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1
Who played a major role in Italy's Unification, "Il Risorgimento"?
Giuseppe Verdi
Giotto
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Leonardo da Vinci
2
Which is the largest of the Italian lakes?
Maggiore
Lugano
Como
Garda
3
Who is known as the father of observational astronomy?
Enrico Fermi
Guglielmo Marconi
Galileo Galilei
Evangelista Torricelli
4
Which Olympic Games did Torino host in 2006?
Summer
Winter
Spring
Fall
5
Which event takes place in Siena each summer?
Palio
Festival San Remo
Carnevale
Calcio Storico
6
Which Italian car manufacturer sponsors a Formula One team?
Ferrari
Mercedes
Aston Martin
FIAT
7
For which Italian holiday is a bouquet of mimosas given as a token of appreciation?
La Festa della Donna
La Pasqua
La Festa del Papà
La Festa della Mamma
8
Which Italian author is known as the father of Italian language?
Primo Levi
Dante Alighieri
Luigi Pirandello
Leonardo Da Vinci
9
Who wrote Le Avventure di Pinocchio?
Carlo Collodi
Italo Calvino
Carlo Levi
Dante Alighieri
10
Which of the following is NOT a Romance language?
German
Romanian
Portuguese
Italian
11
What is the capital of Italy?
Roma
Milano
Napoli
Palermo
12
Which city is the fashion capital of Italy?
Firenze
Milano
Roma
Venezia
13
Who is Samantha Cristoforetti?
first, female Italian doctor
first, female Italian photographer
first, female Italian astronaut
first, female Italian politician
14
From which living being does La Vespa scooter get its name?
vulture
spider
wasp
bee
15
Who was the inventor of radio?
Enrico Fermi
Antonio Meucci
Guglielmo Marconi
Galileo Galilei
16
How many regions are there in Italy?
dieci
venti
quindici
trenta
17
"SPQR" is synonymous with Roma. What does it stand for?
Senatus Populusque Romanus
Sancti Pacem Quaestio Rambo
Serenissimus Populo Quota Roberto
Senatus Quaestionem Pacificus Romantico
18
What was the name of the town destroyed by Mount Vesuvio in 79AD?
Pompei
Napoli
Agropoli
Sorrento
19
What sporting event features a pink shirt for the winner?
Lo Scudetto
Le Olimpiadi
Il Giro d'Italia
La Coppia Mondiale
20
What are the two mountain ranges in Italy?
Etna e Vesuvio
Alpi e Appennini
Po e Arno
Mediterraneo e Adriatico
21
Where is La Borsa Italiana, Italy’s main stock exchange, located?
Roma
Milano
Firenze
Napoli
22
Which Italian was the first to win an Oscar for a foreign-language film?
Anna Magnani
Roberto Benigni
Marcello Mastroianni
Sofia Loren
23
Which of the following is NOT an active volcano in Italy?
Etna
Margherita
Stromboli
Vesuvio
24
Who created "Il David"?
Michelangelo
Raffaello
Donatello
Leonardo da Vinci
25
Shakespeare's work, "Romeo and Juliet", takes place in which Italian city?
Venezia
Verona
Perugia
Napoli
26
Who painted "L'Ultima Cena"?
Raffaello
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Donatello
27
Which landmarks are found in Roma?
Il Rialto, La Piazza San Marco, La Campanile
La Scala, La Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, San Siro
Il Panteo, Il Foro Romano, La Fontana di Trevi
Il Palazzo Vecchio, Gli Uffizi, Il Ponte Vecchio
28
Which number is considered LUCKY in Italy?
21
13
17
7
29
What is the name of the Basilica located in the Vatican?
Sant'Antonio
San Paolo
San Marco
San Pietro
30
Which is the tallest mountain in Italy?
Vesuvio
Stromboli
Etna
Monte Bianco
31
The Carabinieri uniforms were designed by which Italian fashion designer?
Prada
Gucci
Armani
Versace
32
Italy is made up of...
regions
oceans
countries
states
33
Which holiday is Venezia most famous for?
Capodanno
Natale
Pasqua
Carnevale
34
What does "paese che vai, usanza che trovi" mean?
Every country has its own customs.
Practice makes perfect.
Those that sleep do not catch fish.
Better late than never.
35
Which Roman Emperor was assassinated on the "Ides of March"?
Marc Antony
Nero
Julius Cesar
Cicero
36
Who was the first Italian woman in space?
Rita Levi-Montalcini
Natalia Ginzburg
Maria Montessori
Samantha Cristoforetti
37
What period in history was also known as "The Rebirth"?
Contemporary
Baroque
Renaissance
Medieval
38
Which is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
San Marino
Repubblica Dominicana
Monaco
39
In which city is L'Aeroporto Marco Polo located?
Roma
Firenze
Venezia
Napoli
40
According to Dante Alighieri, how many levels are in Inferno?
9
3
1
6
41
In what region is the capital of Italy located?
Sicilia
Lombardia
Toscana
Lazio
42
Which famous Italian woman entered an all-boys technical institute at age 13 for Engineering?
Rita Levi Montalcini
Monica Bellucci
Sofia Loren
Maria Montessori
