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All About Rome

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All About Rome game quiz
"This quiz is not about Rome itself, but about its occurence in film, literature, proverbs, sayings etc."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. What did the ancient Romans call their city?
    Eternal City
    Aerial City
    Etheric City
    Vernal City


2. 'Open city' ('Roma, Cittą Aperta' in Italian) is the title of a movie directed by a famous film director named:
    Federico Fellini
    Roberto Rossellini
    Luchino Visconti
    Vittorio De Sica


3. Which actress became a star with the film 'Roman Holiday' (released in 1953)?
    Catherine Oxenberg
    Betty Davis
    Katharine Hepburn
    Audrey Hepburn


4. 'All roads lead to Rome' says a very well known proverb. How would that be in Latin, the language of ancient Romans?
    Tutte le strade portano a Roma
    Toate drumurile duc la Roma
    Todos os caminhos levam a Roma
    Omnes viae Romam ducunt


5. Another proverb has it that 'Rome wasn't built in a day'. What does it mean?
    you need a time to build a house
    it is not possible to accomplish great things at all
    important work takes time
    you can make a radical change in a day


6. 'A Woman of Rome' ('La Romana') is the title of a film which was adapted from a novel by Alberto Moravia. Which famous Italian actress starred in this movie?
    Sophia Loren
    Gina Lollobrigida
    Claudia Cardinale
    Anna Magnani


7. After which mythical founder of Rome is the city named?
    Remus
    Romulus
    Romulus Augustulus
    Romanus


8. Roman nose means a(n) ____ nose.
    turn-up
    straight
    aquiline
    hawk


9. Roman ride is a method of horseback riding in which a person stands astride a pair of horses.
    True
    False


10. 'Journey to Rome' ('Il viaggio a Roma') was the last novel by a famous Italian writer. What was his name?
    Answer: (One Word (his last name), starts with 'M')


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Compiled Jun 18 13