home

Famous Italian-Americans

Based on the descriptions, name these famous Americans of Italian descent.
Quiz by Quizmaster
Rate:
Featured Quiz
Last updated: December 4, 2019
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
More quiz info >>
First submittedAugust 6, 2014
Times taken6,630
Average score50.0%
Rating4.03
Quiz and answer stats >>
Friends stats >>
4:00
Enter answer here
0
 / 20 guessed
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
Hint
Answer
"The Chairman of the Board"
Frank Sinatra
Schwarzenegger's "Twin"
Danny DeVito
Actor who was Michael Corleone
Al Pacino
Honest cop depicted by the above
Frank Serpico
"Who's the Boss?"
Tony Danza
Famous bodybuilder of of the early/mid 20th century
Charles Atlas
Built the first nuclear reactor
Enrico Fermi
NYC mayor and airport namesake
Fiorello La Guardia
History's only undefeated heavyweight champ
Rocky Marciano
Wrote "The Godfather"
Mario Puzo
Leader of the Four Seasons
Frankie Valli
Where have you gone, our nation turns its lonely eyes to you?
Joe DiMaggio
Legendary Green Bay Packers coach
Vince Lombardi
He was my cousin Vinny
Joe Pesci
She was cousin Vinny's fiancée
Marisa Tomei
Invented an ice-smoothing machine
Frank Zamboni
Arch-conservative Supreme Court justice, 1986-2016
Antonin Scalia
Pyramid schemer of 1920s Boston
Charles Ponzi
First female Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi
NYC mayor during 9/11
Rudy Giuliani
Baltimorean
+1
Level 67
Sep 12, 2014
This may be quibbling, but Ponzi operated in Boston, not New York.
BobSaget
+1
Level 78
Sep 12, 2014
If you were in Boston in the 1920s, it's probably not quibbling.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Sep 12, 2014
Fixed
Tinu
+1
Level 41
Sep 12, 2014
Shouldn't Alfredo Pacino work? (:
IsleAuHaulte
+4
Level 89
Aug 1, 2018
He famously got rid of the Fredo part.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Sep 12, 2014
oooohh.... zamboni... I was thinking you were looking for the guy who invented Italian ice... sometimes called shaved ice or Hawaiian ice I think. basically very finely crushed ice with sugary syrup poured over top of it. If I was thinking of ice skating or hockey then I would have gotten that one.
rgc1600
+1
Level 73
Sep 12, 2014
We can do without pejorative terms like "arch-Conservative". Conservative works just fine. Unless you want to say "Flaming leftist" with Nancy Pelosi to make it balanced.
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Sep 12, 2014
"Arch" is not meant as a pejorative.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 82
Sep 13, 2014
If you believe that "conservative" is a pejorative then adding "arch" to it would make it worse. Maybe that's what rgc was saying.
ander217
+1
Level 75
Sep 12, 2014
Got Faraday in my head, and couldn't jump to Fermi. Why does my brain play these tricks on me???
nycbarb
+1
Level 44
Sep 12, 2014
Missed one. Tried various spellings of "Rocky Graciano" before time ran out and I found it the answer was "Rocky Marciano"! Oy!
aljay
+1
Level 55
Sep 13, 2014
where's De Niro?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Sep 13, 2014
He's only 1/4 Italian
TanithEdgley
+1
Level 36
Sep 13, 2014
Got the lowest guessed one (Atlas) but missed Frankie Valli. Not sure how I feel about this.
verdun
+1
Level 71
Sep 12, 2015
Al Smith?
mf3
+1
Level 87
Mar 30, 2017
The Scalia clue should be updated to read 1986-2016.
sumguy
+1
Level 84
Jul 5, 2018
Indeed.
samiamco
+3
Level 69
Jul 15, 2019
Alternatively, you can just change the clue date to 2006, and the answer magically becomes Samuel Alito!
sumguy
+1
Level 84
Jul 5, 2018
"Lombardy" for Lombardi?
IsleAuHaulte
+5
Level 89
Aug 1, 2018
So legendary, Italy named a whole region after an American football coach.
Margles1
+2
Level 41
Nov 5, 2018
I thought of Italian Ice as well. In Philadelphia it’s called water ice.
cornflakesfu
+3
Level 86
Mar 3, 2019
Really? "Water ice" is not an appetizing-sounding name.
samiamco
+2
Level 69
Jul 15, 2019
It is if you’re from Philadelphia!
jayrod
+2
Level 92
Sep 15, 2020
Lou Ferrigno is probably a more famous bodybuilder than Atlas and is also of Italian-American descent.

And since I didn't get Atlas, you should probably add him. ;)

Kfritsch
+1
Level 16
Aug 20, 2021
Why there aren't Coppola, Scorsese, Tarantino or De Niro?
elcampeador
+2
Level 78
Apr 17, 2023
There are 18 million Italian-Americans. Surely you can't expect them all to be included?
Andrew169
+1
Level 73
Jan 31, 2023
Funny thing, on the famous South Americans quiz I got only 11/20. But for this famous Italian-Americans quiz, I got all 20 in under two minutes.
TurkeyCookTime
+1
Level 76
Dec 6, 2023
As a musician, I saw "Italian" and "Four Seasons" and immediately typed "Vivaldi" before I realized that didn't make any sense.
Save Your Progress

Copyright H Brothers Inc, 2008–2024

Contact Us | Go To Top | View Desktop Site