What is the capital of Italy?
A. Milan
B. Venice
C. Tuscany
D. Rome
D. Rome
What is the Italian term for ‘ice cream’?
A. Float
B. Gelato
C. Mascarpone
D. Ice Cream
B. Gelato
What is the smallest independent state in the world, located entirely within Rome?
A. Romania
B. Greece
C. Vatican City
D. Constantinople
C. Vatican City
Which is the largest active volcano is located in Italy?
A. Mount Vesuvius
B. Mount Etna
C. Mount Blanc
D. Mount Olympus
A. Mount Etna
Which Italian city is famous for its canals?
A. Milan
B. Rome
C. Venice
D. Florence
C. Venice
Which fashion capital of the world is located in northern Italy?
A. Milan
B. Venice
C. Naples
D. Rome
A. Milan
What is the currency of Italy?
A. Dollar
B. Euro
C. Mark
D. Sterling
B. Euro
What is the famous Italian car brand with a prancing horse logo?
A. Bentley
B. Jaguar
C. Maserati
D. Ferrari
D. Ferrari
Christopher Columbus is credited with discovering the New World in what year?
A. 1048
B. 1492
C. 1600
D. 1774
B. 1492
Which island is the largest in the Mediterranean Sea?
A. Palmo
B. Sicily
C. Sardinia
D. Tuscan
B. Sicily
Which Italian fashion designer was assassinated in 1997?
A. Armani
B. Versace
C. Louis Vuitton
D. Gucci
B. Versace
What does the Italian phrase ‘La Dolce Vita’ mean?
A. Live Good, Live Long
B. I Love you
C. My sweet baby
D. The sweet life
D. The sweet life
What is the main ingredient of traditional Italian pesto?
A. Basil
B. Garlic
C. Oil
D. Parsley
A. Basil
Which mountain range separates Italy from France?
A. Himalayas
B. Caucuses
C. Alps
D. Andes
C. Alps
The Renaissance began in which Italian city?
A. Florence
B. Milan
C. Rome
D. Tuscany
A. Florence