Regions of Italy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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