A QUIZ ABOUT OUR COUNTRY AND OUR AREA Welcome to ITALY ! A QUIZ ABOUT OUR COUNTRY AND OUR AREA

1. What is the capital city of ITALY? Venice Milan Rome Florence

2. What color is not in the Italian flag? Red Blue White Green

3. How many people live in Italy? about 60 million people about 40 million people about 30 million people

Venice

4. How many people live in Venice and in the mainland? about 140,000 people about 260,000 people about 230,000 people

5. Why did the first Venetians choose to build their city on so many small islands? To protect themselves from invading armies As fishermen they wanted to be closer to the sea They were great merchants and the lagoon made an ideal harbour

They built houses, palaces, monuments on several rafts of various sizes, supported by strong wooden poles that were fixed into the mud.

6. After which Saint is the Basilica (the main church in Venice) and the square in front of it called? St Paul St Mark St Peter St Mary

7. What are the main means of transport in Venice? cars trains buses boats

8. Why are gondolas painted black? To prohibit competition for the fanciest boat To honour plague victims To protect the boats from the canal’s corrosive salt

9. On which sea is Venice? the Ionian sea the Tyrrhenian sea the Adriatic sea

10. What did Venetian officials ban from st Mark’s Square some years ago? riding skateboards selling ice creams feeding the pigeons

11. What is the main source of income for Venice? glassware ship building tourism production of works of art

12. Bridges are very important for Venice 12. Bridges are very important for Venice. One of them is called the 'Bridge of Sighs' ('Il Ponte dei Sospiri'). What is the other well known Bridge? It crosses the main canal about half way along its length. It is called the... ……………………………

Answers Rome Blue About 60 million of people About 260,000 St Mark To protect themselves from invading armies Boats To prohibit competition for the fanciest boat Adriatic Sea Feeding the pigeons Tourism The Rialto bridge