Italy quiz

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Italian Quiz
How well do you know
Italy ?

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1. What is the capital
city of Italy?
A. Venice
B. Rome
C. Florence

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2. The name of the
Italian flag is …
A. Union Jack
B. Stars and
stripes
C. Tricolore

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3. In which city can you see
the leaning tower?
A) Florence
B) Pisa
C) Naples

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4. What is Naples
famous for?
A. Spaghetti
B. Pizza
C. Fashion

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5. Valentino Rossi is...
A. A motor driver
B. A footballer
C. A fashion designer

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6. How many people live
in Italy today?
A. 90 million
B. 40 million
C. 60 million

8. 7. Ferrari is a …

A.
B.
C.
brand of wine
Formula 1 team
football team

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8. How many regions
does Italy have?
A. 15
B. 50
C. 20

10. 9. What is the name of the traditional Venetian boat?

A.
B.
C.
Vongola
Gondola
Bambola

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10. What is tiramisù?
A. A cake
B. A pie
C. Pasta

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11.What does the word
BELLO mean?
A. Ugly
B. Fat
C. Beautiful

13. 12. Against which team did Italy play the world cup final in 2006?

A.
B.
C.
France
England
Germany

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13. What does this
gesture mean?
A. I am starving
B. I am full
C. How would you
like some
spaghetti?

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14. Which Italian football team is
known as “the old lady”?
A. Rome
B. Milan
C. Juventus

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15. Which Italian car won the “Car of
the Year 2008” prize?
A. Alfa Romeo MiTo
B. Fiat 500
C. Fiat Stilo

17. 16. Which Italian word do audiences say to an opera singer to express their appreciation?

A.
B.
C.
Urrà!
Bravo!
Bello!

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17. What is Michelangelo's
most famous sculpture?
A. The Last
Judgement
B. David
C. Pietà

19. 18. Which Italian author published Pinocchio in 1880?

A) Dante
B) Alessandro Manzoni
C) Carlo Collodi

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19. What is the name of the
large island off the toe of
Italy?
A. Sardinia
B. Sicily
C. Capri

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20. What do Italians say
when they meet?
A. Arrivederci!
B. Hey!
C. Ciao!

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Fine !

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Answers:
1. B 6. C
2.C 7. B
3.B 8. C
4.B 9. B
5.A 10. A
11. C
12. A
13. C
14. C
15. B
16. B
17. B
18. C
19. B
20. C