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Benvenuti! Get ready to immerse yourself in the melodious world of Italiano! These quizzes will whisk you away to the land of pizza, art, and romance as you test your knowledge of the beautiful Italian language.
44 Italian Language quizzes and 500 Italian Language trivia questions.
1.
  So You Want to Learn Italian?    
Fun Fill-It
 20 Qns
This quiz will provide you with a quick and (hopefully) easy guide to some basic Italian words that are essential in everyday communication. Buon divertimento (have fun)!
Easier, 20 Qns, LadyNym, Mar 02 24
Easier
LadyNym gold member
Mar 02 24
187 plays
2.
  Italian Anatomy   great trivia quiz  
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
How well do you know your anatomy in Italian? Can you tell the difference between your elbow and your knee? Check how much you know by putting these body parts in order from top to bottom.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Jun 24 23
Average
rossian editor
Jun 24 23
393 plays
3.
  Italian Colors   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a simple quiz to see how well you know your colors in Italian! All questions are multiple choice. Buona fortuna!
Very Easy, 10 Qns, draculanut31, Jun 13 22
Recommended for grades: 2,3,4
Very Easy
draculanut31
Jun 13 22
5716 plays
4.
  Basic Italian Phrases   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are a few expressions you may need when you travel to beautiful and fascinating Italy.
Easier, 10 Qns, Beatka, Feb 02 20
Easier
Beatka gold member
Feb 02 20
5763 plays
5.
  Absurd Italian 506   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ciao ragazzi! Here's a quiz to test your knowledge of some silly sentences in Italian. Don't worry, they are all grammatical though. You never know when you might need to tell someone their kangaroo is boxing with the neighbor's Rottweiller.
Average, 10 Qns, Bruyere, Jun 04 23
Average
Bruyere editor
Jun 04 23
5925 plays
6.
  An Italian Romance   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You took an Italian class, and now you are able to order an espresso, to ask for directions and to buy the new Prada shoes. But are you (linguistically speaking) also ready for an Italian romance? Check it with this quiz!
Average, 10 Qns, Arlesienne, Jan 22 07
Average
Arlesienne
3399 plays
7.
  Nel Ristorante   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are some questions of basic Italian. I'll give the name of something you could find in a bar or a restaurant and you'll have to translate (English to Italian or vice versa).
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Sep 15 22
Average
JanIQ gold member
Sep 15 22
2235 plays
8.
  Absurd Italian 465   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ciao ragazzi, here's another one of those Italian quizzes for those unexpected occasions in life, like the neighbor's Yorkshire eating your underwear on the clothesline.In bocca al lupo!
Average, 10 Qns, Bruyere, May 18 23
Average
Bruyere editor
May 18 23
3850 plays
9.
  Italian Words and Verbs   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How much Italian do you think you know?
Average, 10 Qns, ladymacb29, Jul 11 15
Average
ladymacb29 editor
5247 plays
10.
  A Tavola!   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Cataphonics are pleased to invite you to an Italian dinner! Can you figure out how to say each of these items in Italian? Please note that the three wrong answers will be somehow related to each other.
Average, 10 Qns, LadyNym, Feb 05 19
Average
LadyNym gold member
Feb 05 19
434 plays
trivia question Quick Question
Now, let's translate the animal into Italian. How would "snake" translate into Italian?

From Quiz "Gli animali"




11.
  Italian Verbs    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
A pretty simple quiz on some main Italian verbs. All questions are multiple choice, I give you a word in Italian and you tell me what it means in English. :)
Easier, 15 Qns, different, Feb 19 03
Easier
different
2451 plays
12.
  Italian Animal Idioms   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I will give you the idiom in English and you choose the correct Italian equivalent for the first five questions and then vice versa for the second five questions. No accents are included. All questions are multiple choice. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, miss g, Jan 28 04
Average
miss g
2004 plays
13.
  Dice le "Cards"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Or, "It says 'cards'." The incredibly casual Harry Vaderci was supposed to translate a book about leisure activities into Italian but he didn't change all the words. You have to finish translating the book by choosing the correct Italian word.
Easier, 10 Qns, deputygary, Mar 13 17
Easier
deputygary
783 plays
14.
  Italian For Beginners    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Italian is a romance language which is spoken in several countries besides Italy. Enjoy the quiz!
Average, 10 Qns, Hiyori, Feb 20 13
Average
Hiyori
1690 plays
15.
  Italian and English Proverbs & Sayings   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Proverbs and sayings are quite often used in English and in Italian. Let's see how some of them can be translated: it could come in handy... Please choose the correct Italian translation of the proverbs given in English
Average, 10 Qns, vale70, Aug 12 13
Average
vale70
2522 plays
16.
  Italian Foods - Fruit, and a Few Nuts    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
Che frutta c'e'? Italians often conclude their meal with a piece of fruit or some nuts. Would you know what to ask for?
Average, 25 Qns, SuperRo, Jun 04 23
Average
SuperRo
Jun 04 23
2841 plays
17.
  It's All Relative!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I will give you the name of a relative in Italian or English and you guess the translation. All multiple choice. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, miss g, Feb 18 20
Average
miss g
Feb 18 20
2112 plays
18.
  Countries in Italian    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Ciao, amici! Are you curious to know country names in Italian? This quiz is for you! Buon divertimento!
Average, 15 Qns, QuizzyGrunt, Sep 16 10
Average
QuizzyGrunt
889 plays
19.
  Italian Body Parts in Common Expressions    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I will give you the idiom in English and you choose the correct Italian equivalent for the first five questions and then vice versa for the second five questions. No accents are included. All questions are multiple choice. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, miss g, Jun 04 23
Average
miss g
Jun 04 23
1329 plays
20.
  Tongue-twisters!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Tongue-twisters, i.e. scioglilingua (literally, tongue-melters) can be real fun. According to the sound of the words given, try to insert the missing term; you'll probably find yourself twisting your tongue!
Average, 10 Qns, vale70, Jun 04 23
Average
vale70
Jun 04 23
1367 plays
21.
  Italian Phrases    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz to introduce beginners to some basic Italian phrases.
Average, 10 Qns, irinaiolysh, Jan 11 12
Average
irinaiolysh
1532 plays
22.
  Gli animali    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Can you guess these animal names in Italian? I will give you an animal name in Italian and you have to find the English translation. Divertiti!(Have fun!)
Very Easy, 10 Qns, ilgatto, Jun 03 11
Recommended for grades: 3,4,5
Very Easy
ilgatto
1843 plays
23.
  Italian Animals    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Translate the animals...
Average, 15 Qns, SuperRo, Jul 01 23
Average
SuperRo
Jul 01 23
3020 plays
24.
  Italian Language    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you know Italian? Test yourself with these verbs and sentences! Choose the right answer among the ones given.
Average, 10 Qns, maria36, Jun 04 23
Average
maria36
Jun 04 23
2315 plays
25.
  La Festa Mascherata (The Masquerade Party)    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Venice is infamous for its elaborate masquerade parties and feasts. Can you identify the Italian words and phrases that may pop up during one of these parties?
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Jan 28 20
Average
Joepetz gold member
Jan 28 20
189 plays
26.
  La Fattoria Italiana (The Italian Farm)    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Italians are well known for their delicious food and wine. Can you identify these Italian farm words?
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Feb 03 20
Average
Joepetz gold member
Feb 03 20
223 plays
27.
  The Infamous False Friends    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some Italian words look so similar to English ones, but they have, alas, very different meanings. They are, indeed, false friends. Discover some of them here!
Average, 10 Qns, vale70, Jun 04 23
Average
vale70
Jun 04 23
1885 plays
28.
  Same Spelling, Different Meaning    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There are words in Italian that are spelled as English words, but have a completely different meaning. I give you the word, you choose the correct meaning in Italian.
Average, 10 Qns, zordy, Jun 04 23
Average
zordy gold member
Jun 04 23
2595 plays
29.
  Italian Expressions of Time    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
Days of the week, months of the year, seasons...
Average, 25 Qns, SuperRo, Feb 12 16
Average
SuperRo
3346 plays
30.
  Italian Eatable Metaphors    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"How you eat, you talk". Enjoy this quiz about some tasty Italian idioms. Hopefully you'll learn a bit of Italian and get some ideas about what to eat today.
Tough, 10 Qns, zordy, Nov 18 10
Tough
zordy gold member
413 plays
31.
  Musical Instruments in Italian    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I'll give you a musical instrument in Italian, you tell me what it is in English!
Average, 10 Qns, ladymacb29, Jun 04 23
Average
ladymacb29 editor
Jun 04 23
1577 plays
32.
  An Italian Creature Feature    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are some animals in Italian for you. In bocca al lupo!
Average, 10 Qns, Bruyere, Oct 24 06
Average
Bruyere editor
769 plays
33.
  Do You Know Italian Schools?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How much do you know about Italian Schools? Take this quiz and see how the Italian public school system works.
Tough, 10 Qns, metal_militia, Mar 11 11
Tough
metal_militia
445 plays
34.
  Help! I've been turned into an Italian!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many people's names mean something: animals, plant, objects. These names can be translated literally in another language. See how some famous English or American people would be called if they were Italians. Some translations are stinkers, be warned.
Average, 10 Qns, zordy, Feb 24 06
Average
zordy gold member
1390 plays
35.
  Beatles Lyrics in Italian    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Having learnt English from Beatles lyrics, I imagined someone could learn Italian the other way round: from literal translations of the first verses from these immortal tunes.
Average, 10 Qns, zordy, Jun 04 23
Average
zordy gold member
Jun 04 23
1612 plays
36.
  ART-iculate Italian words   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The next time you go to Italy to see some works of art, you might want to show a bit of word-wise connoisseurship. Get easy training here by choosing the correct Italian word among those given (without articles).
Difficult, 10 Qns, vale70, Jul 21 03
Difficult
vale70
1448 plays
37.
  Italian Nature Words    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Italian words dealing with nature or the countryside...
Average, 10 Qns, SuperRo, Jul 01 23
Average
SuperRo
Jul 01 23
1680 plays
38.
  Let's play Palla Base (Baseball)    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Yes, we play baseball in Italy. At least, I do -on the beach. Are you able to identify these baseball terms and names, in Italian?
Average, 10 Qns, zordy, Jun 04 23
Average
zordy gold member
Jun 04 23
459 plays
39.
  Complete the Italian Sayings and Proverbs    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These are proverbs in Italian, they should be quite easy for anyone with a minimum knowledge of the language.
Average, 10 Qns, MiaowMiaow, Jan 29 16
Average
MiaowMiaow
755 plays
40.
  Sicilian    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Sicilian is not truly a dialect. Like Italian, it is a language derived from Latin, but Sicilian has had many more influences on it throughout the centuries. This has altered the language considerably from standard Italian.
Tough, 10 Qns, SuperRo, Oct 08 02
Tough
SuperRo
1100 plays
41.
  Found in Translation. Shakespeare in Italian    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Bard is the Bard everywhere. In Italy, a fair share of the works onstage are Shakespeare's. In the Italian translation, of course. Let's see if you can name the play from these very famous lines in the Italian version.
Average, 10 Qns, zordy, Apr 11 12
Average
zordy gold member
512 plays
42.
  Let's Play Palla Ovale (Rugby)    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Italy in the Six Nations Tournament! How strange in the Land where football rules. Let's give homage to the few braves who dare to fight the Mighty French and Britons with this quiz about Italian Rubgy Terms.
Average, 10 Qns, zordy, Jan 02 07
Average
zordy gold member
253 plays
43.
  Found in Translation II. Shakespeare in Italian.    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some of you kindly appreciated the first quiz on how the Bard resounds from Italian theatrical stages. Here's another one, this time a bit more difficult. Just match the line with the play.
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, zordy, Nov 28 06
Very Difficult
zordy gold member
397 plays
44.
  Harry Potter per l'Italia    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
In any good translations, most names-of people, places or things-are changed. How much do you know about what's different for those who read Harry Potter in Italian?
Very Difficult, 15 Qns, Gufa84, Jan 27 22
Very Difficult
Gufa84
Jan 27 22
734 plays
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Italian Language Trivia Questions

1. Since you cannot attend one of Venice's famous masquerade parties without a mask, how does one say mask in Italian?

From Quiz
La Festa Mascherata (The Masquerade Party)

Answer: La maschera

The word "maschera" refers to any type of mask, including those used in sports, but is most commonly used to mean part of a costume. The verb mascherare means to hide or conceal. La mascherata is a masquerade ball. The other two incorrect answers are made up words.

2. What is the Italian word for the farm animal that gives milk, has udders and moos? Hint: Say each word slowly.

From Quiz La Fattoria Italiana (The Italian Farm)

Answer: Mucca

Mucca means cow. This is an easy word to remember because mucca is pronounced "moo-ka" similar to a cow's moo. Maiale is a pig. Volpe is a fox. Cervo is a deer.

3. "Buongiorno, come stai?" is a greeting you'll hear very often in Italian. What does it mean?

From Quiz Italian For Beginners

Answer: Good morning, how are you?

"Buongiorno" means "good morning" while "come stai" is "how are you" with "stai" being the second person singular of the verb "stare". "Good evening" in Italian is "buonasera" while "good night" is "buonanotte".

4. "Essere alla frutta" means "Being arrived at the fruit". Literally. But when you are "at the fruit" you are metaphorically where?

From Quiz Italian Eatable Metaphors

Answer: In a dead end, with no resources left

Fruit are the last course in every proper meal. Unless you have some dessert. Or some cheese. Or some sweet wine to dip biscuits into. Or...

5. What's the Italian word for "tomatoes"?

From Quiz Nel Ristorante

Answer: I pomodori

"Zucchini" are courgettes, "patate" are potatoes and "tramezzini" are sandwiches.

6. Alcuni nascono grandi, altri pervengono alla grandezza, e ad altri ancora essa viene imposta.

From Quiz Found in Translation II. Shakespeare in Italian.

Answer: Twelfth Night

"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em" as Malvolio reads in the letter.

7. Some sweet nothings to whisper in her (his) ear. What about: "You have an enchanting smile"?

From Quiz An Italian Romance

Answer: Hai un sorriso incantevole

Hai = you have, i.e. the second person singular, or "tu" form, of the verb "avere" (to have). The "tu" form is a familiar, informal way to address a single person. In Italian there is also the more formal "Lei" form, i.e. the third person singular, which is mostly used to talk to a stranger or an elder person, and sometimes to keep people at distance. Since a sweetheart is neither a stranger nor a person one wants to keep at distance, tender feelings are generally expressed in the "tu" form. In Italian there is also a plural "you", used when speaking to more than one person. In that case, one conjugates a verb in the "voi" form, i. e. the second person plural. The other choices are: Una sorella svenevole = a simpering sister; un accento indecifrabile = an unintelligible accent; uno sguardo ingannevole = a deceitful glance.

8. Essere o non essere: questo è il problema.

From Quiz Found in Translation. Shakespeare in Italian

Answer: Hamlet

To be or not to be: that is the question.

9. A question about the players on the field. How do you translate "pilone"?

From Quiz Let's Play Palla Ovale (Rugby)

Answer: Prop

"Pilone" is like saying "Tall pole" (nothing to do with Poland)

10. One of the oldest franchises in MLB in Italian would be called "Cuccioli". In which town do they play?

From Quiz Let's play Palla Base (Baseball)

Answer: Chicago

Cuccioli means Cubs. Other translations: Pirati di Pittsburgh, Giganti di San Francisco, Metropolitani di New York...the Yankees stay the same.

11. How do you say "la giraffa" in English?

From Quiz Gli animali

Answer: giraffe

Yes, "la giraffa" means "giraffe" in Italian. "l'uccello" is a bird, "il cervo" is a deer, and "il maiale" is a pig.

12. This is a classic: "Sopra la panca la capra ___; sotto la panca la capra ___".

From Quiz Tongue-twisters!

Answer: campa, crepa

"Sopra la panca la capra campa; sotto la panca la capra crepa", i.e. the goat lives on the bench and dies under it! Utterly meaningless, to be sure, as I've never heard of goats living on benches, but quite difficult to pronounce, especially if you have to repeat it several times!

13. What is 'il nonno' in English?

From Quiz It's All Relative!

Answer: grandfather

The Italian for 'grandmother' is 'la nonna'. 'Godfather' is 'il padrino', 'father-in-law' is 'il suocero', and 'cousin' is 'il cugino'. To make all these feminine, the article must change from 'il' to 'la' and the ending must change from 'o' to 'a'.

14. How do Italians express the idea of something costing a fortune or 'an arm and a leg' as per the common English expression?

From Quiz Italian Body Parts in Common Expressions

Answer: costare un occhio della testa

'Costare un occhio della testa' in Italian means that an eye is given in exchange for something valuable rather than the English 'arm and a leg'. 'Sognare ad occhi aperti' means 'to daydream' or literally 'to dream with eyes open'. 'Non chiudere occhio' means 'to not sleep a wink' or literally 'to not close one's eyes' and 'a quattr'occhi' means 'privately' or literally 'with four eyes' - in other words, with very few people knowing. There are many Italian expressions involving the eye or 'l'occhio'.

15. How do Italians express the idiom 'to hear a pin drop'?

From Quiz Italian Animal Idioms

Answer: Sentire volare una mosca

Literally, 'sentire volare una mosca' means 'to hear a fly fly'. The other answer choices also relate to the fly. 'Saltare la mosca al naso' means 'to get upset', 'Non fare male a una mosca' means 'to not hurt a fly' and finally 'una mosca bianca' means that something is extremely rare. Literally translated, this is 'a white fly'.

16. Chi dorme non piglia ________.

From Quiz Complete the Italian Sayings and Proverbs

Answer: pesci

He who sleeps can't catch fish (pesci) is the basic translation or, the actual English saying is, the early bird catches the worm.

17. How would you translate "of course" into Italian?

From Quiz The Infamous False Friends

Answer: naturalmente

Of course it is "naturalmente"! "Di corsa" means running, or quickly, while "poi" means afterwards and "forse" means perhaps.

18. The Brancacci Chapel, located in Florence's Church of Santa Maria del Carmine, is famous for Masaccio's (and Masolino's) work. How would Italians define Masaccio's powerful and dramatic "Cacciata di Adamo ed Eva"?

From Quiz ART-iculate Italian words

Answer: affresco

It is indeed an "affresco", that is a fresco. "Acquerello" means watercolour, "carboncino" means charcoal, and "tempera" means tempera or distemper.

19. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

From Quiz Italian and English Proverbs & Sayings

Answer: Meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani

"Ambasciator non porta pena" is "Don't shoot the messenger"; "Non tutte le ciambelle riescono col buco" is "You can't win them all"; "Quando il gatto non c'è i topi ballano" is "When the cat is away the mice will play"

20. Aiuto! Ho bisogno di qualcuno.

From Quiz Beatles Lyrics in Italian

Answer: Help

"Aiuto!" is also the Italian title of the 1965 film. You should hear the Fabs dubbed in Italian.

21. A new day has started. You wake up and say to the first person you see:

From Quiz Basic Italian Phrases

Answer: buon giorno

'Giorno' is a day and 'buon'/ 'buono' (good) is an adjective used to denote nouns of masculine gender.

22. The word "male" has nothing to do with men in Italian (well, almost). What does "male" mean?

From Quiz Same Spelling, Different Meaning

Answer: Evil

Apple is "mela", honey is "miele", and mule is "mulo".

23. La tartaruga si sveglia a mezzanotte.

From Quiz Absurd Italian 465

Answer: The turtle wakes at midnight.

Svegliarsi is the word for to wake up. Sblagliarsi is to be mistaken. Mezzogiorno is of course noon. Torta would be several types of pie or cake and also several savory versions of something in a crust. Here where I live, "torta di verdura" is a sort of pie with Swiss chard or zucchini in it and other fillings.

24. Come si dice "verde" in inglese?

From Quiz Italian Colors

Answer: green

Green is a secondary color, made by combining the colors yellow and blue. Emerald green is the birthstone for May (which symbolizes love and success). The birthstone for the month of August also uses a green color, which is Peridot and it symbolizes married happiness. The color green is sometimes used to represent envy, hence the phrase "green with envy."

25. Mi scusi Signora, ma c'e un coccodrillo nella Sua valigia.

From Quiz Absurd Italian 506

Answer: Excuse me Madame, but there's a crocodile in your suitcase.

Cocodrillo is a crocodile, noce di cocco is coconut they are sometimes served in a little fountain arrangement at the seaside, a littly pyramid of coconut pieces! This is dedicated to my friend Rosedevents, a former librarian who once saw a gentleman patron photocopying a coconut and no one knew how to ask him why in any language!

26. What is the Italian word for an apricot?

From Quiz Italian Foods - Fruit, and a Few Nuts

Answer: albicocca

Una anguria is a watermelon, una arancia is an orange, and apricotta is something I made up.

27. What is the Italian word for "winter"?

From Quiz Italian Expressions of Time

Answer: inverno

Invierno is Spanish, hiver is French, and inverna is just gibberish.

28. What is the Italian name for the farm animal from which we get wool?

From Quiz La Fattoria Italiana (The Italian Farm)

Answer: Pecora

Pecora is a sheep. Unlike in English, there is a plural form for sheep in Italian: pecore. Gallo is a rooster. Tacchino is a turkey and cavallo is a horse.

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