Vocabulary
Geography
Arts
Food
100
Hi!
What is ciao?
100
The capital of Italy.
What is Rome?
100
Considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, this painting by Leonardo da Vinco has been described as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world".
What is the Mona Lisa?
100
This popular pasta and meat dish was actually created in the US.
What is spaghetti and meatballs?
200
Nonna
What is grandma?
200
This Italian town was destroyed by a volcano in 79AD.
What is Pompeii?
200
What is the Sistine Chapel?
200
This is the main ingredient of pesto.
What is basil?
300
Student
What is studente/studentessa?
300
These mountains divide Italy from Switzerland.
What are the Alps?
300
Who is Michelangelo?
300
This brand of sweetened hazelnut cocoa spread is manufactured by the Italian company Ferrero and was first introduced in 1964.
What is Nutella?
400
Backpack
What is zaino?
400
San Marino and ______ are two independent states within Italy.
What is the Vatican?
400
Michelangelo drew inspiration from this Renassaince artist, who shares a name with a Ninja Turtle.
Who is Donatello?
400
This pasta looks like bowties.
What is farfalle?
500
Afternoon
What is pomeriggio?
500
Until the 1970s this city's islands were sinking an average of 1/5 a year.
What is Venice?
500
In 15th and 16th century Italy, during the height of the Renaissance, this family established themselves as the greatest art patrons of their day and used their deep connections to commission major works that would signify their vast influence.
Who are the Medici?
500
The Italian tradition of drinks with a light meal before dinner was born in Turin but gained widespread popularity in Milan.
What is aperitivo?