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Italy: a quiz

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How well do you know Italy and all things Italian? Here’s a chance to find out!

  • Question of

    What is the name of the volcano that overlooks the Bay of Naples?

    • Etna
    • Vesuvius
    • Stromboli
    • Tambora
  • Question of

    Which of these islands does not lie off the coast of Italy?

    • Ischia
    • Elba
    • Capri
    • Cephalonia
  • Question of

    In which Italian city is the world’s oldest continuously operating university?

    • Florence
    • Rome
    • Turin
    • Bologna
  • Question of

    What was the title given to the most senior official in Venice from the 7th to 18th centuries?

    • Pope
    • Doge
    • Dope
    • Poge
  • Question of

    What type of building is La Fenice in Venice?

    • Palace
    • Church
    • Opera House
    • College for Gondoliers
  • Question of

    Which of these operas was not written by Giacomo Puccini?

    • Tosca
    • La Traviata
    • La Boheme
    • La Fanciulla del West
  • Question of

    According to the old saying, see where and die?

    • Naples
    • Rome
    • Pisa
    • Milan
  • Question of

    In which city was Florence Nightingale born?

    • Milan
    • Turin
    • Pisa
    • Florence
  • Question of

    Which English poet drowned in the Bay of Spezia in 1822?

    • Keats
    • Shelley
    • Byron
    • Wordsworth
  • Question of

    In which Italian city did the gold heist take place in the 1969 film The Italian Job?

    • Rome
    • Naples
    • Milan
    • Turin

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    • Of course, what we don’t know is whether everyone who reports 5/10 is getting the same five correct and wrong! Keep a lookout for parts and two and three of this quiz – I had these questions locked away from some time ago (another place, another occasion) and there are plenty more in the locker!