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What is the name of the famous ancient city destroyed by a volcano in 79 AD?
Pompeii
100
Which Italian city is famous for its pizza?
Naples
100
What is the capital city of Italy?
Rome
100
What is the most famous Italian singing competition?
Sanremo
100
Who wrote the divina commedia?
Dante Alighieri
200
What was the capital of the Roman Empire?
Rome
200
When you make spaghetti, should it be broken or not?
ABSOLUTELY NO!!!!!!!
200
What is the capital city of the region of Lombardy in Italy?
Milan
200
Who is he?
Gigi d'Alessio
200
Which country does Italy not border to the north?
Germany
300
Who was the leader of the Roman Republic that became dictator for life?
Julius Caesar
300
In which region of Italy is polenta most commonly eaten? (Only one is fine)
Lombardy, Veneto, and Piedmont.
300
What is the name of the mountain range that forms the “spine” of Italy?
The Apennines
300
Who will go to Eurovision for Italy?
Sal da Vinci
300
Which team has won the most championships (scudetti) in Italy?
Juventus
400
What role did Benito Mussolini play in Italy during World War II?
As the fascist dictator of Italy ("Il Duce")
400
What do you put in pasta carbonara?
Spaghetti (or rigatoni), guanciale (cured pork cheek), eggs (whole and/or yolks), Pecorino Romano cheese, and freshly ground black pepper
400
Which river flows through the city of Rome?
Tevere
400
Who is he? Tell me the title of one of his songs
Eros Ramazzotti.
L'aurora, Musica è, Cose della vita, Stella gemella, se bastasse una canzone, ti sposerò perché, ecc...
400
Which Italian company produces Nutella?
Ferrero
500
Who were the main leaders of the Risorgimento? (only one is fine)
Giuseppe Mazzini, Count Camillo di Cavour, Giuseppe Garibaldi, and Victor Emmanuel II
500
Which meat should always be included in the real recipe for amatriciana?
A Roast Pork
B Jowls
C Bacon
B Jowls
500
What is the capital cities of Piedmont?
Turin
500
Who sang "Gli anni"?
883
500
In what year was the Italian Republic born?
1946