Pointless Quiz

1. A traveler staying in Cortina d’Ampezzo plans a day among dramatic pale-rock peaks. Which mountain group are they visiting?

2. Which independent city-state is located entirely within the city of Rome?

3. A friend has tickets for the Palio di Siena in Piazza del Campo. What event will you watch?

4. On Italy’s national flag, which color appears between green and red?

5. You are given evening tickets to the Teatro alla Scala. Which city should you navigate to?

6. A poem follows Dante through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. Which work is being described?

7. At an Italian station, you need to leave the building. Which sign should you follow?

8. A trattoria emphasizes that its carbonara follows the culinary tradition of Rome. Which region contains Rome?

9. From Trieste, you travel directly east across Italy’s nearby international border. Which country do you enter?

10. Which Renaissance artist was born in Urbino and painted The School of Athens?

11. Italy’s mainland outline is often compared to a boot. Which island lies just beyond the boot’s “toe”?

12. In Venice, a local says that Cannaregio is a “sestiere.” What does that mean?

13. A menu describes its pasta sauce as “alla Genovese” and features basil, pine nuts, garlic, cheese, and olive oil. Which region is most closely associated with it?

14. You want to see Alberobello’s traditional conical-roofed trulli. Which region should you visit?

15. Your rail ticket lists “Firenze Santa Maria Novella” as the destination. Which city are you traveling to?

16. An archaeologist studying Pompeii would focus on the eruption of which volcano?