ITALY: FUN FACTS!

Geography

100

What is the capital of Italy?

Rome

200

How many regions does Italy have?

20

300

Name the largest region in Italy.

Sicily

400

Is the 'Po':

a) a mountain range

b) a famous ski resort

c) a river

c) a river

500

Which city is north of Rome?

a) Naples

b) Florence

c) Catania

b) Florence

Food

100

Spaghetti, farfalle and conchiglie are all types of what?

Pasta

200

Which is the sweet?

a) Cannoli

b) Cannelloni

a) Cannoli

300

What is an 'espresso' ?

a) short black coffee

b) long black coffee

c) short balck coffee with a touch of milk

a) short black coffee

400

The word 'GELATO' literally means what?

Frozen

500

Which Italian city has been credited with the birthplace of pizza?

Naples

Numbers

100

Spell - in ITALIAN - the number 11

UNDICI

200

What is the sum total of these numbers - in ITALIAN?

4 + 7 + 8 + 5 =

VENTIQUATTRO

300

Spell - in ITALIAN - the following number: 14

QUATTORDICI

400

What is this number in ENGLISH?

trecentocinquantasei

356

500

What is Avila's street number - in ITALIAN?

TRENTACINQUE

Adjectives

100

BEAUTIFUL:  M/S

BELLO

200

ANNOYING:  F/S

ANTIPATICA

300

LAZY:  M/PL

PIGRI

400

INTELLIGENT:  F/S

INTELLIGENTE

500

NICE:  M/S

SIMPATICO

A bit of everything!

100

How do you say:

'I like'...

Mi piace..

200

How do you say:

'I love..'

Adoro

300

How do you say:

My sister and my brother

Mia sorella e mio fratello

400

How do you say:

'I live in Mt Waverley..'

Abito a Mt Waverley..

500

How do you say:

'My birthday..'

Il mio compleanno..