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What great historical empire was centered in modern-day Italy?
The Roman Empire
100
What are the two main foods in Italy? (hint: they both start with a 'P")
Pasta and Pizza!
100
What are the colors on the Italian Flag?
Red, White, and Green
100
Name the most famous Italian-born explorer
Christopher Colombus
100
What is the capital of Italy?
Roma (Rome)
200
What famous historical period took place in Italy during the 14th through 16th centuries?
The Renaissance
200
What is ice cream called in Italy?
Gelato
200
Name two Italian car brands
Ferrari, Fiat, Maserati, Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo
200
Who were the two men who who founded Rome? According to legend, they were raised by wolves.
Romulus and Remus
200
What is the country of Italy shaped like?
A boot!
300
When was the University of Bologna, the oldest Italian University in continuous operation, founded? Your answer must be within 20 years
1088 C.E.
300
How many different shapes of pasta are there in Italy?
300
300
What is the largest manufacturing industry in Italy?
Automobile manufacturing
300
Name three influential painters from the Renaissance
Botticelli, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Piero della Francesca, Raffaello, Giotto, Masaccio
300
Name two countries that border Italy.
France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia
400
What city in Italy is the world's oldest republic and has the world's oldest continuous constitution?
San Marino
400
Which is not the name of a pasta in Italy? Spaghetti, Bigolitte, Vermicelli, Trofie, Radiatore, Orecchiette, or Bucatini?
Bigolitte
400
Which Italian designer makes the Pope's shoes?
Prada
400
Who is considered the "father of the Italian language"?
Dante Alighieri
400
How many regions make up Italy?
20
500
At its height, how many square miles did the Roman Empire cover? Answer must be within .2 million square miles.
2.3 million square miles
500
How much pasta (in kg) does the average Italian consume per year?
25 kilograms
500
WHat do the three colors on the Italian flag represent?
Green is for liberty and hope, white is for virtue and faith and red is for courage and charity.
500
Which two people were most instrumental in unifying Italy?
Giuseppe Garibaldi and Vittorio Emmanuel II
500
What is one sea that borders Italy?
Adriatic sea, Ionian Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea
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