What was the first city to be founded in the western hemisphere?
100
This world-wide famous dish was named after a beloved Italian queen. They named this food after the queen because of all the different kinds she sampled, she loved this one the most. How could she not? It represents the tricolor flag of Italy.
What is Pizza Margherita?
100
Lionel Messi is a __________________ and he hails from _______________.
What are Barca team soccer player and Argentina?
100
Colombia, Peru', Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia and 4 other South-American countries share this gem, yet 20% of it is already gone.
What is the Amazon rainforest?
100
Pamplona Spain is known for a major and unique celebration. What is it?
What is the running of the bulls? (los encierros)
200
This ultra-cosmopolitan city is called "Paris of the West."
What is Buenos Aires
200
A typical meal consists of five distinct parts. In fact, if you look at an Italian menu, you will see it divided in these sections: The ANTIPASTO, THE _____, THE ______, the CONTORNO, the DOLCE
What are the PRIMO and SECONDO?
200
He has played for the Italian national team as well as for the Italian FIFA World Cup team. As a goalkeeper he is considered one of the best players ever. Many of his saves have gone down in Italian soccer history, making him a perennial fan favorite.
Who is Gianluigi Buffon?
200
If you watch color television, you can thank a scientist of what nationality?
What is Mexican? (Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena is the inventor.)
200
What Italian city is known for its famous medieval horseback race?
What Siena?
300
This city is also known as La Citta' Eterna. Within its walls is an independent state. Name these two places.
What is Rome/Roma and Vatican City/ La Citta del Vaticano?
300
Coca Cola owns the trademark to Inca Kola in every country except this one.
What is Peru?
300
Soccer is the national sport of Latin America. This other sport is also immensely popular.
What is beisbol / baseball?
300
True or False? There are more cell phones in Italy than Italians.
What is true? (For every 100 people there are 122 cell phones! Italy leads Europe in cell phone use.)
300
These are three Italian and three Spanish works of art.
What are...... (this one is up to your teachers to decide!)
400
This ancient and wet capital once ruled the western world. It is also known as La Serenessima (The Most Serene).
What is Venice/Venezia
400
This region is known as the Italian gastronomical center. Prosciutto, mortadella, parmiggiano reggiano, lasagne, tortellini and other delicacies all hail from this region.
What is Emilia Romagna?
400
These are three most popular sports in Italy.
What are soccer (calcio), racing (automobilismo), and cycling (ciclismo).
400
The United States has one rainforest. It is located here.
What is Puerto Rico - El Yunque
400
A known communist, this famous muralist was the painter of the Mexican people.
Who is Diego Rivera-husband of Frida Kahlo?
500
The Medici ruled this town! This city, which is the birthplace of the Renaissance, also houses three-quarters of the world's finest art in its Uffizi Gallery.
What is Florence/Firenze?
500
One of the following foods was not originally a staple of Latin America: chocolate, corn, oranges, tomatoes, potatoes, peanuts, avocados.
What are oranges?
500
Not only has he done some singing, but this famous Mexican-American was one of boxing's legends.
Who is Oscar de la Hoya?
500
He split the atom at the University of Chicago, but he was born, raised, and educated in Rome.
Who is Enrico Fermi?
500
This volta, where God creates Man, is the most famous fresco in the Sistine Chapel. Symbolically, God and his angels are enfolded in this.