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Quiz about Italian Movies
Quiz about Italian Movies

Italian Movies Trivia Quiz


A little knowledge about Italian cinema.

A multiple-choice quiz by tuttologo. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
tuttologo
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
96,977
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
839
Last 3 plays: Guest 31 (9/10), Guest 111 (7/10), Guest 188 (3/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What film by Fellini made the word "paparazzi" a synonym of "photo-reporter"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In what film by the director Salvatores can you see Italian soldiers occupying a Greek island in WWII? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What kind of prize were Jew prisoners supposed to win in the game that the father made up for his son in Benigni's "La Vita è Bella" ("Life is Beautiful")? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In which town was the action in Vittorio De Sica's Academy Award winner "Il giardino dei Finzi Contini" located? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "Roma Città Aperta": director _________.

Answer: (surname only)
Question 6 of 10
6. What American film star owes to Italian film industry the beginning of his amazing career? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What was the name of the most important and prolific comic actor in Italy in the last century? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The studios in Rome where the most part of Italian films are made are known by what name? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. He was married with an American actress (Shelley Winters) and was one of the best Italian actors of all time. What was his name? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of these is NOT a famous Italian director? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What film by Fellini made the word "paparazzi" a synonym of "photo-reporter"?

Answer: La Dolce Vita

It was the surname of a character who was a gossip photo-reporter.
2. In what film by the director Salvatores can you see Italian soldiers occupying a Greek island in WWII?

Answer: Mediterraneo

It won an Academy Award.
3. What kind of prize were Jew prisoners supposed to win in the game that the father made up for his son in Benigni's "La Vita è Bella" ("Life is Beautiful")?

Answer: A tank

The hoax is intended to amuse the child and keep him alive.
4. In which town was the action in Vittorio De Sica's Academy Award winner "Il giardino dei Finzi Contini" located?

Answer: Ferrara

The film was about the story of a Jewish family dispersed by the Nazis in 1944.
5. "Roma Città Aperta": director _________.

Answer: Rossellini

That was the masterpiece of Neorealism, shot immediately after WWII and it changed world filmmaking.
6. What American film star owes to Italian film industry the beginning of his amazing career?

Answer: Clint Eastwood

He came to Italy to play in Spaghetti Westerns by Sergio Leone and the fame arrived eventually.
7. What was the name of the most important and prolific comic actor in Italy in the last century?

Answer: Totò

Many people think that this wonderful neapolitan actor, if born in an English-speaking country, could have been the greatest of them all.
8. The studios in Rome where the most part of Italian films are made are known by what name?

Answer: Cinecittà

A lot of movies from all over the world were made there in the fifties and sixties when labor was cheap.
9. He was married with an American actress (Shelley Winters) and was one of the best Italian actors of all time. What was his name?

Answer: Vittorio Gassmann

They were, together with Nino Manfredi, the pillars of "Italian Comedy" in the 60's. Gassmaann and Mastroianni were also fine dramatic players. He was, in fact, the most important theatric actor in Italy in the last century.
10. Which of these is NOT a famous Italian director?

Answer: Ennio Morricone

Morricone is a musician who wrote screenplays.
Source: Author tuttologo

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