What is the most common food used in a variety of Italian dishes?
What is pasta
100
In the evening before supper or on holidays, Italians enjoy what?
What is taking walks in town
100
Italy's population is nearly. . .
What is 58.1 million people
100
One of the first civilizations to flourish was what?
What is Etruscans
100
The object that most resembles the shape of Italy.
What is a boot
200
This food was created in Italy then perfected in America
What is pizza
200
What do Italians value?
What is long friendships and visiting one another
200
About what percent of Italians live in the urban areas
What is 68%
200
Who was named king in 1861?
Who is Victor Emmanuel II
200
The Northern region of Italy has many...?
What is mountains
300
Breakfast is traditionally light, consisting of what?
What is a cup of coffee
300
what do guests often do at dinner?
What is wait until everyone sits down first
300
Nearly all Italians are what religion?
What is Roman Catholic
300
The Italian unification movement, which was known as . . . what . . . began in the 1800's
What is Risorgimento
300
What is the name of the mountain range that passes through Northern Italy?
What is the Alps
400
The standard salad dressing contains what?
What is olive oil and vinegar
400
what do guests often bring to dinner
What is a bottle of wine
400
Most youths also speak English, the most common second language; older generations perfer to speak what language?
What is French
400
Who was elected in 2001 for prime minister?
Who is Silvio Berlusconi
400
The most famous river that runs through Italy is called?
What is the Tiber River
500
The main meal, weather lunch or dinner, traditionally includes three courses which are what?
What is pasta, fish, meat, and vegetables
500
Although Italy historically has lost many citizens to emigration, the nation has experienced a large influx of immigrants in the last how many decades?
What is 2 decades
500
Who replaced Silvio B. in 2006 and was also reelected in the 2008 election?
Who is Romano Prodi
500
What countries share a border with Italy?
What is France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia.