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Italy Multiple Choice

Can you answers these multiple choice questions about Italy?
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First submittedJune 9, 2019
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1. Which of these cities is furthest north?
Naples
Rome
Palermo
Venice
2. What is a duomo?
A duomo is a church that was built to be a cathedral, regardless of whether it is technically a cathedral
a Church
a Hat
a Rock-Climbing Spot
a Stadium
3. Is Florence on the coast?
Yes
No
4. What are the colors of the Italian flag?
Blue and Yellow
Green, White, and Red
Red, Yellow, and Black
White and Orange
5. Which of these things WASN'T invented in Italy?
Espresso
Movie camera
Radio
Opera
6. Which of these volcanos is NOT in Italy?
Mount Teide is in the Canary Islands of Spain
Mount Etna
Mount Teide
Mount Vesuvius
Stromboli
7. Which of these countries is geographically closest to Italy (as the crow flies)?
Belgium
Croatia
Egypt
Hungary
8. Who among the following was NOT a Roman emperor?
Tamerlane was a Eurasian steppe conqueror in the 1300s who killed about 5% of the world population
Augustus
Caligula
Constantine
Tamerlane
9. What city did Christopher Columbus hail from?
Bologna
Genoa
Pisa
Siena
10. What happens at La Scala?
Criminal trials
Fashion shows
Operas
Poetry readings
11. What does the Italian word pomodoro mean?
Bull
General
Novel
Tomato
12. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Donatello
Leonardo
Michelangelo
Raphael
13. Which of the following is NOT an Italian cheese?
Camembert is French
Camembert
Mozzarella
Parmigiano-Reggiano
Ricotta
14. Who was Federico Fellini?
an Author
a Film Director
a Prime Minister
a Scientist
15. Is Italian an official language in any other country besides Italy?
Italian is also an official language in San Marino, Vatican City, and Switzerland
Yes
No
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40 Comments
Sifhraven
+6
Level 74
Jun 13, 2019
Extremely high scores ! I guess that is because it was only taken 666 times yet
Carry
+5
Level 63
Jun 18, 2019
I'm usually not very good at these but only missed one here. Hurray.
dianalove
+8
Level 70
Jul 7, 2019
15/15! (I'm from Italy☺)
justjeff
+6
Level 69
Sep 9, 2019
Interesting. I didn't know that Tesla was Italian.......
marrti
+10
Level 24
Nov 9, 2022
Marconi invented the radio..
jupiter38
+3
Level 31
Sep 9, 2019
15/15! And not from Italy.
littleman
+2
Level 56
Sep 9, 2019
But the Sistine Chapel isn't in Italy.......
qapolwekd
+5
Level 76
Jan 24, 2020
It was when he painted in it
WelshWizard
+3
Level 86
Aug 25, 2021
Kinda wasn't. It would have been in control of the Papal States, as it is now.
dunkinggandalf2
+6
Level 71
Aug 25, 2021
No, but the guy who painted it is.
Spacecat
+4
Level 52
Sep 25, 2019
Call me a Tesla loyalist, but Radio was not invented in italy. It may have been the first place where it was manufactured and sold, but not invented.
marrti
+10
Level 24
Nov 9, 2022
Marconi invented the radio, not Tesla
Edg43
+1
Level 60
Nov 17, 2024
Yes, but his most significant work was carried out in the uk not Italy.
FolgoreCZ
+3
Level 59
Jul 9, 2020
Omg. I actually confused Tamerlane for Talleyrand there and said to myself: "Oh yeah, that's the french minister, not an italian." :-D Still got the correct answer though.
JWatson24
+2
Level 71
Aug 1, 2020
I watched a video that had an interesting theory that Columbus was a Portuguese nobleman... Wikipedia also gives multiple other theories for his origins. I'm not saying the question should necessarily be changed because the Genoa theory is still the most common, but it's just worth noting that his origins haven't been confirmed.
JonOfKent
+3
Level 58
Aug 3, 2020
Didn't opera exist in China for a long time before it did in Italy? Not that my knowledge of Chinese history is brilliant, but the all-knowing Wikipedia seems to think Chinese opera started at least 1700 years ago. Different kind of opera though maybe?
bburroughs
+1
Level 61
Sep 10, 2021
Maybe he changed the question, but it doesn't say La Scala was the first to offer opera, it asked what happens at La Scala.
mrputter
+2
Level 85
Nov 14, 2021
Different question. Parent poster is asking about the "which of these was not invented in Italy?" question. For which, arguably, Opera is a valid correct answer.
eleventeen
+5
Level 43
Dec 5, 2022
it didn't say first invented, it said invented. Things can be invented at different times in different places, so long as one doesn't influence the other
Dazmakka
+4
Level 92
Sep 22, 2020
It's a common mistake that Marconi invented the radio... It was Tesla
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Aug 17, 2021
As well as the lightbulb, the first practical death ray, teleportation, human cloning, and the space shuttle.
Lucay88
+2
Level 38
Aug 20, 2021
But it's true, Tesla did invent the radio, you can check his life, there are lots of videos, web-articles or books on Tesla. He invented it in 1891 before Marconi in 1895
MG17
+2
Level 43
Aug 25, 2021
But this story of "invented before", is the cause of many people still believe that the Wright Brothers are the creators of the airplane, while Santos Dumont is actually. Not saying for being patriotic, but actually, the Wright Brothers's one, flied by some seconds with the help of a catapult, not actually the airplane itself, which is the case of Dumont.

But regarding Tesla VS Marconi I'm no idea. I believe Marconi created the radio, while Tesla contributed for the eletrical part, mainly with Tesla Coil and wireless lighting.

Neodymium
+2
Level 63
May 8, 2024
The Wright Brothers launched it by a contraption but it flew off its own power after in the air. It didnt glide. Further more, if you think the plane was somehow thrown, here an actuall video of the launch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rJ3Ga75OXE . Plus there is a clip of the plane turning as well.
JackintheBox
+3
Level 80
Jan 29, 2021
Aaarrgghh... got all except #14. I initially picked film director before changing to scientist 😬
YogBarOg
+1
Level 73
Aug 25, 2021
Love the choices for #12...
bostjan
+2
Level 71
Aug 25, 2021
There was a fashion show at La Scala in 2019, probably had been at least a couple prior to that. I chose the obvious answer, but two answers are technically correct, or, more likely three, since ostensibly, there have at least been a few productions that contained poetry that were performed there. I think it'd be wise to alter the options or reword the question.

The radio was invented by William Henry Ward of the USA. AM Radio was invented (disputed) either by Popov or Marconi. Marconi, an Italian, was living in Britain during the time he worked on the technology. So, with a high degree of certainty, the radio was not "invented in Italy."

MG17
+3
Level 43
Aug 25, 2021
15/15! Not too bad for a Brazilian, descendent of Italians! :)
jonh
+1
Level 56
Sep 14, 2021
What do you mean by "invented by?" Because opera was invented in China thousands of years ago, as is with all things usually.
RJF
+3
Level 65
Dec 9, 2022
The problem with that is that it all depends on how narrowly you define an invention, and if you suit it to your needs, you can claim basically anything was invented in China. There are claims that the printing press was invented in China, despite the Chinese examples working in a wildly different way to Gütenberg's invention. But then when it comes to paper being invented by the Chinese, you have to narrow it right back down again, because otherwise the Egyptians get it for inventing papyrus.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Apr 11, 2023
Let's be honest. This is all just errant pedantry. The obvious correct answer is the movie camera. There is no Italian claim to the invention of the movie camera.
Oatmeal11
+5
Level 76
Nov 2, 2022
Too eurocentric
Chestnuthare
+3
Level 67
Feb 14, 2023
So all y'all just knew that Stromboli was a volcano? I was like, "Ha! That one's a food, I know that!" 😒
HyddenRizz
+2
Level 67
May 4, 2023
Wait, Stromboli is a food?? Haha
Snoflakes
+3
Level 71
May 1, 2023
Idk why I read 'furthest north' as 'furthest south' *facepalm*
Martijnb
+2
Level 64
Aug 19, 2023
Technically speaking, ricotta is not a cheese, since it is made from whey, which is removed in the production of cheese.
TBASS94
+1
Level 40
Mar 26, 2025
Radio was invented in Chelmsford, UK. My home town
SpodXVintader
+2
Level 51
Mar 26, 2025
la question sur le camembert est trop évidente, allez chercher des noms plus complexes : ossau-iraty, manchego, feta......
ColinShadow
+2
Level 55
Mar 29, 2025
Visiting Italy sure helped with this lol

Guessed number 13 but somehow got a perfect score anyway

willm2008
+1
Level 20
Apr 1, 2025
those who know ig
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