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The Great Italian Trivia Game

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Did you know that the capital city of Italy, Rome, was also the centre of one of the most pow-erful civilisations of Ancient times: the Roman Empire?

Italy has contributed many amazing inventions to the world: eyeglasses, universities, jeans, the piano, and the newspaper too!!

And of course where would we be without Italian cuisine? Pizza, pasta and gelato make the world a better place!

In today’s activity we’ve designed a fun game in which you travel through the major cities of Italy, from the top to very bottom, by answering trivia questions all relating to the geography, history and culture of Italy.

The Colosseum (Image credit Pasgabriele) The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Image credit: Alexander Hassenstein)

The Rialto Bridge - Venice The Trevi Fountain - Rome (Image credit: Diliff)

Some famous italian landmarks

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Game

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Aosta

Turin

Milan

Trento

Trieste

Venice

Bologna

Florence

San Marino

Ancona

L’Aquila

Rome

Campobasso

BariBrindisi

Paestum

Palermo

Cagliari

Pompeii

Naples

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INSTRUCTIONS:Print out the game board and trivia cards.Cut out your cards and make a pile face down on the red square.Find counters you can use for each player and place them on Aosta - the first city.The youngest player starts first, someone will read the player the card on top of the pile and the player must guess the answer. If they get it right, they can roll the dice and move forward. If they get the answer wrong, they stay in the city they're on and play moves to the left. The winner is the person who reaches Cagliari first!

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Question 1 Question 2

Question 3 Question 4

Question 5 Question 6

Question 7 Question 8

Question 9 Question 10

The capital city ofItaly is?

Italy has many famous race car manufacturers. One of

the most famous is?

The most popular sport in Italy is football (soccer). How many Foot-

ball World Cups has the Italian Football Team won?

Which famous dish is Italian?

Finish the name of this famous landmark: The

Leaning Tower of...

The capital city of Rome is also known as what?

The major religion in Italy is...

The population of Italy is...

The colours (green, white and red) on the Italian flag

represent...

When looking at a map of Italy, many people think it

looks like:

- Honda- Ferrari *- Volkswagen

- Rome *- Venice- Florence

- Pizza *- Cheeseburger- Burrito

- 1- 2- 4*

- The Forever City- The Everlasting City- The Eternal City *

- Portofino- Pisa *- Naples

- 10 million- 60 million *- 85 million

- Catholicism *- Buddhism- Hinduism

- a boot kicking a ball *- a pizza- a lion with a long tail

- greed, mistrust and anger- peace, bravery and love- hope, faith and charity *

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Question 11 Question 12

Question 13 Question 14

Question 15 Question 16

Question 17 Question 18

Question 19 Question 20

Can you name the two tiny countries that are found within Italy’s borders?

The sea surrounding much of Italy is the:

The myth of the founding of Rome is a story about twins raised by a

wolf. What were their names?

Carlo Collodi wrote the famous children’s story, Pinocchio. In this

story, which part of the wooden boy’s body grows when he tells a lie?

In which famous Italian city do you travel through canals instead of roads?

In Venice, it is law that all Gondolas are painted which

colour?

The world’s oldest University, founded in 1088,

is in which Italian city?

Which Italian artist painted the famous Mona Lisa?

Pasta is the Italy’s national food. Approximately how much pasta does

an average Italian eat each year?

How many active volcanoes are there in Italy?

- Dead Sea- Caspian Sea- Mediterranean Sea *

- Monaco and Andorra- Vatican City and San Marino *- Nauru and Tuvalu

- his little finger- his nose *- his ears

- Romulus and Remus *- Victor and Victoria- Simon and Samuel

- black *- green - blue

- Milan- Palermo- Venice *

- Michaelangelo - Raphael- Leonardo da Vinci *

- Rome- Bologna *- Genoa

- 1 - 3 *- 7

- 10kg- 20kg- 30kg *