Geography Food Romantics Italian Literature Italian transportation
100
What is Stromboli
A volcano in southern Italy that shares its name with a pizza-like meal
100
Who is queen Margherita Savoy?
The first pizza was named after this person
100
What is 753 BC?
The year Rome was founded
100
What is the prince?
While Machiavelli was writing this he was working on another book on how to preserve republics
100
What is Lamborghini?
This company began as a tractor manufacturer in 1948 and began producing sports cars in 1963
200
What are the Po, Arno, Tiber
The three major rivers in Italy
200
What is Sicily?
Cannolis come from this region of Italy
200
What is the Appian Way?
Constructed in 312 BC this major road originally ran 132 miles from Rome to Capua
200
What is a sonnet?
Giacomo da Lentini is credited with inventing this poetic form(12 lines not enough, 16 too many)
200
What is the Vespa?
This is the most popular vehicle in Italy
300
What is Naples
This city was the capital of Italy before Rome was incorporated into the kingdom of Italy
300
What is the 16th century?
Tomatoes were introduced to Italy in this century
300
What is the Senate
This government body met in the Curia Julia a rectangular brick building situated in the Forum
300
Who is Dante?
His use of Tuscan dialect in the divine comedy helped make it the standard form of modern Italian
300
What is the mustang?
Lee Iacocca Italian American auto exec who became famous for the development of what ford car
400
What are San Marino and the Vatican
Two independent nations completely surrounded by Italy
400
What is Primavera?
The Italian word for spring describes pasta dishes made with fresh vegetables
400
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
400
What is Pinocchio
Carlo Lorenzi used the pen name Collodi to write this beloved tale about a puppet
400
What is FIAT?
This Turin automaker had a racetrack on the roof of their old factory from 1928 -1982.
500
What is the Strait of Messina
To reach the island of Sicily from the toe of Italy cross this narrow strait.
500
What is Prosciutto
This famous ham from parma is often designated Cotto for cooked & Crudo for raw.
500
What is the Circus Maximus?
A quarter of a million people crowded into this largest hippodrome to watch the chariot races
500
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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