Sardinia: Halfway Europe And Africa

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1. Sardinia is famous among tourists for its 'nuraghe'. What are they? men dressed in sheepskins,wearing wooden masks and carrying heavy bells on a leather belt underground caves lived in by prehistoric man towerlike structures made of loosely piled stones prehistoric tombs

2. Another association made by people when they hear the name Sardinia is 'bandits'. Which of these villages became famous for its 'banditti' because of a film by Vittorio de Seta? Oliena Orgosolo Jerzu Santu Lussurgiu

3. Another successful film about life in Sardinia was based on a book by Gavino Ledda:'Padre Padrone'. It won a 'Palme d' Or' at Cannes in 1977. Who made the film? Vittorio de Seta Antonio Gramsci Vittorio de Sica the Taviani Brothers

4. What's Sardinia's 'national emblem'? a blindfolded Moorhead one sardine surrounded by 4 crosses 4 black sardines surrounding a red cross red cross with 4 Moorheads wearing some kind of bandanna

5. What is the village of Pattada famous for? a breed of strong black sheep super sweet pastry the local pecorino or sheep's cheese long-bladed shepherd's knives

6. Bottarga is a local Sardinian delicacy. What is it exactly? goatcheese salted and dried fishroe jam made from myrtles liqueur made from myrtleberries and sold in earthenware jars

7. Which Sardinian town was founded as recently as 1938 and originally called Mussolinia? Iglesias Nuoro Arborea Carbonia

8. A local traditional speciality made at Tonara is 'torrone' (what they call nougat at Montelimar). Which of these is NOT a basic ingredient in genuine 'torrone'? butter egg-white almonds honey

9. When the Phenicians, Carthagians and ultimately the Romans, began to 'visit' the island, the original population withdrew into the (mountainous) so-called Barbagia (from Latin Barbaria). What did the Romans use the flatter areas of the island as? military training centre deportation colony olive plantations vineyards

10. At a given moment Arabs were trying to conquer the island. Whose help did the Pope ask for to keep Sardinia out of Muslim hands? Aragon France Pisa and Genoa Venice

11. Sardinia never managed to really escape foreign conquerors and rulers. Which of these is the only one that never 'owned' the island? the House of Savoy Napoleon Frederic Barbarossa the House of Aragon

12. True or False: Sardinia was the last piece of territory that was added to the unified Italy. Answer: (True or False, T or F)

13. True or False: the Sardinians managed to stay out of the First World War? Answer: (True or False, T or F)

14. Along the Sardinian coast some 'ruins' of Phoenician settlements still can be visited. Among them: Tharros, Sulcis, Nora. Another Phenician settlement was Karalis. What is its modern name? Quirra Cabras Cagliari Quartu Santa Elena

15. Which of these politicians was the only one NOT born on Sardinia?? Giuseppe Garibaldi, 'founder' of the Italian state Antonio Segni, President of Italy, in 1962 Enrico Berlinguer, leader of Italian communist party Francesco Cossiga, President of Italy in 1985