- What Tuscan city is known for the famous horse race known as Corsa del Palio?
- Name the city that was sacked by Hannibal in 205 BC. (Hint: It is Italy’s largest port city.)
- William Shakespeare wrote five plays set in Italy. Can you name them?
- What is the city founded by the Etruscans that was the setting for the movie Under the Tuscan Sun?
- What city became home to Maserati and was where Ferrari began?
- Born in Rome in 1918, Franco Modigliani was the 1985 Nobel Laureate in Economics. What pioneering research did he achieve that led to this recognition?
- Michelangelo’s renowned statue of David can be found in what city?
- What songwriter was born Salvatore Guaragna in Brooklyn in 1893 and is famous for 42nd Street, Chattanooga Choo-Choo, An Affair to Remember and countless other popular tunes from Tin Pan Alley?
- True or False, Italy is the largest producer of tomatoes in the world?
- Which Italian was the first European to land on the continent of South America?
Answers
- Siena
- Genoa
- Julius Caesar, Othello, The Merchant of Venice, Romeo & Juliet and The Taming of the Shrew.
- Cortona
- Modena – although Maserati originated in Bologna and Ferrari moved to Maranello
- Valuation analysis for financial markets
- Florence
- Harry Warren
- False. Italy produces what many consider to be the finest tomatoes for export, but its production is far less than much larger countries such as the United States.
- Amerigo Vespucci
