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Italian Movies Trivia Quiz

A little knowledge about Italian cinema.

A multiple-choice quiz by tuttologo. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
tuttologo

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
96,977

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
828

Last 3 plays: Guest 105 (8/10), Guest 165 (2/10), Guest 71 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What film by Fellini made the word "paparazzi" a synonym of "photo-reporter"? Hint

8 1/2

Roma

La Dolce Vita

Amarcord

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Question 2 of 10

2. In what film by the director Salvatores can you see Italian soldiers occupying a Greek island in WWII? Hint

Mediterraneo

Il Postino

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Guns of Navarone

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Question 3 of 10

3. What kind of prize were Jew prisoners supposed to win in the game that the father made up for his son in Benigni's "La Vita � Bella" ("Life is Beautiful")? Hint

One million liras

A tank

Freedom

Gold medal

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Question 4 of 10

4. In which town was the action in Vittorio De Sica's Academy Award winner "Il giardino dei Finzi Contini" located? Hint

Ferrara

Palermo

Milan

Pistoia

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Roma Citt� Aperta": director _________.

Answer: (surname only)

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Question 6 of 10

6. What American film star owes to Italian film industry the beginning of his amazing career? Hint

Al Pacino

Sylvester Stallone

Robert De Niro

Clint Eastwood

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the name of the most important and prolific comic actor in Italy in the last century? Hint

Pep�

Ziz�

Fuf�

Tot�

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Question 8 of 10

8. The studios in Rome where the most part of Italian films are made are known by what name? Hint

Movietown

Cinecitt�

Filmopolis

Romacinema

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Question 9 of 10

9. He was married with an American actress (Shelley Winters) and was one of the best Italian actors of all time. What was his name? Hint

Marcello Mastroianni

Ugo Tognazzi

Vittorio Gassmann

Alberto Sordi

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these is NOT a famous Italian director? Hint

Michelangelo Antonioni

Ennio Morricone

Dino Risi

Ettore Scola

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Apr 16 2024 : Guest 165: 2/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What film by Fellini made the word "paparazzi" a synonym of "photo-reporter"?

Answer: La Dolce Vita

It was the surname of a character who was a gossip photo-reporter.

2. In what film by the director Salvatores can you see Italian soldiers occupying a Greek island in WWII?

Answer: Mediterraneo

It won an Academy Award.

3. What kind of prize were Jew prisoners supposed to win in the game that the father made up for his son in Benigni's "La Vita � Bella" ("Life is Beautiful")?

Answer: A tank

The hoax is intended to amuse the child and keep him alive.

4. In which town was the action in Vittorio De Sica's Academy Award winner "Il giardino dei Finzi Contini" located?

Answer: Ferrara

The film was about the story of a Jewish family dispersed by the Nazis in 1944.

5. "Roma Citt� Aperta": director _________.

Answer: Rossellini

That was the masterpiece of Neorealism, shot immediately after WWII and it changed world filmmaking.

6. What American film star owes to Italian film industry the beginning of his amazing career?

Answer: Clint Eastwood

He came to Italy to play in Spaghetti Westerns by Sergio Leone and the fame arrived eventually.

7. What was the name of the most important and prolific comic actor in Italy in the last century?

Answer: Tot�

Many people think that this wonderful neapolitan actor, if born in an English-speaking country, could have been the greatest of them all.

8. The studios in Rome where the most part of Italian films are made are known by what name?

Answer: Cinecitt�

A lot of movies from all over the world were made there in the fifties and sixties when labor was cheap.

9. He was married with an American actress (Shelley Winters) and was one of the best Italian actors of all time. What was his name?

Answer: Vittorio Gassmann

They were, together with Nino Manfredi, the pillars of "Italian Comedy" in the 60's. Gassmaann and Mastroianni were also fine dramatic players. He was, in fact, the most important theatric actor in Italy in the last century.

10. Which of these is NOT a famous Italian director?

Answer: Ennio Morricone

Morricone is a musician who wrote screenplays.

Source: Author tuttologo

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