Category: Italy

1. What was Alessandro Volta’s full name? a) Alessandro Benito Carlo Volta b) Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta c) Alessandro Giovanni Battista Enrico Maria Volta d) Alessandro Eugenio Ambrogio Damiano Volta 2. When was Alessandro Volta born? a) 18 February 1745 b) 9 April 1740 c) 2 July 1749 d) 1 December 1744 3. Where was Alessandro Volta born? a) Locarno b) Geneva c) Como d) Venice

1. What is the Colosseum also known as? A. Amphitheater of Death B. The Colossal Arena C. The Flavian Amphitheater D. The Giant Amphitheater 2. When was the Colosseum built? A. 1st century BC B. 1st century AD C. 2nd century BC D. 2nd century AD 3. Who built the Colosseum? A. Julius Caesar B. Augustus C. Nero D. Vespasian

4. Which was Gina Lollobrigida’s first film? a) Aquila nera b) Fanfan la Tulipe c) Woman of Rome d) Frisky 5. What was Gina Lollobrigida’s role in The Hunchback of Notre Dame? a) Abishag b) Esmeralda c) Bathsheba d) Lisa Helena Fellini 6. Who was Gina Lollobrigida’s co-star in Solomon and Sheba? a) Anthony Quinn b) Rex Harrison c) Sean Connery d) Yul Brynner

Who created Joseph Ratzinger Cardinal? a) John XXIII b) John Paul I c) Paul VI d) John Paul II When was Benedict XVI elected Pope? a) 1 January 2001 b) 19 April 2005 c) 16 September 2002 d) 31 October 1999 Which Motu Proprio did Benedict XVI issue on 7 July 2007? a) Africae Munus b) Spe Salvi c) Summorum Pontificum d) Deus Caritas Est By which Apostolic Constitution did Benedict XVI establish Personal Ordinariates? a) Universae Ecclesiae b) Dignitas Personae c) Caritas in Veritate d) Anglicanorum Coetibus

1. What was Correggio’s original name? a) Antonio Allegri b) Dante Alighieri c) Brunetto Latini d) Giovanni Villani 2. Where was Correggio born? a) Modena b) Perugia c) Correggio d) Bologna 3. Whose family chapel’s decoration did Correggio complete in Mantua? a) Paolo Uccello b) Luigi Gonzaga c) Lorenzo Costa d) Andrea Mantegna

11. What was Canaletto’s original name? Francesco Guardi Giovanni Antonio Canal Sandro Botticelli Jacopo BelliniCorrect Answer: Giovanni Antonio Canal 12. When was Canaletto born? 30 January 1694 14 May 1692 19 August 1696 18 October 1697Correct Answer: 18 October 1697 13. Where was Canaletto born? Turin Geneva Venice LausanneCorrect Answer: Venice 14. Where did Canaletto paint scenes for Alessandro Scarlatti operas? Rome Paris Dresden AmsterdamCorrect Answer: Rome 15. Which war reduced the number of visitors to Venice and affected Canaletto’s commissions? Crimean War War of Austrian Succession Boer War Zulu WarCorrect Answer: War of Austrian Succession 16. Who suggested to ... Read more

Ovid Quiz Questions with Answers 1. What was Ovid’s full name? a) Publius Vergilius Maro b) Publius Ovidius Naso c) Quintus Horatius Flaccus d) Lucius Varius Rufus 2. When was Ovid born? a) 20 March 43 BC b) 15 May 42 BC c) 23 August 49 BC d) 30 December 55 BC 3. Where was Ovid born? a) Athens b) Carthage c) Sulmo d) Troy

1. When was Paolo Rossi born? a) 8 February 1954 b) 4 April 1948 c) 23 September 1956 d) 30 November 1952 2. Where was Paolo Rossi born? a) Prato b) Benevento c) Perugia d) Turin 3. How many goals did Paolo Rossi score against Cameroon in Football World Cup 1982? a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3

1. When was St. Angela Merici born? a) 31 March 1474 b) 16 October 1472 c) 28 July 1470 d) 15 May 1468 2. Where was St. Angela Merici born? a) Padua b) Naples c) Desenzano d) Florence 3. Which order did St. Angela Merici join? a) Third Order of St. Dominic b) Third Order of St. Francis c) Apostolic Carmel d) Bethany Sisters