Quiz Me in Italy

Answer: Southern Europe

Italy is located in the southern part of Europe. It shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia. The independent countries of San Marino and Vatican City are found within Italy. Such countries are known as enclaves.

Answer: Mediterranean Sea

Italy is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south. The Ancient Romans had conquered almost all the lands on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea leading them to call the sea Mare Nostrum which means "Our Sea". The Mediterranean Sea contains within it many smaller seas. Among these, the Adriatic, Ionian, Ligurian, and Tyrrhenian touch the shores of Italy.

Answer: Purple

The Italian flag has three vertical stripes. From left to right these are green, white, and red. According to some theories, the green represents the fertile hills and land, the white is for the Alps which are covered with snow and the red is a symbol of the blood shed by the soldiers during the Italian War of Independence.

Answer: Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and one of the oldest continually inhabited cities of Europe. It has been the capital of the Roman kingdom and was one of the main centres of Western civilization. Its importance is noted in popular proverbs like "All roads lead to Rome" (meaning all things lead to the main activity just as all roads led to the capital city of Rome) and "Rome wasn't built in a day" (every significant achievement takes time and effort).

Paris is the capital of France, London of the United Kingdom and Prague of Czech Republic.

Answer: Madrid

Venice is nicknamed the "Pearl of the Adriatic". Made up of various small islands, it is unique for being connected mainly by waterways, rather than roads. Milan is the capital of the Lombardy region of Italy. It is known as the "fashion capital of the world" with the Milan Fashion Week being one of the premier events globally in the fashion industry. Verona was used by Shakespeare as the setting for his best known play - "Romeo and Juliet". It is the third largest city in northeastern Italy.

Madrid is the capital of Spain.

Answer: IV

Roman numerals were a system of numbering developed by the Ancient Romans. In this system, numbers were written using a combination of alphabets. One was written as I, two as II and so on. Four was written as IV. XX stood for twenty, LI for fifty one and C for hundred. You can still see Roman numerals used in some places like old grandfather clocks.

Answer: Monte Bianco

Monte Bianco is more popularly known as Mont Blanc. Both names mean White Mountain with Monte Bianco being the Italian version and Mont Blanc, the French one. It is the tallest mountain in the Alps and found on the border of Italy and France.

Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Logan is Canada's tallest peak and Mount Cook is New Zealand's highest mountain.

Answer: Tuscany

Tuscany is a region located in the central part of Italy. It contains important cities like Florence, which is also the regional capital, Pisa, famous for the leaning tower, and Sienna. Tuscany is famous for its vineyards. One of the best known wines produced in this region is Chianti.

The other options are also famous wine regions - Burgundy in France, Napa Valley in the USA and Yarra Valley in Australia.

Answer: Vatican City

The Vatican City is an independent country by itself. It is however fully enclosed within the country of Italy. The Pope is the Head of the Roman Catholic Church, one of the main branches of Christianity. The Vatican City is the residence of the Pope and the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church.

The Red Square is found in Moscow, Russia and houses the Kremlin and the official residence of the Russian President. The US President lives in the White House and the Queen of the United Kingdom lives at Buckingham Palace.

Answer: Togas

Togas were traditional garments worn in Ancient Rome. It consisted of a long cloth wrapped around the body and then draped over the shoulders. Usually a tunic was worn under this. Togas were mostly worn by the men, while the women wore stolas - a long dress with pleats worn over a tunic.

The other options are all traditional wear from other countries - Saris in India, Kimonos in Japan and Kilts in Scotland.