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Italian politics Trivia Quiz

Fifteen questions about Italian politics since World War II.

A multiple-choice quiz by Sasso. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Sasso

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
48,394

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

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752

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Question 1 of 15

1. Until just after World War II Italy was a monarchy.

True

False

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Question 2 of 15

2. What political party has ruled Italy since the end of World War II for about 45 years? Hint

Socialist Party

Democrazia Cristiana

Liberal Party

Vecchia Romagna

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Question 3 of 15

3. As of July 2001, how many Presidents of the Republic has Italy had since 1946? Hint

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who led the first republican government after WWII? Hint

Ercole Baldini

Gino Bartali

Fausto Coppi

Alcide De Gasperi

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Question 5 of 15

5. What Italian leader was kidnapped and killed by Communist terrorists in 1978? Hint

Paolo Rossi

Francesco Moser

Fabrizio Mori

Aldo Moro

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who was President of the Republic when Italy won the 1982 Soccer World Cup? Hint

Luigi Einaudi

Sandro Pertini

Francesco Cossiga

Oscar Luigi Scalfaro

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Question 7 of 15

7. What Italian former Prime Minister died in Tunisia after having been convicted of corruption? Hint

Benito Mussolini

Bettino Craxi

Giulio Andreotti

Giuseppe Garibaldi

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Question 8 of 15

8. What Italian leader (who later became President of the European Community Committee) won the elections in 1996? Hint

Massimo D'Alema

Emma Bonino

Romano Prodi

Francesco Guccini

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who became the Prime Minister of Italy in 2001? Hint

Giovanni Trapattoni

Edmondo Bernacca

Gianfranco Fini

Silvio Berlusconi

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the name of the political party that got the majority of the votes in the elections of May 2001? Hint

Squadra Nera

Alleanza Nazionale

Forza Italia

Forza Tubo

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Question 11 of 15

11. What are the members of the party Forza Italia known as? Hint

Ghibellini

Bianchi (The Whites)

Azzurri (The Blues)

Guelfi

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Question 12 of 15

12. In Italy the Fascist Party is outlawed.

True

False

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who was the first Prime Minister to have come from the former Communist Party? Hint

Enrico Berlinguer

Salvo D'Acquisto

Massimo D'Alema

Silvio Berlusconi

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Question 14 of 15

14. What city was the site of the July 2001 G8 (a meeting of the leaders of the eight most industrialized countries)?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 15 of 15

15. One of the branches of the Italian Parliament is the Senate. The other branch is named Camera.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Until just after World War II Italy was a monarchy.

Answer: True

The monarchy was abolished by a referendum on June 2, 1946.

2. What political party has ruled Italy since the end of World War II for about 45 years?

Answer: Democrazia Cristiana

The Socialist Party was the 3rd Italian party. The Liberal Party was very small. Vecchia Romagna is a brandy. The three parties above don't exist anymore.

3. As of July 2001, how many Presidents of the Republic has Italy had since 1946?

Answer: 10

A President of the Republic remains in office for seven years. Most of them have been in charge for the full seven year term.

4. Who led the first republican government after WWII?

Answer: Alcide De Gasperi

Baldini, Coppi and Bartali were cyclists.

5. What Italian leader was kidnapped and killed by Communist terrorists in 1978?

Answer: Aldo Moro

Rossi, Mori and Moser were sportsmen: a soccer player, a runner and a cyclist. Aldo Moro was a leader of the party Democrazia Cristiana.

6. Who was President of the Republic when Italy won the 1982 Soccer World Cup?

Answer: Sandro Pertini

They're all former Presidents of Italy ... Einaudi was the 2nd, Cossiga and Scalfaro are the ones who became President after Pertini. Pertini was the old man near the King of Spain who jumped like a hooligan when Italy scored three goals against Germany.

7. What Italian former Prime Minister died in Tunisia after having been convicted of corruption?

Answer: Bettino Craxi

No comment.

8. What Italian leader (who later became President of the European Community Committee) won the elections in 1996?

Answer: Romano Prodi

Bonino is a Radical; Guccini is a singer (a very good one), D'Alema succeeded Prodi as Prime Minister (then Amato succeeded D'Alema, before Berlusconi won the 2001 elections).

9. Who became the Prime Minister of Italy in 2001?

Answer: Silvio Berlusconi

Trapattoni is the team manager of the Italian football (soccer) team. Fini is the leader of the party Alleanza Nazionale, allied with Berlusconi and his Vice-President. Bernacca was a famous weatherman.

10. What is the name of the political party that got the majority of the votes in the elections of May 2001?

Answer: Forza Italia

Alleanza Nazionale is a political party but the other two words are made up (Forza Tubo would mean 'Go Pipe!'; Squadra Nera 'Black Team').

11. What are the members of the party Forza Italia known as?

Answer: Azzurri (The Blues)

Guelfi and Ghibellini were two factions in mediaeval Italy.

12. In Italy the Fascist Party is outlawed.

Answer: True

Luckily it is!

13. Who was the first Prime Minister to have come from the former Communist Party?

Answer: Massimo D'Alema

D'Acquisto was a hero of WWII (killed by Nazis). Berlusconi is far from being a Communist ... Berlinguer was the leader of the Communist Party for about 15 years until his death in 1984.

14. What city was the site of the July 2001 G8 (a meeting of the leaders of the eight most industrialized countries)?

Answer: Genoa

Genova is the Italian name of the city. This particular G8 became notorious for the number and intensity of violent protests orchestrated by anti-government activists, one of whom was controversially shot dead by a policeman during a particularly violent incident.

15. One of the branches of the Italian Parliament is the Senate. The other branch is named Camera.

Answer: True

Camera would literally mean 'bedroom' in Italian. This must be the reason why they sleep so much in there! Ciao!

Source: Author Sasso

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