- In Italy, school is compulsory until what age?
- Some of the marble from the Roman Colosseum was used for the building of what world-renowned structure?
- What type of naval ship is the Italian Giuseppe Garibaldi?
- What color was invented in a northern Italian town, once an important silk town, which bears its name?
- In 1801, Giuseppe Piazzi, astronomer and director of the Palermo Observatory, made what major discovery?
- Disney’s EPCOT center in Orlando, Florida uses an Italian city as the setting for one of its attractions. Name this Italian city.
- Joe DiMaggio was not the only person in his family to become an All-Star professional baseball player. Name his two brothers who also accomplished this feat.
- Leonardo da Vinci never published his written notes. What else is surprising and unique about the way he produced his written notes?
- Name Italy’s most popular aperitif and most popular cordial.
- Buried at the Vatican is a famous 17th century European Queen. Name her (hint – she is not Italian).
Answers
- Age 14
- Saint Peter’s Basilica
- An Aircraft Carrier
- Magenta, once an important silk town
- Discovery of the first asteroid
- Venice
- Vince DiMaggio, who played for the Pittsburg Pirates and Dom DiMaggio, who led the American League in stolen bases in 1950.
- Written perfectly backward
- Campari is the number one aperitif, while Limoncello is the top cordial
- Queen Christina of Sweden