1. Italy has an ancient culture, but it is a young country. It became a unified kingdom under King Victor Emmanuel II in ... a) 1575 b) 1778 c) 1861 d) 1920 2. A famous revolutionary soldier and politician led the fight for unification. He had red hair and a large red beard. His name was .....
a) Ché Guevara b) Giuseppe Garibaldi c) Galileo Galilei d) Cristoforo Colombo
3. Italy contains two smaller independent countries. One is the Vatican City. The other is ...
a) the Republic of San Marino b) the Principality of Monaco c) the Principality of Andorra d) the Kingdom of Naples 4. The mainland of Italy is, famously, shaped like a boot. This is surrounded by many islands. The two biggest Italian islands are Sicily and ...
a). Malta b) Corsica c) Calabria d) Sardinia
5. Italy is famous for many excellent wines, but perhaps the most famous is a red wine from Tuscany called ...
a) Chianti b) San Giovese c) Cabernet d) Champagne
6. Italian food is also famous for its different types of pasta. 'Spaghetti' actually means ...
a) little worms b) little strings c) little tubes d) little pipes
7. Italian scientists have made many important discoveries. ... had a long struggle with the Vatican when he suggested the Earth moved around the Sun.
a) Leonardo Di Caprio b) Leonardo Da Vinci c) Galileo Galilei d) Michelangelo Buonarroti
8. Italian artists have created many beautiful things. Michelangelo Buonarroti, known as Michelangelo, is famous for ...
a) the Leaning Tower of Pisa b) the fresco of the Last Supper c) the painting of the Mona Lisa d) the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
9. Italy has produced many famous cars. Perhaps the most famous racing car is the Ferrari. In Formula One races, Ferraris are always ... .
a) red b) blue c) green d) white
10. Italy has a very varied landscape. On the island of Sicily is Europe's largest and most active volcano, called ... .
a) Mount Vesuvius b) Mount St Helens c) Mount Etna d) Mount Cracatoa
