Food & Drinks
WHERE IN ITALY DID PIZZA ORIGINATE?
NAPLES
WHAT SHAPE IS ITALY?
A BOOT
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE U.S. POPULATION IS ITALIAN AMERICAN?
NEARLY 6%
WHAT WAS THE PREVIOUS CURRENCY OF ITALY?
ITALIAN LIRA
DOES DRINKING APERITIVI OCCUR BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER A MEAL IN ITALY?
BEFORE
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE TOWN DESTROYED BY MT. VESUVIUS IN 1780 BCE?
POMPEII
WHAT IS THE MOST PROMINENT RELIGION IN THE ITALIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY?
ROMAN CATHOLIC
UNTIL WHEN WAS ITALY A KINGDOM?
1946
WHO INVENTED THE PIZZA MARGHERITA?
RAFFAELE ESPOSITO
HOW MANY ACTIVE VOLCANOS ARE IN ITALY?
3
WHEN WAS THE PERIOD OF MASS IMMIGRATION?
1890-1920
WHAT DO THE THREE COLORS OF THE ITALIAN CLUB REPRESENT?
GREEN - HOPE
WHITE - FAITH
RED - CHARITY
THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL PASTA CONSUMPTION IN ITALY IS .... POUNDS PER PERSON!
70 POUNDS
HOW MANY REGIONS ARE THERE IN ITALY?
20
WHAT SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE CAN BE FOUND ON MANY COLLEGE CAMPUSES?
WHEN WAS ROME FOUNDED?
753BC
HOW MUCH WINE DOES THE AVERAGE ITALIAN CONSUME A YEAR?
LAST YEAR, THE AVERAGE ITALIAN CONSUMED 9.7 GALLONS OF WINE
THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PEAK IN EUROPE IS IN ITALY. WHAT IS ITS NAME?
MONTE BIANCO
WHO INFLUENCED "CAPRA-ESQUE" MOVIES?
WHAT IS PERCENTAGE OF ITALIANS CAN READ AND WRITE?
MORE THAN 98%