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1. What is the capital of Sardinia? Olbia Sassari Arbatax Cagliari

2. What is the approximate population of Sardinia? 500,000 1.5 million 5 million 3.5 million

3. What is the sea to the east of Sardinia called? Adriatic Sea Sea of Sardinia Ionian Sea Tyrrhenian Sea

4. What is the north-eastern part of Sardinia called? Gallura Logudoro Barbagia La Maddalena

5. What is the name of the 11km channel between Sardinia and Corsica? Strait of Sardinia Strait of Santa Teresa Sardinian Channel Strait of Bonifacio

6. Prior to the redistribution of provinces in May 2005, there were four Sardinian provinces. What were they called? Sassari, Gallura, Oristano and Barbagia Cagliari, Sassari, Tempio and Olbia Cagliari, Sassari, Nuoro and Oristano Tempio, Carbonia, Cagliari and Oristano

7. What was the island first called in circa 1500 BC? None of these Sardu Ichnusa Shardana

8. What is the name of the 8,000 famous archaeological monuments all over Sardinia? Conosardos Roxas Bronzettos Nuraghes

9. By area, Sardinia is the third-biggest region of Italy. True False

10. What are the two most widely-spoken forms of Sardinian called? Nuorese and Gallurese Campidanese and Logudorese Campidanese and Gallurese Sassarese and Logudorese