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