Multiple Choice Quiz Questions about Italy
Ques. When was Italy unified?
(a) 1820
(b) 1830
(c) 1871
(d) 1848
Ques. Where did the Renaissance begin?
(a) Florence
(b) Rome
(c) Milan
(d) Naples
Question: What is Milan’s opera house called?
(a) Teatro di San Carlo
(b) Teatro Colón
(c) La Scala
(d) The Bolshoi
Ques. Who unified Italy?
(a) Giuseppe Garibaldi
(b) Camillo Benso
(c) Giuseppe Mazzini
(d) Victor Emmanuel II
Ques. Which pigment is named after an Italian city?
(a) Sienna
(b) Florence
(c) Pisa
(d) Rome
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Ques. Who founded the Young Italy organization?
(a) Garibaldi
(b) Cavour
(c) Bismarck
(d) Mazzini
Ques. What is the longest river in Italy?
(a) Drava
(b) Po
(c) Adige
(d) Adda
Ques. The first King of Italy was?
(a) Prince Aeneas
(b) Romulus
(c) Giuseppe Garibaldi
(d) Victor Emmanuel II
Ques. 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
Ques. When did the renaissance begin in Italy?
(a) 1600
(b) 1400
(c) 1300
(d) 1250
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Ques. Which cake is a traditional Italian dessert made with ladyfingers and mascarpone cheese?
(a) Tiramisu
(b) Pavlova
(c) Opera cake
(d) Baked Alaska
Ques. 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
Ques. Name the founder of the Florentine School of Art in Italy
(a) Giotto
(b) Raphael
(c) Michael Angelo
(d) Leonard o d a Vinci
Ques. 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
Ques. Who is identified as the ‘Sword of Italian Unification?
(a) Garibaldi
(b) Mazzini
(c) Cavour
(d) King Alfred
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Ques. The unification of Italy took place during
(a) 1820 – 1830
(b) 1830 – 1840
(c) 1858 – 1870
(d) 1852 – 1872
Ques. Name the political party formed by Mussolini
(a)Italian National Party
(b) Italian Fascist Party
(c) National Socialist Party
(d) National Fascist Party
Ques. 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
Ques. What is the traditional dish of Italy made with pasta and tomato sauce called?
(a) Risotto
(b) Pizza
(c) Lasagna
(d) Spaghetti
Ques. 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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Ques. 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
Ques. What was invented in Italy?
(a) Car
(b) Printer
(c) Telephone
(d) Keyboard
Ques. 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
Ques. Name the newspaper started by Mussolini
(a) The Royale
(b) The People of Italy
(c) The News
(d) None of these
Ques. What country did Italy invade in 1935?
(a) Sweden
(b) Finland
(c) Czechoslovakia
(d) Abyssinia (Ethopia)
Ques. What Christmas tradition is associated with Italy?
(a) exchanging Xmas gifts
(b) Santa Claus
(c) Tree Decoration
(d) Long Holidays
Ques. 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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Ques. Who was the editor of the newspaper II Risorgimento of Italy?
(a) Mazzini
(b) Hitler
(c) Bismarck
(d) Cavour
Ques. Who is credited for inventing Pizza?
(a) Marie-Antoine Carême
(b) Raffaele Esposito
(c) Ferran Adrià
(d) Auguste Escoffier
Ques. Name the army raised by Garibaldi to effect Italian unification.
(a) Black Shirts
(b) Red Turbans
(c) Brown Shirts
(d) Red Shirts
Ques. Which city is called “Manchester of Italy”?
(a) Rome
(b) Milan
(c) Naples
(d) Venice
Ques. What originally came from Italy?
(a) Chinese Cookie
(b) Afghan biscuits
(c) French toast
(d) Russian salad
Ques. The father of modern Italy is –
(a) G. Garibaldi
(b) Ivanoe Bonomi
(c) Victor Emmanuel II
(d) Napoleon I
Ques. 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
Ques. In Italy what is a “Zuppa Inglese”?
(a) River
(b) Beach
(c) Desert
(d) City
Question: Which French city was once considered as part of Italy?
(a) Cannes
(b) Marseille
(c) Rome
(d) Nice
Ques. What family were the last ruling house of Italy?
(a) Segi
(b) Sawney
(c) Sauka
(d) Savoy
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