Can olive oil be substituted for sesame oil?

Never heard of that one. A common substitute though is Apple Sauce. Replace apple sauce for the vegetable oil and you will get a much moister cake. The proof is in the taste ... try it, you'll like...

yes it can be substituted, you might want to use a little LESS of the olive oil, as it is heavier and has a stronger taste.

You don't really need oil to make pasta, you just need boiling water, with maybe some salt added if you prefer it that way. If you need oil for a sauce, you theoretically use canola in place of olive...

yes

Even though olives are biologically a fruit, the oil is called a vegetable oil. The use of 'vegetable' to describe oils is primarily to communicate to the buyer that there are no animal products in...