il cibo-food
la storia- history
le citta- the cities
vocabolario
Famous Italian Americans
100

If you order "un caffé" in Italia, what will you receive?

a small cup of espresso

100

Vero o Falso- Rome was always the capital of unified Italy

FALSO---Torino!

100

Which Italian city is called "The Eternal City"?

Rome/roma

100

What do Italiani call "soccer"?

calcio

100

This singer had hits like, "Fly me to the moon", "my way", and "New York, New York".

Frank Sinatra

200

What is the main ingredient of traditional Italian pesto?

basil

200

The volcano that destroyed Pompeii and is still active today, is called....

Vesuvius/ vesuvio

200

which Italian city is credited for inventing la pizza?

Napoli/naples

200

Capocollo, prosciutto, sopressata, mortadella are all types of....

meat/carne

200

For which sports team did Joe DiMaggio play?

NY Yankees

300

What are the 3 ingredients to a PIZZA MARGHERITA?

Mozzarella, basil, tomato

300

The Shakespeare play ROMEO and JULIET takes place in which Italian city?

Verona

300

In which Italian city would I find "le gondole"?

Venezia/venice

300

If people are doing "la tarantella", what are they doing?

folk dancing
300

The name of the doctor who was a media presence during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Anthony Fauci

400

What is Italia's most popular type of pasta?

penne

400

What building, in its time, was called "the Flavian Amphitheatre"?

il colosseo/ the colosseum

400

In which Italian city would I be able to attend "fashion week"?

Milano/Milan

400

If you were looking at the "tricolore" in Italy what would you be staring at?

The Italian flag

400

Who has the real name of "Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta"?

Lady Gaga

500

Which Italian dessert is made of ladyfingers, coffee, and mascarpone cheese?

Tiramisu

500

During WWII what was the code name of the operation for the allied invasion of Sicily?

Operation Husky

500

In which Italian city would I find "la statua di Davide"/the statue of David?

Firenze/Florence

500

What is the Italian phrase you use when answering a phone call in Italy?

pronto = ready

500

A world famous physicist, creator of the world's first nuclear reactor, and co-creator of the nuclear bomb....

Enrico Fermi