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100

How do you say thank you in Italian?

Grazie

100

How many countries share a border with Italy?

6

100

Do you need heavy cream for Carbonara Pasta?

No

100

What is the name of a famous Italian Sailor? 

Multiple answers accepted

100

Which car brand is famous for its red color?

Ferrari

200

I-L-L

I-N-I

200

How many regions are there in Italy?

20

200

Where was pizza from?

Napoli

200

When was Italy unified?

1861

200

Whose nose do Illini often rub to bring good luck and where is it located? 

Abraham Lincoln's nose, Lincoln Hall

300

Who wrote the Divine Comedy?

Dante Alighieri

300

Which town is Romeo and Juliet based?

Verona

300

Does Panettone or Pandoro have raisins?

Panettone

300

Who is America named after?

Amerigo Vespucci

300

What is a “Maranza”?

A wannabe gangster (or similar explanation)

400

What does "Petaloso" mean?

"Full of petals" invented in 2016 by an eight-year-old named Matteo Trovo

400

Rome or Milan: which has more habitants?

Rome

400

What is blue cheese called in Italian?

Gorgonzola

400

What is the oldest building on campus?

Mumford House (1870)

400

What famous prank was pulled off by some students on the McFarland Memorial Bell Tower (2008)


500

Apelle figlio d'Apollo fece una palla di pelle di …..?

Pollo

500

Which was the first Italian capital?

Torino

500

What is the shape of the orecchiette?

Ear shaped 

500

Who killed Giulio Cesare?

Brutus

500

What is a famous young Italian rock band?

Maneskin