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Quiz about Sorrento
Quiz about Sorrento

Sorrento Trivia Quiz


Ciao! This is a quiz on the beautiful Neapolitan suburb of Sorrento. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by CiaoItalia. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
CiaoItalia
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
144,791
Updated
Dec 18 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
498
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Question 1 of 10
1. In what Italian region is the town of Sorrento located? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the name of Sorrento's main square? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The song "Come Back to Sorrento" was composed in what Sorrentine hotel? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What is Sorrento's name in Sorrento's native dialect (Neapolitan)? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of the following is a main road in Sorrento? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Sorrento is directly located on what body of water? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of the following Neapolitan singers has a plaque honoring him at a major hotel in Sorrento? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What is the most famous alcoholic beverage of Sorrento? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In the song "Come Back to Sorrento" a fine scent ("nu prufumo accussí fino") comes from which flowers? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. True or False: The song "Dduje Paravise" ("Two Paradises") is written about Sorrento.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In what Italian region is the town of Sorrento located?

Answer: Campania

The capital (capoluogo) of Campania is Naples. Sorrento is located within the province (roughly the Italian equivalent of an American county) of Naples. Of Italy's twenty regions, Campania is the most dense (in terms of population, that is), the second most populous, yet only the twelfth largest in area.
2. What is the name of Sorrento's main square?

Answer: Piazza Tasso

Piazza Tasso is the answer we want here. Its original name was "Largo del Castello." An important Baroque church is located on the square.
3. The song "Come Back to Sorrento" was composed in what Sorrentine hotel?

Answer: Hotel Tramontana

"Come Back to Sorrento" is the title of English versions sung by singers such as Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. The original name is "Torna a Surriento."
4. What is Sorrento's name in Sorrento's native dialect (Neapolitan)?

Answer: Surriento

Surriento is the name in the native Neapolitan dialect. However, the name in Italian is Sorrento, seeing as Italian is based on the Florentine dialect of Tuscany. It was the Italian name, of course, that was borrowed into English.
5. Which of the following is a main road in Sorrento?

Answer: Corso Italia

Corso Italia is a main road in Sorrento. Another main road is Via Capo. Via Appia Antica is a famous Roman road.
6. Sorrento is directly located on what body of water?

Answer: Bay of Naples/Gulf of Naples

This is partly a trick question. The Bay or Gulf of Naples is a small part of the Tyrrhenian Sea, which, in turn, is a part of the Mediterranean Sea. Sorrento is, however, directly on the Bay or Gulf of Naples.
7. Which of the following Neapolitan singers has a plaque honoring him at a major hotel in Sorrento?

Answer: Enrico Caruso

Enrico Caruso was born February 27, 1873, and died August 2, 1921. Excelsior Vittoria Hotel in Sorrento has a plaque on its wall paying tribute to the "great tenor," as the plaque refers to him. Here is the text of this plaque, for all those who can read and understand Italian: "Il grande tenore Enrico Caruso, dalle terrazze di questo albergo, unendo nell'amore e nella bellezza Napoli e Sorrento, trascorse giorni felici offrendo le ultime testimonianze del suo bel canto." Translation: "The great tenor Enrico Caruso, from the terraces of this hotel, uniting in love and beauty Naples and Sorrento, spent happy days offering the last testimonies of his beautiful song."
8. What is the most famous alcoholic beverage of Sorrento?

Answer: Limoncello

Limoncello is made from Sorrento's famed lemons. Just about every shop you see in the streets of Sorrento will be chock full of limoncello.
9. In the song "Come Back to Sorrento" a fine scent ("nu prufumo accussí fino") comes from which flowers?

Answer: Orange blossoms

The song mentions "sciure arance," or orange flowers, but does not specify the exact type of flower. The exact text of the stanza containing the line in question is: "Guarda guá' chisti ciardine, siente sié' sti sciure arance, nu prufumo accussí fino, dint''o core se ne va..."
10. True or False: The song "Dduje Paravise" ("Two Paradises") is written about Sorrento.

Answer: False

The song is written about Naples. Two old music professors leave Naples and go up to heaven where they entertain St. Peter and all the other saints with Neapolitan songs. After a while, they become homesick, and, to St. Peter's surprise, decide to leave heaven and return to Naples, saying, "Our Paradise is there!" Here's the Sorrento connection: In the next to last line of the song, the towns of Pusilleco, Sorrento, and Marechiaro are mentioned as other beautiful Neapolitan suburbs to which the professors would like to return.
Source: Author CiaoItalia

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