ITALIAN FOODS
What is the most popular beverage served in Italy?
Wine
Italian money is called what?
EUROS
The shape of Italy on a map is very similar to the shape of a what?
BOOT
What 3 colours make up the Italian flag?
GREEN, WHITE, RED
This actor of Italian decent starred in films such as Rocky and First Blood.
Sylvester Stallone
Gnocchi is a type of pasta, but with what main added ingredient?
POTATO
Which artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
MICHELANGELO
What is the capital of Italy?
ROME
What is the national animal of Italy?
WOLF
MADONNA
When it was first created in Naples during the 18th century, this dry, flat bread was considered “food for poor people”.
PIZZA
Galileo is a famous Italian what?
SCIENTIST
What are 4 countries that border Italy?
FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, AUSTRIA, SLOVENIA
What is the national sport of Italy?
SOCCER
This host of the famous "Tonight Show" is of Italian decent on his father's side.
JAY LENO
Tiramisu is a delicious layered dessert made with sponge fingers, coffee, mascarpone and booze. Literally translated, what does “tiramisu” mean?
Leonardo da Vinci lived during a cultural time widely known as the ______.
RENAISSANCE
In Italy, the appennines are what?
MOUNTAINS
Where in Italy does the Pope live?
In this film, Julia Roberts plays a newly divorced woman on a search for self-discovery that takes her to Italy, Bali, and India.
What are the main ingredient(s) of any Italian dish that is described as Florentine or Fiorentina in culinary terms?
SPINACH
In which city is the Trevi Fountain located?
ROME
Sicily and Sardinia are two _____.
ISLANDS
In Italy, what does a gift of yellow flowers suggest?
JEALOUSY
This 1997 classic film stars a Jewish-Italian waiter who wins over a school teacher with his charm and humor. They have a child together, and their happiness is abruptly halted when they are separated in concentration camps.
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL