QUIZ ABOUT ITALY

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QUIZ ABOUT ITALY

• QUESTIONS SELECTED BY A GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM
  III E YEAR 2007/2008

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1. Which is Dantes masterpiece?

• 1) Divina Commedia
• 2) Promessi Sposi
• 3) Decameron

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2. Who was Petrarca?

• 1) a musician
• 2) a painter
• 3) a poet

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3. Who were the legendary founders of Rome?

• 1) Adam and Eve
• 2) Romulus and Remus
• 3) Cain and Abel

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4. When did Italy last win the World Championship
of Football?

• 1) in1982
• 2) in 2002
• 3) in 2006

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5. Which is the longest river of Italy?

• 1) Tevere
• 2) Arno
• 3) Po

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6. Who painted the Gioconda (also known as Monna
Lisa)?

• 1) Leonardo da Vinci
• 2) Caravaggio
• 3) Giotto

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7. Which kind of Republic is Italy?

• 1) Presidential Republic
• 2) Federal Republic
• 3) Parlamentary Republic

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8. Where is the Coliseum situated?

• 1) In Florence
• 2) In Naples
• 3) In Rome

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9. Where is the volcano Etna situated?

• 1) In Campania
• 2) In Sardinia
• 3) In Sicily

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10. When did Italy start fighting in the Second
World War?

• 1) In 1939
• 2) In 1940
• 3) In 1941

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11. Where was Marco Polo born?

• 1) In Venice
• 2) In Milan
• 3) In Florence

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12. Which of these is a typical Italian food?

• 1) kebab
• 2) pizza
• 3) paella

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13. What is the symbol represented on the one
euro coin?

• 1) A picture of a famous painter
• 2) The Vitruvian Man
• 3) The symbol of liberty

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14. Where is the famous leaning tower?

• 1) In Pisa
• 2) In Rome
• 3) In Venice

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15. Which of these operas wasnt written by
Giuseppe Verdi?

• 1) Nabucco
• 2) Aida
• 3) Le nozze di Figaro

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16. Which of these states isnt situated on the
Italian territory?

• 1) Vatican City
• 2) Republic of San Marino
• 3) Switzerland

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17. Which is the highest mountain in Italy?

• 1) Monte Bianco
• 2) Monte Rosa
• 3) Monte Falterona

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18. In which Italian city does the story of Romeo
and Juliet take place?

• 1) Verona
• 2) Venice
• 3) Milan

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19. How many regions has Italy got?

• 1) 20 regions
• 2) 22 regions
• 3) 17 regions

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20. Which Italian car runs in F1?

• 1) McLaren
• 2) Ferrari
• 3) BMW