Italy Mcqs 1- What is the capital of Italy? A. MilanB. VeniceC. RomeD. Florence View Answer Answer : C. Rome Description 2- Italy is located mainly on which peninsula? A. IberianB. BalkanC. ScandinavianD. Apennine View Answer Answer : D. Apennine Description 3- Which river is the longest river in Italy? A. ArnoB. PoC. TiberD. Adige View Answer Answer : B. Po Description 4- The currency of Italy before the Euro was: A. LiraB. MarkC. FrancD. Peso View Answer Answer : A. Lira Description 5- Which Italian city is known as the “Fashion Capital of the World”? A. RomeB. MilanC. VeniceD. Turin View Answer Answer : B. Milan Description 6- Which mountain range runs through the length of Italy? A. AlpsB. ApenninesC. CarpathiansD. Pyrenees View Answer Answer : B. Apennines Description 7- Who is considered the founder of the Italian Republic (1946)? A. Enrico De NicolaB. Giuseppe GaribaldiC. Alcide De GasperiD. Benito Mussolini View Answer Answer : A. Enrico De Nicola Description 8- Italy became a republic in which year? A. 1939B. 1943C. 1946D. 1949 View Answer Answer : C. 1946 Description 9- The Parliament of Italy consists of how many houses? A. OneB. TwoC. ThreeD. Four View Answer Answer : B. Two Description 10- The Leaning Tower of Pisa is located in which region? A. SicilyB. LazioC. LombardyD. Tuscany View Answer Answer : D. Tuscany Description 11- Which Italian city is famous for canals and gondolas? A. FlorenceB. NaplesC. GenoaD. Venice View Answer Answer : D. Venice Description 12- Who is known as the “Father of the Italian Language”? A. Dante AlighieriB. Leonardo da VinciC. PetrarchD. Machiavelli View Answer Answer : A. Dante Alighieri Description 13- Which city was the capital of the ancient Roman Empire? A. RomeB. NaplesC. PalermoD. Florence View Answer Answer : A. Rome Description 14- Italy is surrounded by how many seas? A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 5 View Answer Answer : D. 5 Description 15- Which Italian explorer discovered the Americas in 1492? A. Marco PoloB. Giovanni CabotoC. Amerigo VespucciD. Christopher Columbus View Answer Answer : D. Christopher Columbus Description 16- The largest island of Italy is: A. SardiniaB. SicilyC. CapriD. Elba View Answer Answer : B. Sicily Description 17- Who is the famous Italian Renaissance artist who painted the Mona Lisa? A. RaphaelB. MichelangeloC. Leonardo da VinciD. Caravaggio View Answer Answer : C. Leonardo da Vinci Description 18- Which Italian city is known as the “Cradle of the Renaissance”? A. FlorenceB. RomeC. MilanD. Venice View Answer Answer : A. Florence Description 19- Italy joined the European Union in which year? A. 1952B. 1957C. 1962D. 1970 View Answer Answer : B. 1957 Description 20- The famous volcano Mount Etna is located on which island? A. SicilyB. SardiniaC. CapriD. Elba View Answer Answer : A. Sicily Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10