Curiosità Italiana

1. What region of Italy has the largest population?
2. In which Italian city is the historic Ponte Vecchio located?
3. The town of Cortona was the setting for what popular movie?
4. Which Roman landmark boasts the most annual visitors, exceeding 10 million?
5. The inventor of the radio, Guglielmo Marconi, sent a broadcasted message to what South American nation from Ireland in 1910?
6. Name Italy’s largest lake.
7. Which U.S. State is home to the highest number of Italian American residents?
8. What famous Italian opera singer was in San Francisco for a performance of Carmen when the city was hit by the terrible earthquake of April, 18, 1906?
9. What company is the largest employer in Italy?
10. What was the first institution of its kind to be introduced in 1571 in Florence?

Answers

1. Lombardia
2. Florence
3. Under the Tuscan Sun
4. Saint Peter’s Basilica
5. Argentina
6. Lago di Garda
7. New York
8. Enrico Caruso
9. Fiat S.p.A.
10. The world’s first public library