Regions of Italy

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1. Which region forms the boot heel of Italy? Apulia Abruzzo Emilia-Romagna Liguria

2. Sicily is home to what famous, still-active volcano? Vesuvius Mt. Montefeltro Mt. Fiuggi Mt. Etna

3. This island region is known for the breathtakingly beautiful Emerald Coast. Molise Sardinia Trentino-Alto Adige Sicily

4. It is in this region that the great river Tiber begins. Umbria Val d'Aosta Emilia Romagna Molise

5. Which region, formally two separate papal states but unified in 1859, is the accordion and Parmesan cheese home to? Lazio Emilia-Romagna Trentino-Alto Adige Campania

6. This region is home to pizza spaghetti and mozzarella di bufala, as well as the Amalfi coast and the ancient city of Pompeii. Veneto Abruzzo Campania Liguria

7. This region was ruled by the Austrian Hapsburgs in the 1900's, except for Friuli which was liberated in 1866. Venezia-Giulia returned to Italy in 1918, then was conquered in 1945. After the second World War, only Trieste maintained Italian rule, with one period of formal independence. Abruzzo Friuli-Venezia Giulia Basilicata Piedmont

8. This region in question plays home to a number of monasteries, mainly Grottaferrata, Frascati, Montecompatri, Nemi, Lanuvio, Albano, and Castel Gandolfo. Lazio Calabria Sicily Tuscany

9. In this region, tourists get to travel in an underground cave, tracking a subterranean river. Apulia Abruzzo Trentino-Alto Adige Emilia Romagna

10. This region, a food-lover's paradise, has stunning scenery and world-class vineyards, and borders France and Switzerland. Liguria Piedmont Sardinia Veneto