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Quiz about Italian  Military Commanders
Quiz about Italian  Military Commanders

Italian Military Commanders Trivia Quiz


Do you know these Italian military commanders?

A multiple-choice quiz by maria36. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
maria36
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
194,234
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
473
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who was the captain of the thirteen Italian knights during the famous Barletta challenge? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Was Fanfulla da Lodi an Italian military leader in the early sixteenth century?


Question 3 of 10
3. This Italian military leader has a famous equestrian statue in Venice. Who is it? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This Italian commander derived his nickname from the black bands put on his banners after the death of the pope. What's his real name? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who was called "The Hero of Two Worlds"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who was the Italian general who crushed the Austrian Armies in 1918?

Answer: (Two words)
Question 7 of 10
7. Which Italian duke fought bravely against the British in Africa, during World War II?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What's the name of the Italian patriot who wrote the lyrics of the Italian national anthem? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The Italian general Gandin and the Acqui Division resisted the German forces on September 1943?


Question 10 of 10
10. Where was the last cavalry charge made by the Italian Savoia Cavalry? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who was the captain of the thirteen Italian knights during the famous Barletta challenge?

Answer: Ettore Fieramosca

Ettore Fieramosca (1476-1515) led thirteen Italian knights during the famous challenge ("Disfida di Barletta", in Italian)which took place on February 13th 1503 in BARLETTA, Southern Italy, where the Italians challenged thirteen French knights, led by their captain La Motte who had said that the Italians were not good soldiers.
The Italian knights defeated the French.
2. Was Fanfulla da Lodi an Italian military leader in the early sixteenth century?

Answer: Yes

Fanfulla da Lodi, born in Lodi, a little town in Lombardy, in north-west Italy, was one of the knights who defeated the French during the Barletta challenge of in 1503. He died in 1525, after being a famous military leader.
3. This Italian military leader has a famous equestrian statue in Venice. Who is it?

Answer: Bartolomeo Colleoni

The bronze sculpture of Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice was made by Andrea Verrocchio.
B.Colleoni (1400-1475) at first fought in the wars between Venice and Milan, but later became commander in chief ('condottiero', in Italian) in the service of Venice.

As for Il Gattamelata, i.e. Erasmo da Narni, Braccio da Montone and Niccolò Piccinino, they all were famous soldiers in the XV century.
4. This Italian commander derived his nickname from the black bands put on his banners after the death of the pope. What's his real name?

Answer: Giovanni de' Medici

Giovanni de' Medici (1498-1526), a great military leader, became Giovanni dalle Bande Nere (of the black bands) in 1521 after the death of the pope Leo X.
His courage and tactical ability were famous, as well as his hold over his soldiers.
5. Who was called "The Hero of Two Worlds"?

Answer: Giuseppe Garibaldi

Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) was a famous general in both South America and Italy, hence the "two Worlds". He was one of the three patriots who contributed towards the independence and unification of Italy in 1861, especially after his Expedition of the Thousand in 1860.
The other two patriots were Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-1872), an intellectual, and Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810-1861), a statesman and the prime minister of king Vittorio Emanuele II di Savoia.
6. Who was the Italian general who crushed the Austrian Armies in 1918?

Answer: Armando Diaz

Armando Diaz, who succeeded Luigi Cadorna as Commander-in-Chief of the Italian Armies, gained two overwhelming victories over the enemy first on June, 1918 in the battle of the Piave river, and then on October 24 - November 3, 1918 at the battle of Vittorio Veneto which resulted in the total collapse and rout of the Austrians.
7. Which Italian duke fought bravely against the British in Africa, during World War II?

Answer: Duke of Aosta

Amedeo di Savoia, duke of Aosta, the Italian commander in East Africa, held out for a long time against the British at Amba Alagi, in Ethiopia. He and his soldiers upheld the honour of their country so that they earned the respect of the British, when finally they had to surrendered. The British in fact had admired him and his soldiers for their courage.
8. What's the name of the Italian patriot who wrote the lyrics of the Italian national anthem?

Answer: Goffredo Mameli

Goffredo Mameli (1827-1849) an took active part in the Risorgimento, that is the historical process which led to Italian unification in the XIX century. He died at the age of 22, during the defense of Rome against the French who had come to support the Papacy that was hostile to Italian unification.
9. The Italian general Gandin and the Acqui Division resisted the German forces on September 1943?

Answer: True

The Acqui Division and its commander, General Antonio Gandin, made the decision to resist the Germans on the island of Cephalonia, Greece, despite their lack of supplies and lack of direction from the authorities in Rome, after the 8 September 1943 armistice between Italy and the Allies. Later they had to surrender, but General Gandin and almost all the soldiers of the Acqui Division were murdered by the Germans, in spite of Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
10. Where was the last cavalry charge made by the Italian Savoia Cavalry?

Answer: Isbuscenskij

This last great cavalry charge was made by the Italian Savoia Cavalry near Isbuscenskij, Russia, in the Don region, on August 1942, during WWII. About 650 Italian cavalrymen charged a much more numerous Soviet force - and won.
Source: Author maria36

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