Italian History
The Italian explorer who 'discovered' America
a. Christopher Columbus
b. Marco Polo
c. Vasco Da Gama
d. Amerigo Vespucci
Who is Christopher Columbus?
The most popular food in Naples
a. Pasta
b. Chicken Parmesan
c. Pizza
d. Meatballs
What is pizza?
The language closest to Italian
a. French
b. Spanish
c. Greek
d. Latin
What is Latin?
The largest city in Italy
a. Rome
b. Milan
c. Florence
d. Naples
What is Rome?
The three colors that make up the Italian flag
a. red white and blue
b. green yellow and red
c. red green and white
d. green white and yellow
What is red green and white?
The first Roman emperor
a. Julius Caesar
b. Nero
c. Augustus Caesar
d. Caligula
Who is Augustus Caesar?
One main ingredient is cacio e pepe
a. garlic
b. lemon
c. potato
d. pepper
What is pepper?
What does "dove" mean?
a. what
b. where
c. how
d. because
What is where?
The two mountain ranges in Italy are
a. Alps and Adirondacks
b. Apennines and Cascades
c. Rocky and Alps
d. Apennines and Alps
What are the Apennines and Alps?
The famous painting by Leonardo Di Vinci in 1503
a. Starry night
b. The Last supper
c. Girl with a pearl earring
d. Mona Lisa
What is the Mona Lisa?
The year that Italy became independent
a. 1492
b. 1871
c. 1917
d. 1771
When was the year 1871?
What is Genova famous for
a. wine
b. pesto
c. espresso
d. cookies
What is pesto?
A letter not used in the Italian alphabet
1. G
2. N
3. J
4. Z
What is J?
The two microstates inside of Italy
a. Monaco and Vatican
b. Malta and San Marino
c. San Marino and the Vatican
d. Andorra and Vatican
What are San Marino and the Vatican?
A luxury car brand in Italy
a. Porsche
b. Lamborghini
c. Audi
d. Tesla
What is lamborghini?
The two brothers who founded Rome
a. Rocco and Romulus
b. Romulus and Remus
c. Roman and Remus
d. Romulus and Roman
Who are Romulus and Remus?
Pasta in bianco
a. pasta with alfredo sauce
b. pasta with tomato sauce
c. pasta with vodka sauce
d. pasta with butter
What is pasta with butter?
Come se dici "What restaurant is your favorite in Rome?"
a. Qual è il tuo ristorante preferito a Roma?
b. Qual è il tuo ristorante preferito in Roma?
What is "Qual è il tuo ristorante preferito a Roma?"
The river that runs through Rome
a. Po
b. Tiber
c. Oglio
d. Piave
What is the Tiber River?
The amount of letters in the italian alphabet
a. 21
b. 25
c. 27
d. 22
What is 21?
The year the Byzantine Empire retook Rome
a. 1234
b. 536
c. 1417
d. 987
When was the year 536?
Panettone is
a. breakfast
b. dessert
c. dinner
d. appetizer
What is dessert?
Come sei dice 236,700,066?
a. due mila cento trentasei milioni sette cento mila sessanta sei
b. due trentasei milioni sette cento mila sessanta sei
c. due cento trentasei milioni sette cento mila sessanta sei
d. due cento milioni trentasei sette cento sessanta sei
What is "due cento trentasei milioni sette cento mila sessanta sei"?
The four nations that border Italy
a. Greece, Spain, Slovenia, and Austria
b. Austria, Switzerland, Spain, and France
c. Slovenia, Croatia, Switzerland, and France
d. France, Slovenia, Austria, and Switzerland
What are France, Slovenia, Austria, and Switzerland?
Italy is the worlds largest producer of
a. Olive oil
b. cheese
c. wine
d. pizza
What is wine?