Facts about Italy
FUN Facts
City Life
Italian Creations
Italian History/ Geography
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What is the Capital of Italy
Rome!
100
What car model does the Police drive in Italy?
Lamborghini!
100
Streets are pretty narrow in Italia... what do most natives drive to get around?
la vespa!
100
Which Italian invented Nutella?
Pietro Ferrero
100
In what continent is Italy found in?
Europe
200
What are the colors of the Italian flag? IN ITALIANO and in order?
Verde, Bianco, Rosso
200
How many pounds of pasta does the average Italian eat per year?
60 pounds
200
In what city does the Pope live in?
Vatican City
200
Which Italian invented the radio?
Guglielmo Marconi
200
Group of people that had control over Italy and all the countries that are on the Mediterranean sea roughly until the 3rd century ad?
The Romans/ The Roman empire
"ROMA CAPUT MUNDI"
300
There are 20 of them that divide Italy
Regions
300
What is the color of Ferrari?
GIALLO! (yellow)
300
In what city was pizza Margherita invented in?
Napoli
300
Firefighting- was it invented by Italians?
YES!! By Emperor Nero in 60 ad
300
What are the 2 main mountain chains of Italy and where are they located?
Alpi and Appennini
400
When did all the different states that made up the country unite to form the Republic of Italy
March 17th, 1861
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How many different kinds of pasta shapes are there?
350
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In what town is this tower found in?
Pisa
400
Who invented the Microscope?
Galileo Galilei
400
True or False:
The state of Texas is BIGGGER than Italy
TRUE!
500
What is Italy in terms of geography?
A peninsula
500
What is the name of this Italian refreshing dessert mostly eaten in the summer time? **Italian vocab necessary**
Granita
(Italian ice)
500
What city is the world-capital of fashion?
MILANO!!
500
What are 2 differences between gelato and ice-cream?
Gelato uses less cream, and more milk. Gelato does not contain egg!
Gelato is more dense/smooth/rich than ice cream
500
Who was the first King of Italy (unified)?
Vittorio Emanuele II as of March 17th, 1861