Italian Towns

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1. In which city are FIAT cars built? Turin Rome Milan Genoa

2. Which city is protected by a golden Madonna from a pinnacle of its Duomo? Naples Verona Bari Milan

3. Which town is famous for its Roman Arena where operas are shown? Syracuse Verona Palermo Naples

4. Which city is built near a volcano that hasn't erupted since 1944? Palermo Naples Catania Potenza

5. Very difficult. Beside Pisa, which Italian town has a leaning tower (this one is red)? Florence Bologna Vicenza Rome

6. What's the Italian name of the Italian town where they speak mostly German? Bolzano Bergamo Aosta Treviso

7. The four Maritime Republics in XI Century were Amalfi, Genoa, Venice and ? Naples Pisa Trieste Bari

8. Which town is famous for its flowers, its Casino and its Song Festival? Saint Vincent Ascoli Piceno San Remo San Giulio

9. Where the horserace called Il Palio is run in a shell-shaped piazza? Lucca Florence Siena Verona

10. It used to be an important Austrian harbour before WWI. What is its name? Trieste Trento Venice Ancona

11. It's famous for its houses dug into the mountain, called 'I Sassi' (the Boulders). What's the name of this town in the South of Italy? Salerno Matera Enna Palermo

12. Which town has the oldest University in the world? Florence Bologna Pisa Urbino

13. It's built on seven hills: the most important is called Capitol Hill. Which town? Bergamo Florence Bari Roma

14. Which town was completely destroyed during an earthquake in 1908? Palermo Naples Macerata Messina

15. Which town is built on the shores of a beautiful lake with the same name? Parma Brescia Como Asti

16. Near Naples, there's a huge royal palace built for the King of the Two Sicilies. Where? Capri Salerno Caserta Avellino

17. Maranello is the home-village of Ferrari cars. Near which town is Maranello? Modena Savona Piacenza Novara

18. Which one of these is a Sardinian town? Oristano Osimo Ostuni Ustica

19. Close to Milan, there's a town famous for its Grand Prix and for a crown believed to be made with a nail of the Holy Cross. What's its name? Brescia Monza Pavia Lodi

20. In the past it was a Byzantine capital and it was on the sea, that presently is some miles away. Which town? Lecce Genoa Ravenna Imperia