Statistics for Italy Multiple Choice

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Which shape does Italy resemble as seen from space?	a boot	95%
Which of these islands does not belong to Italy?	Malta	95%
Who is Sophia Loren?	an actress	92%
What kind of food is ciabatta?	Bread	90%
What was the name of the family that ruled Florence from the 15th century on?	Medici	84%
Who or what are Nabucco, Tosca, and L'Orfeo?	Operas	83%
What is the major city at the foot of Mount Vesuvius called in Italian?	Napoli	79%
What does Italy have more of than any other country in the world?	UNESCO world heritage sites	74%
What is the name of a major Italian newspaper?	La Repubblica	71%
At 652 km (405 mi), this is the longest river within Italy.	Po	71%
Which of these Shakespeare plays does not take place in Italy?	Hamlet	69%
What are the Uffizi?	An art museum in Florence	68%
What is one of the official languages in South Tyrol?	German	65%
Which of these statements about the year 1860 is true?	Italy did not exist as a sovereign state.	60%
Which statement about Silvio Berlusconi is not true?	He is the longtime leader of Italy's socialist party.	50%