History and Saints
Geography
Food
Art/Architecture
Festivals and Film
100
The first emperor of Rome.
a. Pericles
b. Marcus Aurelius
c. Octavian
d. Caesar
Who is Octavian?
100
A nickname for Italy inspired by the shape of the peninsula
The Boot/Lo Stivale
100
The city where pizza was invented.
What is Naples?
100
The name of the Basilica in the Vatican constructed for the first time under emperor Constantine in 318-322 A.D.
What is St. Peter's Basilica?
100
On this day of the week after Easter, Italians have the day off and enjoy a picnic with family often outdoors in the countryside.
What is Monday or "Pasquetta"?
200
This male Saint lived in a small hillside town in Italy, embraced poverty, and founded a religious order.
Who is St. Francis of Assisi?
200
San Marino and the ______ are two independent states within Italy
What is the Vatican
200
The food served in a traditional "primo," or first course
What is pasta or risotto?
200
Leonardo da Vinci lived during a cultural time period widely known as the...
What is the Renaissance?
200
The Adventures of ______ written by Carlo Collodi in 1883 and adapted into a Disney film in 1940.
What is Pinocchio?
300
A Venetian explorer who went to China...
Marco Polo
300
Regions of Italy (name at least three)
What are Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardia, Marche, Molise, Piemonte, Puglia, Sardegna, Sicilia, Toscana, Trentino-Alto Adige, Umbria, Valle d'Aosta, and Veneto?
300
The majority of Italians prefer this kind of breakfast.
What is sweet? "Colazione dolce"
300
Artist who painted the Sistine Chapel.
Who is Michelangelo Buonarotti?
Painted between 1508 and 1512, depicting the relationship between God and humanity (Creation, the Fall, Salvation, the Last Judgment).
What else did he make?
300
Roberto Benigni directed and starred in this 1997 film about a Jewish-Italian family during World War II
Hint: it won the 1999 Academy Award for best foreign film
What is Life is Beautiful/La Vita e Bella?
400
These two Italians were just canonized as Saints on September 7th.
Who are St. Carlo Acutis and St. Pier Giorgio Frassati?
400
The name of the mountain range forming the "spine" of Italy
What are the Apennines?
400
A common italian pizza topping and appetizer known as "fiori di zuccha" translates to what plucked and fried part of the zucchini plant?
What is flower?
400
The original name of the Colosseum.
Hint: Named after the Flavian dynasty during which it was built.
What is the Flavian Ampitheatre?
400
Il Palio di Siena is a famous race held twice a summer in Siena, Italy involving this animal.
What are horses? 
500
Italy was unified from different states into a Kingdom on this date.
OR
Italy was made into a Republic on this date (monarchy abolished).
(within 20 years)
What is 1861?
What is 1946?
500
A city in present-day Italy amazingly preserved since 79 A.D.
What is Pompeii?
500
In Italy, the Feast of Seven Fishes is celebrated on which day?
What is Christmas Eve?
500
Which artist, known for his use of light and shadow (chiaroscuro), made The Calling of St. Matthew and many other paintings?
Who is Caravaggio?
500
This 1988 film depicts the influence of Italian cinema after World War II and is set in Sicily.
Hint: Part of the title is in this question
What is Cinema Paradiso?
