La storia
La cucina
Geografia
Musica
la cultura
Vocabolario
100
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
100
What is the word for street/road
la strada
200
What was the capital of the Roman Empire?
Rome
200
When is it appropriate to order a cappuccino?
before noon/morning
200
What is the capital city of the region of Lombardy in Italy?
Milan
200
Who is he?
Fedez
200
Which country does Italy not border to the north?
Germany
200
What is the word for beach?
la spiaggia
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 won Sanremo this year?
Sal da Vinci
300
Which team has won the most championships (scudetti) in Italy?
Juventus
300
What is the word for vacuum?
l'aspirapolvere
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
400
What is the word for steering wheel?
il volante
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
Mozzarella is made from milk of which animal?
buffalo
500
What is the capital city of Campania?
Napoli
500
What is the beat of the Italian National Anthem? Inno di Mameli?
500
In what year was Italy unified?
1861
500
What is the word for towel?
l'asciugamano