- What Italian city is home to five world-ranked universities?
- “Rialto” was the original name of what Italian group of islands?
- Noted architect Robert Venturi is credited with being the father of what architectural style?
- What famous Italian opera house was built on the site of an old church known as Santa Maria della Scala?
- St. Ignatius College, which was founded by the Italian saint’s followers known as Jesuits, later became what noted California university?
- What federal cabinet position did Benjamin Civiletti hold from 1978 to 1981?
- What was the first city in the world to have a hat shop?
- The game Calico originated in Italy in the 15th century and is still referred by that name by most in Italy. What do we in America call the game?
- Who was the first Italian American to be awarded the Heisman Trophy, emblematic of the most outstanding college football player?
- Who holds the record for the most consecutive Grand Prixes victories?
Answers
- Milan
- Venice
- Postmodernism
- La Scala in Milan
- University of San Francisco
- United States Attorney General
- Milan, hence, the name for a hat shop – millinery.
- Soccer
- Angelo Bertelli, University of Notre Dame
- Alberto Ascari for Scuderia Ferrari, with nine wins in 1952-53, a record that was only tied 60 years later.
