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Trivia about italy

  • In 1911 this nation was the 1st to use powered aircraft for military purposes when it spied on Turkish activities in Libya
  • In October 1998 this country got its 56th govt. since WWII, with its first Communist cabinet ministers in 50 years
  • There's an active volcano on Sicily, an island that's part of this country
  • State universities in this country include ones in Bari & Bologna
  • Victor Emmanuel II, Umberto I,Victor Emmanuel III
  • Mamma Mia! This country has a spaghetti historical museum in Pontedassio
  • Panettone is a popular Christmas pastry from this country
  • This nation colonized part of Somalia in the 19th century & invaded Ethiopia in the 20th
  • Leonardo Da Vinci International
  • Sicily is this country's largest region in area
  • The Apennine range runs the length of this Mediterranean country's boot-shaped peninsula
  • Vin Santo, a sweet specialty of this country's Tuscany region, is made with semi-dried grapes
  • Perfect for dipping in wine or coffee, biscotti are twice-baked cookies from this country
  • The sonnet originated in this country with such poets as Guitoni D'Arretzo
  • Completed in 1345, the Ponte Vecchio crosses over the Arno River in this European country
  • "Inno di Mameli"
  • Home to such early makers as Andrea Amati & Giovanni Maggini, this country is known as the violin's birthplace
  • Umberto I, king of this country, was assassinated in Monza in 1900
  • We have the White House; this country's P.M. has the Chigi Palace or Palazzo Chigi
  • Fontina
  • San Pellegrino, as in sparkling natural mineral water
  • The Gulf of Taranto divides this boot-shaped country's "heel" from its "toe"
  • If Dan Marino went to San Marino he'd find it surrounded by this country
  • Filmmaker Frank Capra
  • The region of Apulia occupies the "heel" of this peninsula
  • The Gulf of Taranto lies between the "heel" & the rest of the "foot" of this country
  • Important battles in this country included those at Anzio, Cassino & Salerno
  • In 1983 Bettino Craxi became this country's first socialist prime minister
  • Sicily
  • This country's 19th C. unification was impeded by the Papal states which physically divided it
  • It's known as "The Land of the Apennines"
  • The Renaissance began in this country
  • This present country's red, white & green tricolor got a boost from an 1848 decree by the king of Sardinia
  • Gran Paradiso
  • Lay it
  • An anarchist named Bresci killed King Umberto of this country in 1900
  • Lake Albano in the west-central part of this country is the site of Castel Gandolfo, the Pope's summer residence
  • Fiat began building automobiles in this European country
  • The lira
  • "The Marble Faun","A Farewell to Arms","A Bell for Adano"
  • 1989:"Cinema Paradiso"
  • The Apennines mountain chain occupies the center of this European nation's boot-like peninsula
  • Calabria is a region in the "toe" of this country's "boot"
  • Often served with fruit for dessert, Taleggio is a cheese from this country
  • Lake Bracciano
  • This country celebrates its 1945 independence from Fascism on April 25th
  • On May 9, 1946 this country's King Victor Emmanuel abdicated in favor of his son Umberto
  • Mother Cabrini came to the U.S. to work among immigrants from this country
  • It's believed bingo originated in this country around 1530 as the game "lo giuoco del lotto"
  • This country is not too worried if it gets the boot
  • Monte Veronese
  • The renaissance began in the early 1300s in the northern city-states of what is now this country
  • Elba
  • Before Latin spread, Oscan was the most widely spoken group of dialects on this country's Apennine Peninsula
  • Elizabeth Spencer set her novel "The Light in the Piazza" in this country, where she lived in the 1950s
  • Victor Emmanuel began a 46-year rule over this country, whose people thought his name was Vittorio Emanuele
  • Latin gets its name from "Latium", a region of this country
  • A map of Europe on this country's 1997 1,000-lire coin had such errors as depicting Denmark as part of Germany
  • The rock anthem "We Are the Champions" by Queen was played at this country's 2006 World Cup victory fete
  • 1998:"Life Is Beautiful"
  • The St. Bernard tunnel connects Switzerland southward down under the Alps to this country
  • Pico Della Mirandola,Boethius
  • During his years in this country, he signed his works G.F. Hendel for Giorgio Federico Hendel
  • On Feb. 3, 1998 a low-flying jet clipped a ski lift cable, killing 20 in the Dolomite Mountains in this country
  • Greece,Lebanon,Italy
  • Its territory includes the island of Elba
  • This country's boot fits snuggly between the Tyrrhenian & Adriatic Seas
  • Vittorio Orlando represented this country at the meeting of the "Big Four" leaders in Paris in 1919
  • The Salentina Peninsula forms the "heel" of this country
  • Pound & his wife lived in Rapallo in this country, but during WWII, both moved in with Pound's mistress--hmm
  • "Cinema Paradiso"(1989)
  • Mascarpone
  • Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
  • The southernmost glacier in Europe, the Calderone, is in this country's Apennine mountains
  • This nation has the longest coastline on the Adriatic Sea
  • The Eurovision Song Contest grew out of the San Remo Song Festival, a competition in this country
  • United as the Lombard League, cities in this country fought fiercely against Frederick I, the Holy Roman Emp.
  • Once dominated by numerous city-states, this nation was unified around 1870
  • Enticed by a 1915 treaty giving it Trieste, this country joined WWI's Allies
  • The Brenner Pass is a pathway from Austria to this country on the south
  • A 7-mile tunnel through Mont Blanc connects Chamonix, France to this country
  • A nice Peroni beer from this country will go perfectly with your pepperoni pizza
  • The Po is the longest river in this country
  • A trattoria usually specializes in this country's cuisine
  • Lombard is a romance language spoken primarily in southern Switzerland & the northern part of this country
  • In southern Europe:Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
  • You'll find the Dolomite Alps rising to nearly 11,000 feet in this European country
  • Peroni
  • Lake Avernus in Campania in this country was believed by the ancients to be the entrance to Hades
  • 19th century Sardinia took the lead in unifying this country
  • The Beretta
  • The Risorgimento was the 19th century movement to unify this country
  • Silvio Berlusconi not only has $7.2 billion, he was elected prime minister of this country in 2001
  • Invading American forces 1st set foot on the European mainland in this country, not France
  • On October 3, 1935 this country invaded Ethiopia
  • you're modeling in Milan, population 1.3 million
  • The main European producer of peaches is this nation, growing vast quantities of them in its Campania region
  • The Battle of the Piave River, Anzio
  • This country's second king, Umberto I, was assassinated by an anarchist in 1900
  • Media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi has been the prime minister of this country 3 different times
  • Taranto (we're not talking Canada) is in this country, along with Anzio & Padua
  • The Ovindoli-Pezza fault runs through this earthquake-prone Mediterranean country
  • The name of this Mediterranean country comes from an ancient Greek word for "calf" (as in cow, not leg)
  • Also known as the Apennine Peninsula, it's the largest peninsula that juts only into the Mediterranean Sea
  • San Marino
  • Born in Treviso, Gian Paolo Gobbo represents this country in the EP
  • During World War II this country surrendered to Allied forces on September 8, 1943
  • This country's Carabinieri evolved from a military group that served the Savoyard states
  • On April 7, 1939 this country invaded Albania & about a week later formally absorbed it
  • 1949:"The Bicycle Thief"
  • Liguria is a resort area on this country's Riviera
  • "Open my heart, and you will see graved inside of it", this peninsular country
  • Universita Degli Studi di Siena, Politechnico di Bari
  • The vacation isle of Pantelleria, just 40 miles off the coast of Tunisia, actually belongs to this European nation
  • Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
  • Tarantella
  • Trasimeno, a large lake in this European country, was the site of a big Hannibal victory in 217 B.C.
  • In 1983 & 84, this country got more tourists from around the world than any other in Europe
  • To visit San Marino, take a winding road up Mount Titano, a short drive from Rimini in this country
  • Asiago
  • Frank Capra & Charles Atlas made names for themselves after both emigrating from this country in 1903
  • From 1769 to 1773 Mozart made 3 trips south to this modern nation where opera was king
  • Osso Buco
  • This country "Bombed Back into the Renaissance"
  • The House of Savoy-Carignano was shuttered up in this country in 1946 when Humbert II left the throne
  • In 2009 the G8 countries met in L'Aquila in this country
  • Umberto Eco
  • King Zog I ruled from 1928 until 1939, when this country annexed Albania
  • Sardinia
  • Originally, this country's Scamorze cheese was made only from water buffalo milk
  • Slovenia & France
  • The region of Calabria occupies the "toe" of this nation; Apulia, the "heel" (& Tuscany, the thigh)
  • The galvanometer, which measured electric currents, is named from a scientist from what's now this country
  • My wife would kill me if we didn't go to this country, the No. 4 destination, to visit the Missoni & Krizia showrooms
  • As Germany has the Rhineland, you'd expect this country to have the "Po-Land"
  • Omar Mukhtar was the leader of a 20th century uprising against Libya's occupation by this European nation
  • In Europe:Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema
  • This country's special forces include the Alpine Commando Unit & the Gruppo Intervento Speciale
  • King Umberto II, son of Victor Emmanuel III, was this country's last monarch in 1946
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew holds a violin at the Juilliard School in New York.) Juilliard has priceless instruments like a Guarnerius, from this country that brought violin making to a peak in the 1600s
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Tinos, Greece.) This country's 1940 sinking of a Greek cruiser in Tinos harbor helped spur Greek resistance to its invasion
  • 1908's Messina earthquake & tsunami ravaged the south of this country
  • This European country conquered & annexed Albania in 1939
  • France & Slovenia
  • In April 1939 this country absorbed Albania
  • Avanti,Il Messaggero
  • The Via Salaria, over which salt was carried from salt beds in Ostia, is one of the oldest roads in this country
  • Ribollita
  • The island of Corsica belongs to France; Sardinia, 7 miles away, belongs to this country
  • The Tripartite Pact of 1940 allied Germany, Japan & this country
  • A Lombard invasion in the 500s ended Byzantine control in what's now this country
  • 2 years after imposing martial law, King Umberto I of this country was assassinated by an anarchist
  • The Blue Grotto
  • Bring on the fight! We are ready to unite! Victor Emmanuel! He's the man to give them... grief
  • Asiago
  • Carla Fracci
  • On March 17, 1861 the Kingdom of this country was declared with Victor Emmanuel as its king
  • Umberto I:1878 to 1900
  • The yearlong murder trial of Amanda Knox, an American student in this country, riveted Europe in 2009
  • The Apennines form the backbone of this European nation

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