Italy

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how many regions are there in italy

20

Italy lies between the latitudes

35° and 47° N

Italy is separated from Europe by what mountain range

Alps

the _______ form most of its northern boundary

Alps

the __________ mountains form the peninsula's backbone

Apennine

What mountain range runs along the spine of Italy

Apennines

Which river runs through Florence

Arno river

the Piedmont region of italy is famous for

Balsamic vinegar, part cheese, ham (prosciutto)

The Three Tenors performed here in 1990

Baths of Caracalla

Who was the fascist dictator in Italy

Benito Mussolini

The ________ ________ (Grotto Azzurra) is a noted sea cave on the coast of the island

Blue Grotto

Two most famous islands in the Venetian lagoon

Burano and Murano

________ forms the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula

Calabria

Island accessible from Naples and Sorrento on the Amalfi Coast

Capri

Islands of Italy

Capri, Sicily, Sardinia

Rice grown in the Po Valley used for Risotto

Carnaroli

means five lands

Cinque Terre

Italian translation for Naples

Napoli

Italian region in the eastern alps, capital is Trento, second most visited region of Italy after Lazio (Rome) and before Veneto (Venice

Trentino-Alto Adige

Capital of Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Trieste

Museum in Florence where Michelangelo's 'David' resides

Uffizi

Great tourist draw, but very polluted and would turn into a marsh if not constantly maintained

Venetian Lagoon

Verona is located in this region

Veneto

Venice is in the _______ region

Veneto (on the Venetian Lagoon)

Parmigiano Reggiano is a __________ cheese

crystallized

Romulus and Remus were supposedly the children of _______ and raised by a _____

gods, wolf

Agricultural center of Italy

great Po River Plain

How do you spell Parm cheese

parmigiano reggiano

Glassmaking originated from this region

Murano

The boot in Italian

"Lo Stivale"

___________ is the name of a type of wine produced on the slopes of Mt. Vesuvius

"Tears of Christ"

Tuscany is divided into ____ provinces

10

There were no __________ in Italy before Columbus

Tomatoes

This region contains Parma and Modena

Emilia-Romagna

The lakes elongated shape from the last Ice Age are called the __________ lakes

Finger

___________ is the gateway to Tuscany

Florence/Firenze

Italy's most North-Eastern region. It borders Australia to the north and Slovenia to the east

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Italian translation for Black Rooster

Gallo Nero

Italian lakes:

Garda, Como, Lugano, Maggiore

Busiest Italian seaport

Genoa

Home of Pesto and focaccia

Genoa

Hometown of Chris Columbus

Genoa

Which market (country) is the most important for Italy

Germany

Food originated from the Isle of Capri

Insalata Caprese

Who are the three tenors

José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti

Neopolitan pizza ovens are lined with

Lava rocks from mount vesuvius

Rome is located in the _____ region of Italy

Lazio

Founded in Roman times, the city is best known as a tourist destination on the italian riviera

Liguria

Italian Riviera =

Liguria

In 100 AD, Roman influence was all around the _______________

Mediterranean Basin

La Scala Opera house is in

Milan

Last supper is in

Milan

Second largest city in Italy

Milan

Home of balsamic vinegar

Modena

Italy's highest point is located on ___________

Mont Blanc (also the highest point in France)

________ is the second largest active Volcano in Europe

Mt. Etna (Sicily)

One of the most dangerous volcanos in the world

Mt. Vesuvius

The Po flows from the Alps on the western border with France and crosses the _______ plain on its way to the Adriatic Sea

Padan

region of italy famous for vinegar, cheese, ham

Piedmont

Tuscan city on the right bank of the mouth of the river Arno

Pisa

Longest River in Italy

Po

The __________ is similar to the Mississippi in which it flows into the Mediterranean

Po Delta

Mt. Vesuvius eruption destroyed these two cities

Pompeii and Herculaneum

Means "Old Bridge"

Ponte Vecchio

Cinque Terre is comprised of five coastal villages

Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, Monterosso

Neighborhoods of Rome are called

Rione

Capital of Italy

Rome

Most important cities in central Italy

Rome, Vatican city, Florence, Pisa

Famous brothers who founded Rome

Romulus and Remus

Italian riviera AKA Liquria

San Remo, Genoa, Cinque Terre

Chianti wine must be made with a minimum of 80% __________ grapes in order to be called Chianti

Sangiovese

this island is just below the French Island of Corsica

Sardinia

Two largest islands in Italy

Sicily and Sardinia

What is the space between Calabria and the island of Sicily

Straights of Messina

Lake Lugano and Maggiore are shared with ________

Switzerland

Vatican city guards are from

Switzerland

Which river runs through Rome

Tiber river

Roman Emperor ________ built a series of villas at Capri (Villa Jovis)

Tiberius


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