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Lesser Known Facts about Italy

20 facts, one for each region of Italy. But none of that easy, "where did pizza originate" stuff.

The difficulty is balanced so that the majority of people in Italy and basically everyone who has visited the specific region or knows about the focused field could answer correctly, but still keeping the quiz challenging and fun for everyone else.
Almost all of these facts come from my personal knowledge, and have been checked on Wikipedia.
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Last updated: September 18, 2020
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Abruzzo
Abruzzo is home to the largest underground science complex in the world, specialised in the study of particle physics and neutrinos. What is its name, shared with the mountain above it?
Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
Aosta Valley
Italy's oldest National Park is located on the border with Piedmont. What is its name? (Hint: again, it's the name of a mountain)
Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso
Apulia
What transport infrastructure is planned for construction near the city of Grottaglie?
Spaceport
Basilicata
What city in Basilicata is known for its cave-like houses, dug into the hillside in prehistoric times and now a UNESCO site?
Matera
Calabria
The city of Catanzaro was one of the first, if not the first place in medieval Europe to produce this type of fabric
Silk
Campania
The first railway in Italy, completed in 1839, covered the rather short distance of a little over 7 kilometres (4.5mi) between Naples and this city
Portici
Emilia-Romagna
What NBA superstar lived and started playing basketball seriously in the city of Reggio Emilia?
Kobe Bryant
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
This shipbuilding company is one of the largest in its field globally, and its majour headquarters are located in Trieste. Mainly known for building cruise ships, it is also an important partner for both the Italian and the US Navy
Fincantieri
Lazio
Rome officially has only one sister city, which in turn has Rome as its only sister city, following a saying that only this city is worthy of Rome and vice versa. What city is it?
Paris
Liguria
This Genoese architect designed famous buildings such as The Shard in London and Kansai International Airport in the Osaka bay, Japan
Renzo Piano
Lombardy
The Battle of Solferino, which put an end to the Second Italian War of Independence, was so bloody that it ultimately led to the establishment of the Geneva Conventions and this huge international humanitarian movement
International Red Cross and Red Crescent
Marche
"Olive ascolane" are, as the name suggests, a typical dish from the city of Ascoli made with olives. The olives are first stuffed with minced meat, and then...
Breaded and fried
Molise
The Marinelli Pontifical Foundry in Agnone, dating back to the 11th Century, is generally regarded as the oldest business in Italy, and one of the oldest worldwide. What do they mainly produce? (Hint: it's something you can find in every church)
Church bells
Piedmont
FIAT, Italy's largest car manufacturer, was founded in Turin. The Lingotto building used to be its biggest factory. What was built on top of this building, and is still there despite the factory closing down?
A car test track
Sardinia
What official minority language is spoken in Alghero, as evidence of the island being part of the Kingdom of Aragon in medieval times?
Catalan
Sicily
Thanks to its strategic position at the centre of the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily has been a multicultural meeting point between Europe and North Africa for millennia. In Palermo you can find trilingual street signs. Name either of the two foreign languages
Arabic and Hebrew
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Trentino-Alto Adige is the producer of almost 60% of this fruit in the Italian market, with Südtirol in particular being the largest closed producing region for this fruit in the EU
Apples
Tuscany
This method of generating electricity was first developed in Lardarello in 1904, making Italy the only country with a proper, not experimental powerplant of this type until 1958
Geothermal
Umbria
Saint Francis is the patron saint of Italy. What Umbrian city was he born in, and is generally added after his name?
Assisi
Veneto
The famous Italian greeting "ciao" derives from the Venetian dialect. What was the meaning of the word originally?
Slave
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