A Trip to Italy | Italian History | Italian Architecture | Italian Food | Famous Italians |
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What is A Pizzeria
On Via Port'Alba in Naples you can visit this type of restaurant that opened in 1830--the ovens are still going
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Who is Dante Alighieri
This Italian Poet wrote "The Divine Comedy"
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What is the Colosseum
This building in Rome is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built.
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What is pizza
A round, flattened base of leavened wheat-based dough topped with tomatoes, cheese, and often various other ingredients
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Who is Leonardo DiCaprio
An Italian actor most famous for starring in Titanic
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What is The Leaning Tower Of Pisa
Lists of the great builders of history leave out Giovanni di Simone chief engineer of this structure in the 1270s
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Who is Victor Emmanuel II
This person was the first King of Italy
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What is the Roman Forum
A rectangular forum surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings
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What is spaghetti
A long, thin, solid, cylindrical noodle pasta
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Who is Leonardo Da Vinci
This Italian artist painted the Mona Lisa.
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What is Milan
2.8 million Romans make Rome Italy's most populous city; this northern city is second with about 1.4 million
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What is the Old St. Peter's Basilica
Rome's largest church was completed in 1626
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What is the Sistine Chapel
The official residence of the pope in Vatican City.
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What is lasagne
An Italian dish made of stacked layers of thin flat pasta alternating with fillings
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Who is Christopher Columbus
This famous Italian explorer is known for finding America
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What is The Adriatic
Italy's longest river the Po flows 405 miles east to this sea
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Who is Michelangelo
This Italian sculptor is known for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
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What is Pyramid of Caius Cestius
A tomb built for Gaius Cestius in Rome.
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What is Bruschetta
Grilled bread topped with veggies, rubbed garlic and tomato mix.
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Who is Raphael
An Italian painter and architect best know for the painting of Madonnas
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What is Amalfi
You'll do lots of climbing just walking the streets of Positano on this coast on the Gulf of Salerno
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Who is Benito Mussolini
The fascist leader of Italy
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What is the Arch of Constantine
A triumphal arch in Rome dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great
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What is Tiramisu
An Italian dessert consisting of layers of sponge cake soaked in coffee and brandy
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Who is Robert De Niro
This Italian actor is best known for playing the role of Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II
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