Multiple Choice Quiz Questions about Italy
When was Italy unified?
(a) 1820
(b) 1830
(c) 1871
(d) 1848
Where did the Renaissance begin?
(a) Florence
(b) Rome
(c) Milan
(d) Naples
What conflict in 1935 resulted in Mussolini annexing a large African territory for Italy, withdrawing in 1941?
(a) Battle of the Ogaden
(b) Congolese War
(c) Suiyuan Campaign
(d) Abyssinian War
What is Milan’s opera house called?
(a) Teatro di San Carlo
(b) Teatro Colón
(c) La Scala
(d) The Bolshoi
Who unified Italy?
(a) Giuseppe Garibaldi
(b) Camillo Benso
(c) Giuseppe Mazzini
(d) Victor Emmanuel II
Which pigment is named after an Italian city?
(a) Sienna
(b) Florence
(c) Pisa
(d) Rome
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Who founded the Young Italy organization?
(a) Garibaldi
(b) Cavour
(c) Bismarck
(d) Mazzini
What is the longest river in Italy?
(a) Drava
(b) Po
(c) Adige
(d) Adda
The first King of Italy was?
(a) Prince Aeneas
(b) Romulus
(c) Giuseppe Garibaldi
(d) Victor Emmanuel II
What did not happen during the counter-Reformation initiative in the Christian Church, the Council of Trent in Italy 1545-1563?
(a) The beheading of the Protestant Charles I King of England, Scotland and Ireland
(b) The accession of the Protestant Elizabeth I Queen of England and Ireland
(c) The accession of the Catholic Mary I Queen of England and Ireland
(d) Final peace signed after 65 years of turmoil in the Italian Wars
When did the renaissance begin in Italy?
(a) 1600
(b) 1400
(c) 1300
(d) 1250
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Which cake is a traditional Italian dessert made with ladyfingers and mascarpone cheese?
(a) Tiramisu
(b) Pavlova
(c) Opera cake
(d) Baked Alaska
In 1978, Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro was found dead. Where?
(a) In his office
(b) In bed
(c) In the boot of a car
(d) In the Coliseum
Name the founder of the Florentine School of Art in Italy
(a) Giotto
(b) Raphael
(c) Michael Angelo
(d) Leonard o d a Vinci
In which city can you visit the Luigi Ferraris Stadium, the gardens of the Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini, the Piazza De Ferrari, the cemetery of Staglieno, the Edoardo Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art and the Torre della Lanterna?
(a) Turin
(b) Genoa
(c) Venice
(d) Florence
Who is identified as the ‘Sword of Italian Unification?
(a) Garibaldi
(b) Mazzini
(c) Cavour
(d) King Alfred
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The unification of Italy took place during
(a) 1820 – 1830
(b) 1830 – 1840
(c) 1858 – 1870
(d) 1852 – 1872
Name the political party formed by Mussolini
(a)Italian National Party
(b) Italian Fascist Party
(c) National Socialist Party
(d) National Fascist Party
The Adriatic Sea lies along the shores of Italy and a number of other countries; which of these is not one?
(a) Greece
(b) Croatia
(c) Bosnia-Herzegovina
(d) Albania
What is the traditional dish of Italy made with pasta and tomato sauce called?
(a) Risotto
(b) Pizza
(c) Lasagna
(d) Spaghetti
Who was proclaimed as the first king of united Italy?
(a) William
(b) Victor Emmanuel II
(c) Louis IV
(d) john Henry
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Where is the Strait of Messina?
(a) Between Greece and Italy’s east coast
(b) Between Sicily and Sardinia
(c) Between the two sides of Italy
(d) Between Sicily and the ”toe” of Italy
What was invented in Italy?
(a) Car
(b) Printer
(c) Telephone
(d) Keyboard
What Italian word describes a group of fans that is commonly used to refer to the supporters of Scuderia Ferrari in Formula One?
(a) Tifosi
(b) Ferrati
(c) Skinheads
(d) Terrazzo
Name the newspaper started by Mussolini
(a) The Royale
(b) The People of Italy
(c) The News
(d) None of these
What country did Italy invade in 1935?
(a) Sweden
(b) Finland
(c) Czechoslovakia
(d) Abyssinia (Ethopia)
What Christmas tradition is associated with Italy?
(a) exchanging Xmas gifts
(b) Santa Claus
(c) Tree Decoration
(d) Long Holidays
Which of these fought to unify Italy in the 19th century?
(a) Joachim Murat
(b) Benito Mussolini
(c) Giuseppe Garibaldi
(d) Canaletto
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Who was the editor of the newspaper II Risorgimento of Italy?
(a) Mazzini
(b) Hitler
(c) Bismarck
(d) Cavour
Who is credited for inventing Pizza?
(a) Marie-Antoine Carême
(b) Raffaele Esposito
(c) Ferran Adrià
(d) Auguste Escoffier
Name the army raised by Garibaldi to effect Italian unification.
(a) Black Shirts
(b) Red Turbans
(c) Brown Shirts
(d) Red Shirts
Which city is called “Manchester of Italy”?
(a) Rome
(b) Milan
(c) Naples
(d) Venice
What originally came from Italy?
(a) Chinese Cookie
(b) Afghan biscuits
(c) French toast
(d) Russian salad
The father of modern Italy is –
(a) G. Garibaldi
(b) Ivanoe Bonomi
(c) Victor Emmanuel II
(d) Napoleon I
What country would you get to first if you went due East from the port of Bari, Italy?
(a) Turkey
(b) Yugoslavia
(c) Greece
(d) Albania
In Italy what is a “Zuppa Inglese”?
(a) River
(b) Beach
(c) Desert
(d) City
Which French city was once considered as part of Italy?
(a) Cannes
(b) Marseille
(c) Rome
(d) Nice
What family were the last ruling house of Italy?
(a) Segi
(b) Sawney
(c) Sauka
(d) Savoy
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