Italian food & drink
Italian language
Italian art
Italy's basic information
Italian History & Culture
100

A type of sauce made with basil, pine nuts, and Parmesan.

What is pesto?

100

The Italian word for “yes and no.”

What is sí and no.

100

Italy’s flag shares the same colors as this country’s, but in a different order.

What is Mexico?

100

Italy uses this currency.

What is the Euro?

100

The Italian word for “thank you.”

What is grazie?

200

A cured meat made from pork, often thinly sliced and served with melon.

What is prosciutto?

200

This Italian word means “please.”

What is “per favore”?

200

He sculpted David and painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

Who is Michelangelo?

200

Name the 3 cities in Italy that we are visiting.

What is Venice, Florence , and Rome?

200

What does the country look like on a map?

It looks like a boot.

300

In Italian, the word “pizza” is the same; this is the Italian word for “cheese.”

[What is pasta and cheese]What is formaggio?

300

The Italian word for “water and bread.”

What is “acqua and pane”?

300

He painted the “Mona Lisa and The Last Supper..”

Who is Leonardo da Vinci?

300

This religious microstate is located entirely within Rome.

What is Vatican City?

300

The Italian phrase “La dolce vita” means this in English.

What is the sweet life?

400

This creamy dessert is made from mascarpone, coffee, and ladyfingers.

What is tiramisu?

400

Translate to English: “buongiorno.”

What is “good morning”?

400

This 13th-century merchant wrote about his travels to China.

Who is Marco Polo?

400

The Italian word for “hello” or “goodbye.”

What is ciao?

400

This amphitheater in Rome once hosted gladiator battles.

What is the Colosseum?

500

This sparkling wine comes from the hills northeast of Verona.

What is Prosecco?

500

What do these numbers, uno, due, tre, cinque, dice, venti, cento mean in English?

What is one, two, three, five, ten, twenty, one hundred

500

What are the dates we are traveling to Italy? 

 What is from the 11 to 19 of November?

500

Who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church?

The Pope is the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
500

This 20th-century dictator ruled Italy during WWII.

Who is Mussolini?