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