Show:
Italian Stew
Rome
Milan
Venice
Pompeii
100
The country of Italy is a peninsula in this easy to recognize shape
What is a boot?
100
Gladiators fought in this arena
What is the Colosseum?
100
We "traveled" from Bergamo to Milan by this method of transportation.
What is by train?
100
The city of Venice is built on this shallow body of water
What is a lagoon?
100
The volcano that erupted and destroyed the city of Pompeii
What is Mt. Vesuvius?
200
Famous landmark in Pisa, Italy
What is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
200
These unusual figures are designed to project rain water away from the buildings on which they appear.
What are gargoyles?
200
Name one Italian car company
What is ______? (Fiat, Lancia, Alfaromeo, Maserati, Ferrari, Lamborghini) http://car-companies.net/italian_car_companies/italian_car_companies.html
200
This natural resource was used to build the foundation for Venice
What are trees?
200
The eruption that destroyed Pompeii lasted for this approximate time frame
What is 24 hours?
300
Purpose of the Leaning Tower of Pisa
What is a church bell tower?
300
The Pope asked this artist to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.
Who is Michelangelo?
300
In fashion design, a tool to take to prospective buyers showing designs they could order for their stores.
What is a "look book"?
300
Used in Venice instead of cars.
What are gondolas, waterbuses or personal boats?
300
Called magma when still beneath the earth's crust, it's name changes to this when it flows outside
What is lava?
400
This city is the capital of Italy
What is Rome?
400
The equivalent number to Roman numeral XV
What is 15?
400
The walkways of the Galleria (Vittorio Emanuele II ) shopping mall are covered with arched roofs made of cast iron and ______.
What is glass?
400
These were worn to hide identity and provide equality among the social classes.
What are masks?
400
shield, cindercone and strato (composite)
What are three types of volcanoes?
500
The Christmas witch of Italian legend.
Who is La Befana?
500
Smallest independent nation in the world, located inside the city of Rome
What is the Vatican City?
500
The first stop in our video tour of Milan was "Duomo di Milano". Duomo can be translated ________.
What is cathedral?
500
Italy's most famous song "O Sole Mio" is often sung for tourists by _______________ as they steer their boat.
Who are gondoliers?
500
Year that Pompeii was destroyed
What is 79 AD?