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Answer: Cagliari

Cagliari, on the south coast of the island, is also the largest city in Sardinia, with approximately 150,000 inhabitants. Based in Cagliari is Cagliari Calcio, Sardinia's football team, who won the Italian league in 1970.

Answer: 1.5 million

Most of the population is in the major cities; Sardinia is very empty in some parts. Though a large region, it has a population density of 69/km2, compared to the much smaller region Lazio, which has a density of 308/km2.

Answer: Tyrrhenian Sea

There are many beaches on the Tyrrhenian Sea in Sardinia, the most famous being Costa Smeralda, in the north, which attracts many tourists each year. Some of the towns in the area are Olbia, Arzachena and Porto Cervo.

Answer: Gallura

Gallurese, the language of Gallura, is quite different from the other Sardinian languages. It is similar to Corsican, and along with Sassarese (spoken in Sassari) it is not considered by some to be a Sardinian language at all.

Answer: Strait of Bonifacio

Ferries go several times a day across the strait from Bonifacio, in Corsica, to Santa Teresa Gallura, in Sardinia, and back. The strait is famous for its strong currents.

Answer: Cagliari, Sassari, Nuoro and Oristano

In May 2005, the island was split into eight provinces, Cagliari, Carbonia-Iglesias, Medio Campidano, Nuoro, Ogliastra, Olbia-Tempio, Oristano and Sassari. With the four original provinces, Cagliari province covered most of the south, Sassari most of the North, and Nuoro and Oristano the east and west respectively.

Answer: Ichnusa

Ichnusa is the Latinized form of Hyknusa, meaning island (nusa) of the Hyksos, asiatic people who rose to power in the 17th century BC and ruled parts of Egypt for over 100 years before invading Sardinia.

Answer: Nuraghe

Nuraghe, circular stone structures up to twenty metres high, date back to 3,500 BC. Although most of them are in the south of the island, nuraghe have become an important symbol of Sardinia.

Answer: True

Sardinia does in fact have the third-biggest region area of Italy after Sicily and Piedmont, but due to the vast amounts of empty space on the island, Sardinia is ranked eleventh by population size.

Answer: Campidanese and Logudorese

Logudorese is spoken in the central part of Sardinia, while Campidanese is spoken more in the south. Nuorese, Gallurese and Sassarese are all languages, but they are not very widely-spoken. Thanks for playing my quiz!