Up and About in Italy Trivia Quiz

Answer: Verona

Ver on A

Verona is located in the northern part of Italy. The city was used by Shakespeare as the setting for arguably his best known play "Romeo and Juliet". He also set another one of his works, "The Two Gentlemen of Verona", here.

Answer: Milan

Lima + N

Lima is the capital of the South American nation of Peru.

Milan is known as the "Fashion Capital" with the city's "Fashion Week" being one of the most important events in the industry worldwide. The city is also famous as the home for Leonardo da Vinci's mural "The Last Supper" which is found within the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie.

Answer: Florence

The city of Florence is an art lover's delight with its many museums and art galleries. Among the city's famous tourist attractions are the Uffizi Gallery, which houses Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus", da Vinci's "The Adoration of the Magi" and Caravaggio's "Medusa", to name just a few; the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, whose dome is a masterpiece by Brunelleschi and the Ponte Vecchio, a medieval stone arch bridge spanning the Arno river.

Answer: Venice

Venice is one of the most popular pit-stops for tourists to Italy and is nicknamed the "Pearl of the Adriatic". The city has no roads and is instead connected by a series of waterways. Traditional means of travelling through the city was by boats known as gondolas.

Answer: Genoa

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Genoa is famous for being the birthplace of Christopher Columbus. It is the capital of the region of Liguria and has been an important port city for many years. Located on the gulf of the same name, the city forms part of the Italian Riviera.

Answer: Rome

To wander is to roam. Rome and roam are homophones.

Rome, known as Roma in Italian, is the capital of Italy. It is nicknamed the "Eternal City" due to a history that spans 28 centuries. Within the city of Rome, is the sovereign state of the Vatican City, the smallest country in the world and the home to the Head of the Roman Catholic Church.

Answer: Parma

Par + Ma

The city of Parma has a rich culinary tradition and has given its name to the Parma ham. The Parma ham is a type of prosciutto, a dry-cured ham that is eaten uncooked, in thin slices. While many Italian regions have their own versions of this meat, the Parma variety is the most acclaimed.

Answer: Bologna

Bologna's claim to fame is the University of Bologna, one of the oldest universities in the world. It has also given its name to the Bologna sauce, a pasta sauce which includes meat, and the Bologna sausage.

Answer: Turin

Ruin + T

Turin is located in the Piedmont region in northern Italy. It is famous as the house of the Shroud of Turin, long believed to have been the burial garment in which the body of Jesus was wrapped. Radiocarbon testing has however indicated that the shroud may be much more recent, dating back to only the 13-14th century.

Answer: Naples

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Naples is Italy's third largest city after Rome and Milan. It is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities of the world with a history dating back to the second millennium BC. Naples is located only nine kilometers away from Mount Vesuvius, a volcano whose eruption in 79 AD resulted in the destruction of the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.