Laurentiis born, before her family moved to Southern California?

A) Florence

B) Rome

C) Venice

D) Milan

Answer · why

B) Rome

Rome was her home until she was seven, when the family left Italy for the United States. She has said she arrived at school in Los Angeles without a w...

Q 02/05

Which 1976 monster-movie remake was produced by Dino, grandfather of Giada De Laurentiis?

A) The Thing

B) Godzilla

C) King Kong

D) The Blob

Answer · why

C) King Kong

King Kong was a commercial hit in 1976 for its Italian producer. Dino De Laurentiis produced or co-produced more than 500 films.

Q 03/05

At which Paris cooking school, also attended by Julia Child, did Giada De Laurentiis train?

A) Le Cordon Bleu

B) École Ferrandi

C) École Lenôtre

D) École Ritz Escoffier

Answer · why

A) Le Cordon Bleu

Le Cordon Bleu has taught cooking in Paris since 1895, and Giada moved there to enrol after finishing a university degree in Los Angeles.

Q 04/05

Which debut series of Giada De Laurentiis was filmed in rented California homes instead of a studio set?

A) Giada Entertains

B) Molto Mario

C) Giada in Italy

D) Everyday Italian

Answer · why

D) Everyday Italian

Everyday Italian was shot in rented homes in Malibu, Pasadena and Pacific Palisades from 2003. Early viewers wrote to the network suspecting its host ...

Q 05/05

Which gemstone name, the English meaning of Giada, did De Laurentiis choose for her daughter?

A) Ruby

B) Jade

C) Pearl

D) Amber

Answer · why

B) Jade

Jade is what Giada means in Italian, so mother and daughter share one name in two languages. Jade, born in 2008, is her only child.