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What is Stromboli
A volcano in southern Italy that shares its name with a pizza-like meal
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Who is queen Margherita Savoy?
The first pizza was named after this person
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What is 753 BC?
The year Rome was founded
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What is the prince?
While Machiavelli was writing this he was working on another book on how to preserve republics
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What is Lamborghini?
This company began as a tractor manufacturer in 1948 and began producing sports cars in 1963
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What are the Po, Arno, Tiber
The three major rivers in Italy
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What is Sicily?
Cannolis come from this region of Italy
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What is the Appian Way?
Constructed in 312 BC this major road originally ran 132 miles from Rome to Capua
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What is a sonnet?
Giacomo da Lentini is credited with inventing this poetic form(12 lines not enough, 16 too many)
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What is the Vespa?
This is the most popular vehicle in Italy
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What is Naples
This city was the capital of Italy before Rome was incorporated into the kingdom of Italy
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What is the 16th century?
Tomatoes were introduced to Italy in this century
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What is the Senate
This government body met in the Curia Julia a rectangular brick building situated in the Forum
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Who is Dante?
His use of Tuscan dialect in the divine comedy helped make it the standard form of modern Italian
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What is the mustang?
Lee Iacocca Italian American auto exec who became famous for the development of what ford car
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What are San Marino and the Vatican
Two independent nations completely surrounded by Italy
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What is Primavera?
The Italian word for spring describes pasta dishes made with fresh vegetables
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What is Hadrians wall?
An Emperor's visit to Britain in 122 AD led to the building of this defensive barrier that remained effective for almost 300 years
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What is Pinocchio
Carlo Lorenzi used the pen name Collodi to write this beloved tale about a puppet
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What is FIAT?
This Turin automaker had a racetrack on the roof of their old factory from 1928 -1982.
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What is the Strait of Messina
To reach the island of Sicily from the toe of Italy cross this narrow strait.
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What is Prosciutto
This famous ham from parma is often designated Cotto for cooked & Crudo for raw.
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What is the Circus Maximus?
A quarter of a million people crowded into this largest hippodrome to watch the chariot races
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What is The Godfather?
Italian-American author, Mario Puzo, is known for this bestselling book about the mafia
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Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Rome's airport (FCO) is named after which Renaissance artist.
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