History
This city was covered in ash and preserved perfectly for hundreds of years
What is Pompeii?
Capital of Italy
This is the largest lake in Italy
What is Lake Garda?
This race car driver became famous for a line of luxury cars
Who is Enzo Ferrari?
What is the official language of Italy?
What is Italian?
What is the Renaissance?
Italy has 30 of these with three currently active
What are volcanoes?
This city is made of hundreds of islands and has hundreds of bridges to connect it
What is Venice
Two continents are named after this merchant explorer
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
What are red, white and green?
This war led to a huge debt not payed off until the 1970s and the rise of Benito Mussolini
What is World War One?
Italy has 61 million people making it the ____ largest country in Europe
What is third?
Italy has two microstates inside of its borders what are they
What are Vatican City and San Marino?
Known for his vocals, this singer is also blind and plays the piano
Who is Andrea Bocelli?
Italy was a member of this group in WWI
Who are the Axis Powers?
Led by Benito Mussolini, Italy sided with Germany during this war and assisted in the attack in the Battle of Britain
What is World War Two?
Italy is the ____ largest exporter in the world
What is eighth?
This mountain is the tallest outside of Russia
What is Mont Blanc
Best known for his Mona Lisa and Last Supper, this person was also known for his notebooks filled with scientific notes and drawings
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
This explorer is often credited with discovering America. He is often believed to be Spanish but is actually Italian
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Civil wars and political fighting as well as a larger and larger empire led to what major historical event
What is the fall of Rome?
Italy also has _____ islands
What is 350?
This is the backbone of Italy
What is the Apennine Range?
This person made giant contributions to science and astronomy and the development of the scientific method. He was ultimately persecuted for his scientific beliefs
Who is Galileo?
Vatican City is ruled by this individual
Who is the Pope?