Statistics for Italian Geography #2

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What mini-country is located within Rome?	Vatican City	99%
What volcano, near Naples, destroyed Pompeii in 79 AD?	Mount Vesuvius	95%
What mountain range makes the northern borders of Italy?	Alps	93%
In what Italian island is Cagliari is the most populous city?	Sardinia	92%
Into what fountain in Rome do tourists throw coins - an estimated 3,000 euros are thrown into the fountain each day?	{Trevi} Fountain	88%
What is the most populous city in Sicily?	Palermo	86%
What is the Italian name of Florence?	Firenze	84%
What is the longest river in Italy?	Po	84%
To what island was Napoleon exiled in 1814?	Elba	83%
In what city was Christopher Columbus born?	Genoa	80%
What city in Northern Italy is home to the world's oldest university?	Bologna	78%
What famous dessert is made with ladyfingers and its name means "pick me up"?	Tiramisu	76%
What language do the majority in the autonomous province of South Tyrol?	German	75%
What is the most populous region of Italy?	Lombardy	71%
What is the highest mountain in Italy?	Monte Bianco	70%
In what region is Rome located?	Lazio	61%
What sea is located between that island and the Italian Peninsula?	Tyrrhenian Sea	49%
What non-European country has the highest total number of Italian speakers outside of Italy?	Brazil	46%
What city in Italy's heel was the end point of the Appian Way?	Brindisi	37%
What type of summer squash was developed in northern Italy in the 19th century?	Zucchini	34%