- Film director Francis Ford Coppola was born in America. Name the city where he was born.
- Which popular variety of Italian red wine was once affectionately called “pizza wine”?
- Who was the first American of Italian heritage to run for President of the United States?
- How many spectators could Rome’s Colosseum hold at one time?
- Federico Fellini’s film La Dolce Vita introduced the world to a word that is often used by today’s media. What is the word and what does it mean?
- What type of fabric was made exclusively in Italy until the 17th century?
- What is a mastrucca?
- In 1957, Italy became one of the six founding members of the European Union. In what Italian city was the EU treaty signed?
- Name the mathematical symbol that was introduced in Italy in the 15th century.
- True or false, more than 90% of Italian cars are made by Fiat?
Answers
- Detroit, Michigan
- Chianti
- Alfred E. Smith, the grandson of an Italian immigrant. He lost to Herbert Hoover in 1928.
- About 55,000
- Paparazzi, which describes aggressive photographers
- Velvet
- A fur coat typically worn by the people of Sardinia.
- Rome
- % – the percentage symbol
- True