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Italian Towns Trivia Quiz

Name the Italian city ot town

A multiple-choice quiz by zordy. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
zordy

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
67,566

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
13 / 20

Plays
2927

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Question 1 of 20

1. In which city are FIAT cars built? Hint

Turin

Rome

Milan

Genoa

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Question 2 of 20

2. Which city is protected by a golden Madonna from a pinnacle of its Duomo? Hint

Milan

Bari

Naples

Verona

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Question 3 of 20

3. Which town is famous for its Roman Arena where operas are shown? Hint

Verona

Palermo

Syracuse

Naples

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Question 4 of 20

4. Which city is built near a volcano that hasn't erupted since 1944? Hint

Palermo

Naples

Catania

Potenza

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Question 5 of 20

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

Florence

Rome

Vicenza

Bologna

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Question 6 of 20

6. What's the Italian name of the Italian town where they speak mostly German? Hint

Treviso

Aosta

Bolzano

Bergamo

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Question 7 of 20

7. The four Maritime Republics in XI Century were Amalfi, Genoa, Venice and ? Hint

Naples

Bari

Trieste

Pisa

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Question 8 of 20

8. Which town is famous for its flowers, its Casino and its Song Festival? Hint

Ascoli Piceno

San Remo

San Giulio

Saint Vincent

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Question 9 of 20

9. Where is the horse race called Il Palio run in a shell-shaped piazza? Hint

Siena

Verona

Florence

Lucca

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Question 10 of 20

10. It used to be an important Austrian harbour before WWI. What is its name? Hint

Trieste

Trento

Venice

Ancona

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Question 11 of 20

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? Hint

Palermo

Salerno

Matera

Enna

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Question 12 of 20

12. Which town has the oldest University in the world? Hint

Florence

Urbino

Pisa

Bologna

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Question 13 of 20

13. It's built on seven hills: the most important is called Capitoline Hill. Which town? Hint

Florence

Bergamo

Roma

Bari

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Question 14 of 20

14. Which town was completely destroyed during an earthquake in 1908? Hint

Palermo

Naples

Macerata

Messina

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Question 15 of 20

15. Which town is built on the shores of a beautiful lake with the same name? Hint

Parma

Brescia

Como

Asti

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Question 16 of 20

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

Salerno

Caserta

Avellino

Capri

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Question 17 of 20

17. Maranello is the home-village of Ferrari cars. Near which town is Maranello? Hint

Piacenza

Modena

Savona

Novara

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Question 18 of 20

18. Which one of these is a Sardinian town? Hint

Oristano

Osimo

Ostuni

Ustica

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Question 19 of 20

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? Hint

Brescia

Monza

Pavia

Lodi

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Question 20 of 20

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

Genoa

Ravenna

Imperia

Lecce

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which city are FIAT cars built?

Answer: Turin

FIAT means Italian Cars Factory, Turin

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

Answer: Milan

The statue is commonly referred to as 'Madonnina', meaning little Madonna.

3. Which town is famous for its Roman Arena where operas are shown?

Answer: Verona

Syracuse has a Greek temple, still in use for a famous Greek Drama Festival

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

Answer: Naples

The volcano's name is Vesuvius.

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

Answer: Bologna

It's the Garisenda Tower.

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

Answer: Bolzano

The German name is Bozen

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

Answer: Pisa

Actually, Pisa is not on the sea, but at the mouth of Arno River

8. Which town is famous for its flowers, its Casino and its Song Festival?

Answer: San Remo

On the Ligurian Riviera

9. Where is the horse race called Il Palio run in a shell-shaped piazza?

Answer: Siena

Many other Palios have been revived as tourist bait, but this Palio is held without interruption since the Renaissance, and it's not meant for tourists: it's the main event in Sienese life.

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

Answer: Trieste

Until 1918 two of the present Italian Regions were part of Austro-Hungarian Empire.

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?

Answer: Matera

You can find Matera on a map on the mountains of Basilicata, near the heel.

12. Which town has the oldest University in the world?

Answer: Bologna

Yes, it's older than Oxford, having been founded in the XI century

13. It's built on seven hills: the most important is called Capitoline Hill. Which town?

Answer: Roma

14. Which town was completely destroyed during an earthquake in 1908?

Answer: Messina

Since then it has been rebuilt, along with the twin town Reggio across the Strait

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

Answer: Como

Lake Como is actually the popular name. The official name is Lario.

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

Answer: Caserta

The Reggia di Caserta was built in a sort of Versailles-fashion by the Bourbons, ancestors of the present King of Spain.

17. Maranello is the home-village of Ferrari cars. Near which town is Maranello?

Answer: Modena

As you can remember in 'The Persuaders' TV movies, Tony Curtis's car sported MO (Modena) on the traffic plate.

18. Which one of these is a Sardinian town?

Answer: Oristano

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?

Answer: Monza

The crown is called Corona del Ferro (literally Crown of the Iron) and was owned by the Longobard Queen Teodolinda.

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

Answer: Ravenna

Main features, the Byzantrine mosaics and, in the past, malaria.

Source: Author zordy

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