Italia. Che bella!

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1. What is the capital of Italy? Sicilia (Sicily) Firenze (Florence) Roma (Rome) Venezia (Venice)

2. Which city of Italy is most famous for its mosaics? Napoli (Naples) Roma (Rome) Ravenna Bologna

3. If you love Shakespeare you should know this. If you wanted to visit Juliet's house (as in Romeo and Juliet) where would you go? Milan Tuscany Verona Siena

4. There is a famous bridge that is filled with stores which sell only jewellery. It is called 'Ponte Vecchio'(old bridge). Where is it? Venezia (Venice) Firenze (Florence) Calabria Puglia

5. There is a volcano is Sicilia (Sicily) that is still alive. It is still smoking and most recently erupted in 2001 and 2002. Which of the following is it? Mt Catania Mt Vesuvius Mt Etna Mt Eruptus

6. Pisa is in which region of Italy? Umbria Toscana (Tuscany) Abruzzi Calabria

7. If you wish to visit Croatia all you need to do is catch a ferry. Which sea would you be crossing? Ligurian Mediterranean Adriatic Ionian

8. Andiamo is "let's go" in proper Italian. If someone from Calabria were to speak in their dialect, they would say "andiamo" too. True False

9. Roman Catholicism is the only religion recognised in Italy. True False

10. Italians work to live - not live to work. Evidence of this is a widely used system called 'pennichella' in which people return home from work in the afternoon to eat and relax, and go back to work again afterwards. Around what time would you say 'pennichella' happens? 8am - 11am 11am - 1pm 1pm - 4pm 3pm - 6pm

11. Which these countries border Italy to the north? France and Croatia France, Slovenia and Switzerland Switzerland and Greece Austria and Finland

12. There is place called the 'Blue Grotto'. Where you are taken by small boats into a cave where the water looks as blue as the sky. It is amazing and is not man-made attraction. But where would you find this 'Blue Grotto'? Capri Sicily Naples Venice

13. Venice although famous for its little islands is famous for something else too. The island Murano is especially famous for this ... Glass making Sailing Mosaics Little bridges which join each island

14. If you want to go and see the fashion capital you go to? Bologna Milano (Milan) Foggia Firenze (Florence)

15. Gondola rides are famous in which city of Italy? Vicenza Venice Torino Bari