Region-Specific
This southern Italian region is home to Naples, Pompeii, and the Amalfi Coast.
What is Campania?
This classic Italian dessert is made with layers of coffee-soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone.
What is tiramisù?
This ancient city was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
What is Pompeii?
This famous wooden puppet whose nose grows when he lies was created by Italian author Carlo Collodi.
Who is Pinocchio?
What does the Italian phrase “Buongiorno” mean in English?
What is “Good morning?"
Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance, is the capital of this central Italian region.
What is Toscana (Tuscany)?
This famous Roman pasta is traditionally made with egg, Pecorino Romano, guanciale, and black pepper.
What is carbonara?
In what year was Italy officially unified as the Kingdom of Italy?
What is 1861?
This Italian plumber, created by Nintendo, is one of the most recognizable video game characters in the world.
Who is Mario?
This Italian phrase is commonly said before eating and literally means “good appetite.”
What is “Buon appetito”?
Parmigiano Reggiano and Prosciutto di Parma both come from this region.
What is Emilia-Romagna?
Unlike American versions, the traditional Margherita pizza is topped with just three main ingredients representing the colors of the Italian flag. Name them.
What are tomato, mozzarella, and basil?
This powerful family ruled Florence and became famous for supporting Renaissance artists such as Michelangelo.
Who were the Medici?
This annual Italian music festival, held in Liguria, has been one of Italy’s biggest television and music events since 1951.
What is the Sanremo Music Festival (Festival di Sanremo)?
Modern standard Italian is largely based on the historical dialect of this Italian city.
What is Florence?
This northeastern Italian region is home to the Dolomites and the cities of Trento and Bolzano, where German is widely spoken alongside Italian.
What is Trentino-Alto Adige?
Meaning “little ears” in Italian, this pasta shape is traditionally associated with Puglia
What is orecchiette?
Before the rise of Rome, this ancient civilization dominated much of central Italy and heavily influenced Roman culture.
Who were the Etruscans?
Meaning “wasp” in Italian, this iconic scooter has become a worldwide symbol of Italian style and design.
What is vespa?
What is the correct plural of “uovo”
What is “uova”?
This Italian region is the only one located entirely on the island that is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean.
What is Sardinia?
This traditional Italian dessert gets its name from the Italian phrase meaning “cooked cream” and is typically made with sweetened cream and gelatin.
What is panna cotta?
Before Italian unification, Naples was the capital of this kingdom, which included Sicily and most of southern mainland Italy.
What is the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies?
After a 50-year absence from top-class endurance racing, this Italian car manufacturer returned to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2023 and won on its debut.
What is Ferrari?
This Italian expression, used to wish someone good luck, literally translates to “into the wolf’s mouth.”
What is “In bocca al lupo”? 🇮