Food
An Italian cheese traditionally used in Pesto Genovese instead of Parmigiano Reggiano.
What is Peccorino Romano?
An Italian city considered the cradle of the Renaissance.
What is Florence?
The river that flows through Florence and Pisa.
What is the Arno?
The Italian word that refers to the traditional afternoon rest period.
What is the "Riposo"?
The ancient Roman road that connected Rome to southern Italy and is still partially intact today.
The Appian Way
A cured pork product traditionally used in authentic Carbonara.
What is Guanciale?
The Italian artist who painted the Sistine Chapel.
Who is Michelangelo?
The mountain range that runs down the length of Italy.
What are the Apennine mountains?
The annual horse race that is held in Sienna's Piazza del Campo.
What is "Il Palio"?
The Roman general assasinated on the Ides of March in 44BCE.
Who is Julius Caesar?
An Italian region credited as the birthplace of balsamic venegar.
What is Emilia-Romangna?
The famous holiday known for intricate masks.
What is Carnevale?
The strait that separates Sicily from mainland Italy.
What is the Strait of Messina?
The Italian fashion house founded in 1921 by a man with the first name of Guccio.
What is Gucci?
The family that ruled Florence during the Renaissance.
Who are the Medici family.
An Italian pasta shape that translates to "little ears" and is commonly paired with broccoli.
What is "orecchiette"?
The Italian artist who has the record for the most expensive painting ever sold.
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci with his work Salvator Mundi? It sold for $450.3 million in 2017.
The Italian lake that is the largest by surface area.
What is Lake Garda?
The word in Italian for the traditional evening meal.
What is "cena"?
The volcano that destroyed Pompei.
What is Mount Vesuvius?
A wine that is traditionally paired with truffles and is from Alba.
What is Barolo?
The Italian architect and artist who designed the famous dome (Duomo) in Florence.
Who is Filippo Brunelleschi?
The two independent countries completely surrounded by Italy.
What are Vatican City and San Marino.
The traditional Italian opera composer who wrote, La Traviata and Aida.
Who is Giuseppe Verdi?
The type of government running Italy.
What is a democratic parliamentary republic?