1. 10 ITALIAN FAMOUS PEOPLE
QUIZ

2. He won the Ballon d’Or;
He won the Fifa World Cup;
He born in Napoli;
He was one of the best italian central defender;
He left his career as a player;
He is……………………..

3. She was a neurobiologist; She born in Torino and dies in Rome; .
She was a neurobiologist;
She born in Torino and dies in Rome;
She won the Premio Nobel in 1986;
She was the first woman to be admitted to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences;
Her research led to the discovery and identification of the growth factor of nerve fiber;
She is ………………………

4. She is the first Italian woman in the European Space Agency's crews;
She holds the European record for a single flight into space;
She is “Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic”;
Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic;
She is an engineer, aviator, military Italian astronaut;
She is ……………….

5. He was wounded in the leg;
He wore a red shirt;
He was a general, patriot, leader and Italian writer;
He united his nation;
This is one of his most famous phrases: “Here we make Italy or die!”;
He is ……………………..

6. Was an athlete, politician and Italian writer;
He was Olympic champion of the 200 meter dash in Moscow in 1980;
He made world record of the specialty from 1979 to 1996 with 19 "72 time, still, is the European record;
He is the only “duecentista” of history that has qualified for four Olympic finals;
His nickname was "the Freccia del Sud“;
He is …………………….

7. He was a singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, director and Italian politician;
He is considered one of the fathers of Italian song;
He wrote and recorded about 230 songs;
He was in the Sanremo Festival;
One of his songs was renamed by the public for the chorus;
He is ……………………..

8. It is an Italian musical group consisting of two tenors and a baritone;
They also recorded songs in Spanish, English, French, German and Latin;
The group won the Sanremo Festival;
Group members are peers;
They were the first Italian artists to sign a direct contract with a US majors;
They are ………….

9. It was an Italian magistrate;
He was assassinated by Cosa Nostra;
He is considered one of the most important and prestigious personalities in the fight against the Mafia in Italy;
To his name were dedicated many schools and roads;
He was named one of the heroes of the past 60 years by Time magazine;
He is ………………………

10. It was an Italian magistrate;
It is considered one of the most important and prestigious in fighting against Mafia in Italy;
He was friend and colleague of Giovanni Falcone;
He was killed by Cosa Nostra with a car packed with TNT;
About 10,000 people attended the private funeral;
He is ………………… 10

11. He was a poet, writer and Italian politician;
It is considered the father of the Italian language;
It was a Florentine;
He was unjustly exiled from his city;
With other Florentine poets founded a new poetic style;
He is ……………………

12. Edited by Nicolò Schio