| 1. | What summer treat came to us from Italy? |
| a. | | ice cream |
| b. | | ice cream cone |
| c. | | cotton candy |
| d. | | gum
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| 2. | What Italian city gave us pizza? |
| a. | | Rome |
| b. | | Florence |
| c. | | Naples |
| d. | | Venice
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| 3. | How was the city of Pompeii destroyed? |
| a. | | by a bomb |
| b. | | by a volcano |
| c. | | by a tornado |
| d. | | by a flood
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| 4. | When was the city of Rome founded? |
| a. | | 753 B.C. |
| b. | | 350 A.D. |
| c. | | 1600 A.D. |
| d. | | 1201 A.D.
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| 5. | Who was the first Roman Emperor? |
| a. | | Julius Caesar |
| b. | | Caesar Augustus |
| c. | | Brutus |
| d. | | Augustus Octavian
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| 6. | Why did the Roman Empire fall? |
| a. | | It was broke |
| b. | | Invasion by barbarians |
| c. | | Romulus Augustulus abdicated his throne |
| d. | | The soldiers refused to fight
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| 7. | Eyeglasses, cologne, and the typewriter came from Italy. |
| a. | | true |
| b. | | false
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| 8. | What is the national dish of Italy? |
| a. | | pasta |
| b. | | pizza |
| c. | | cheese |
| d. | | there isn't one
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| 9. | What are the colors of the Italian flag? |
| a. | | green, blue, yellow |
| b. | | green, red, blue |
| c. | | red, green, yellow |
| d. | | green, white, red
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| 10. | The colors of the Italian flag represent the virtues of |
| a. | | hope - green |
| b. | | faith - white |
| c. | | red - charity |
| d. | | all of the above
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| 11. | What is the longest river in Italy? |
| a. | | The Thames |
| b. | | The Siene |
| c. | | The Po |
| d. | | The Hudson River
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| 12. | What is Vatican City? |
| a. | | Residence of the Roman Catholic Pope |
| b. | | Home of the Pittsburgh Steelers |
| c. | | Home of the NY Mets |
| d. | | None of the above
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