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Quiz about La Fattoria Italiana The Italian Farm

La Fattoria Italiana (The Italian Farm) Quiz

Italians are well known for their delicious food and wine. Can you identify these Italian farm words?

A multiple-choice quiz by Joepetz. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Joepetz

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
393,292

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
222

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Question 1 of 10

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

Mucca

Volpe

Maiale

Cervo

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Question 2 of 10

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

Pecora

Tacchino

Gallo

Cavallo

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which crop is very popular in Italy and used to make the country's delicious wines? Hint

Mele

Uva

Ananas

Ciliegie

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which is the Italian name for the fruit (or vegetable) that is used to make pasta sauce and is used in a variety of Italian recipes? Hint

Grano

Melanzane

Mais

Pomodoro

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following is the Italian verb for collecting crops once they are ripe and ready to be picked? Hint

Piantare

Crescere

Raccogliere

Arare

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following Italian words is NOT a proper word for a farmer? Hint

Operaio

Coltivatore

Contadina

Agricoltore

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the Italian name for the farm tool that is traditionally carried by the personification of Death and is used to harvest crops? Hint

Rastrello

Forbici

Trattore

Falce

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the Italian name for the farming tool that is used to water plants? Hint

Forcone

Annaffiatoio

Balla di fieno

Terra

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the Italian word for the place where pigs live? Hint

Spiaggia

Stalla

Porcile

Bosco

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Question 10 of 10

10. All of the following Italian words are words for farms but which one is the dairy farm? Hint

Cascina

Frutteto

Vigneto

Azienda Avicola

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

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

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.

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

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.

3. Which crop is very popular in Italy and used to make the country's delicious wines?

Answer: Uva

Uva are grapes. This is an irregular plural as the singular form of uva is also uva. Grapes play a very important part in the Italian agricultural sector as they are used to make wine and vinegar - two of Italy's most famous products.

Mele are apples. Ananas are pineapples. Ciliegie are cherries.

4. Which is the Italian name for the fruit (or vegetable) that is used to make pasta sauce and is used in a variety of Italian recipes?

Answer: Pomodoro

Pomodoro is a tomato which is an ingredient quintessential to Italian cuisine. It is used to make pasta and pizza sauces and is added to salads, meat dishes and even desserts.

Grano is wheat. Mais is corn. Melanzane is an eggplant.

5. Which of the following is the Italian verb for collecting crops once they are ripe and ready to be picked?

Answer: Raccogliere

Raccogliere means to harvest. Raccogliere is an irregular verb when conjugating into the present tense. I harvest translates to raccolgo, dropping the I as well as the "ere" as is regular.

Crescere means to grow. Arare means to plow. Piantare means to plant.

6. Which of the following Italian words is NOT a proper word for a farmer?

Answer: Operaio

Operaio means a factory worker not a farmer.

Contadino/a is traditionally a peasant farmer or someone one who lives off their farmland. Coltivatore is a generic farmer while agricoltore is something of a farmer-scientist who selectively breeds to produce the best crops.

7. What is the Italian name for the farm tool that is traditionally carried by the personification of Death and is used to harvest crops?

Answer: Falce

Falce is a scythe, the hooked farming tool designed to reap tall crops but is commonly associated with the Grim Reaper.

Rastrello is a rake. Trattore is a tractor and Forbici are scissors or shears.

8. What is the Italian name for the farming tool that is used to water plants?

Answer: Annaffiatoio

Annaffiatoio is a watering can. The word is similar to the verbs annaffiare and innaffiare which mean to irrigate.

Forcone is a pitchfork. Balla di fieno is a haybale or haystack and terra is soil.

9. What is the Italian word for the place where pigs live?

Answer: Porcile

Porcile is a pig sty. Like in English, the word can also mean a messy place.

Stalla is a horse stable. Bosco is the forest and spiaggia is the beach.

10. All of the following Italian words are words for farms but which one is the dairy farm?

Answer: Cascina

Cascina is a farm that specializes in dairy products like milk, butter and cheese.

Vigneto is a vineyard that grows grapes for wine. Frutteto is a fruit orchard and azienda avicola is a poultry farm.

Source: Author Joepetz

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