Italian scavenger hunt

Question 1

Italy is a relatively young country; it has been a country since

Answer 1

1861

Question 2

The capital if Italy which was founded in 753 BC and is over 2000 years old

Answer 2

Rome

Question 3

Santorum, an Italian physician invented what in 1612

Answer 3

Thermometer

Question 4

How many world heritage sites does Italy have

Answer 4

55

Question 5

There are over 350 different types of

Answer 5

Pasta

Question 6

Italy has over 1500

Answer 6

Lakes

Question 7

Although he sailed under the Spanish flag he was an Italian man born in Genoa in 1451

Answer 7

Christopher Columbus

Question 8

How many of shakespeare’s 38 plays take place in Italy

Answer 8

13

Question 9

Italy is sometimes referred to as this for its boot shaped peninsula

Answer 9

Lo stivale

Question 10

Over how many people speak Italian worldwide

Answer 10

68 million

Question 11

Italy is home to Europe’s only three active

Answer 11

Volcanoes

Question 12

What is shared with France and is Italy’s highest mountain

Answer 12

Monte Bianco

Question 13

The Italian alphabet has how many letters

Answer 13

21

Question 14

How many euros do tourists throw into the Trevi foundation each year

Answer 14

One million

Question 15

What church’s ceiling was painted by Michelangelo in 1512 and welcomes over 20k visitors a day

Answer 15

Sistine chapel

Question 16

Italian is one of the four official languages of

Answer 16

Switzerland

Question 17

Alessandro Volta creates the first

Answer 17

Battery in 1800