Italian Language Trivia and Quizzes

I will give you the idiom in English and you choose the correct Italian equivalent for the first five questions and then vice versa for the second five questions. No accents are included. All questions are multiple choice. Enjoy!

Or, "It says 'cards'." The incredibly casual Harry Vaderci was supposed to translate a book about leisure activities into Italian but he didn't change all the words. You have to finish translating the book by choosing the correct Italian word.

Italian is a romance language which is spoken in several countries besides Italy. Enjoy the quiz!

Proverbs and sayings are quite often used in English and in Italian. Let's see how some of them can be translated: it could come in handy... Please choose the correct Italian translation of the proverbs given in English

Che frutta c'e'? Italians often conclude their meal with a piece of fruit or some nuts. Would you know what to ask for?

I will give you the name of a relative in Italian or English and you guess the translation. All multiple choice. Enjoy!

Ciao, amici! Are you curious to know country names in Italian? This quiz is for you! Buon divertimento!

I will give you the idiom in English and you choose the correct Italian equivalent for the first five questions and then vice versa for the second five questions. No accents are included. All questions are multiple choice. Enjoy!

Tongue-twisters, i.e. scioglilingua (literally, tongue-melters) can be real fun. According to the sound of the words given, try to insert the missing term; you'll probably find yourself twisting your tongue!

This is a quiz to introduce beginners to some basic Italian phrases.

Can you guess these animal names in Italian? I will give you an animal name in Italian and you have to find the English translation. Divertiti!(Have fun!) Recommended for grades: 3,4,5

Translate the animals...

Do you know Italian? Test yourself with these verbs and sentences! Choose the right answer among the ones given.

Venice is infamous for its elaborate masquerade parties and feasts. Can you identify the Italian words and phrases that may pop up during one of these parties?

Italians are well known for their delicious food and wine. Can you identify these Italian farm words?

Some Italian words look so similar to English ones, but they have, alas, very different meanings. They are, indeed, false friends. Discover some of them here!

There are words in Italian that are spelled as English words, but have a completely different meaning. I give you the word, you choose the correct meaning in Italian.

Days of the week, months of the year, seasons...

"How you eat, you talk". Enjoy this quiz about some tasty Italian idioms. Hopefully you'll learn a bit of Italian and get some ideas about what to eat today.

I'll give you a musical instrument in Italian, you tell me what it is in English!

Here are some animals in Italian for you. In bocca al lupo!

How much do you know about Italian Schools? Take this quiz and see how the Italian public school system works.

Many people's names mean something: animals, plant, objects. These names can be translated literally in another language. See how some famous English or American people would be called if they were Italians. Some translations are stinkers, be warned.

Having learnt English from Beatles lyrics, I imagined someone could learn Italian the other way round: from literal translations of the first verses from these immortal tunes.

The next time you go to Italy to see some works of art, you might want to show a bit of word-wise connoisseurship. Get easy training here by choosing the correct Italian word among those given (without articles).

Italian words dealing with nature or the countryside...

Yes, we play baseball in Italy. At least, I do -on the beach. Are you able to identify these baseball terms and names, in Italian?

These are proverbs in Italian, they should be quite easy for anyone with a minimum knowledge of the language.

Sicilian is not truly a dialect. Like Italian, it is a language derived from Latin, but Sicilian has had many more influences on it throughout the centuries. This has altered the language considerably from standard Italian.

The Bard is the Bard everywhere. In Italy, a fair share of the works onstage are Shakespeare's. In the Italian translation, of course. Let's see if you can name the play from these very famous lines in the Italian version.

Italy in the Six Nations Tournament! How strange in the Land where football rules. Let's give homage to the few braves who dare to fight the Mighty French and Britons with this quiz about Italian Rubgy Terms.

Some of you kindly appreciated the first quiz on how the Bard resounds from Italian theatrical stages. Here's another one, this time a bit more difficult. Just match the line with the play.

In any good translations, most names-of people, places or things-are changed. How much do you know about what's different for those who read Harry Potter in Italian?