It's the capital of Italy
What is Rome?
It's the city that gave us pizza
What is Naples?
Mussolini allied Italy with this country in World War II, though the Italian government later switched sides
What is Germany?
These mountains span Italy's northern border
What are the Alps?
Domenica is this day
What is Sunday?
Cagliari is the capital of this second-largest island in the Mediterranean
What is Sardinia?
This frozen dessert was first prepared in Tuscany, though some Sicilians claim otherwise
What is gelato?
Before the unification of Italy in the 1800s, central Italy was for centuries ruled by this man
Who is the Pope?
"Mezzogiorno" refers to this part of the country
What is the south?
Isola is Italian for this - Italy has two big ones that start with S
What is island?
It's the capital of Tuscany
What is Florence?
The name arancini means "little oranges," but the Sicilian street food is actually made with this
What is rice?
This famous northern city, frequented by tourists for centuries, had a commercial empire in the medieval and Renaissance periods
What is Venice?
The sea on Italy's east coast
What is the Adriatic?
To attend la messa you go to the chiesa, which translates thus
What is church?
This sister city of Grand Rapids is the capital of Umbria
What is Perugia?
The best-known type of focaccia is from Genoa, in this region
What is Liguria?
This city was the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy
What is Turin?
This mountain in Valle d'Aosta is the highest in Italy
What is Monte Bianco?
Lei with a capital L is a polite way to say "you"; lei with a lowercase L means this
What is she?
In this capital a large portion of the population speaks French
What is Aosta?
This Milanese sweet bread is a Christmas tradition
What is panettone?
Lombardy's name recalls this physical feature of a tribe of early invaders
What are beards?
This river has a short name, but it's the longest in Italy
What is the Po?
The fifth day of the week has this name in Italian
What is giovedì?