ITALIAN FOOD & DRINK
What Italian food is traditionally eaten on New Year’s Eve for good luck?
Lentils
What Italian holiday is celebrated on January 6 with a witch-like figure bringing gifts?
La Befana
What colors are on the Italian flag?
Green, white, and red
What Italian city is known as the fashion capital of Italy?
Milan
What does “ciao” mean in English?
Hello or goodbye
What is the name of the Italian Christmas cake filled with candied fruit?
Panettone
What famous Italian festival features masks and takes place before Lent?
Carnival (Carnevale)
What city is the capital of Italy?
Rome
What type of music uses dramatic singing and is popular in Italy?
Opera
What language is spoken in italy?
Italian
What Italian meal course comes after the “primo”?
Secondo
What Italian national holiday celebrates the unification of Italy on March 17?
Italian Unification Day
What continent is Italy in?
Europe
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
What is the Italian word for “thank you”?
Grazie
What is the traditional Italian after-dinner drink meant to aid digestion?
Digestivo (like limoncello)
What holiday on June 2 celebrates Italy becoming a republic?
Festa della Repubblica
What famous city has canals instead of roads?
Venice
What Italian city is known for Renaissance art
Florence
What does “arrivederci” mean in English?
Goodbye
What region of Italy is known as the birthplace of pizza?
Campania (Naples)
What holiday celebrates Italy’s unification on March 17?
Italian Unification Day
What ancient structure in Rome is known for gladiator fights?
The Colosseum
What Renaissance city is known for Michelangelo’s David?
Florence
What is the Italian word for family, an important cultural value?
Famiglia