Columbus Day - Italian American Quiz

Through the power of the Roman Republic, Latin became the dominant language, initially in Italy and subsequently throughout the Roman Empire.

Colloquially referred to as the “New World” this second super continent came to be termed “America”, deriving its name from the Latin “Americus”. This country was discovered by an Italian, named after another Italian, and has been populated by Italians ever since, so let's see how much we know about our Italian neighbors.

Question 1: Match the first and last names of these famous figures:

1	Al                  (hint: actor)	A	Alighieri
2	Benito           (hint: made sure the trains ran on time)	B	Buonarroti
3	Dante            (hint: wrote a few books)	C	da Urbino
4	Enrico           (hint: created the first nuclear reactor)	D	De Niro
5	Guglielmo      (hint: turned on the radio)	E	DiMaggio
6	Guiseppe       (hint: wrote a few “musicals”)	F	Fermi
7	Joe                 (hint: married Marilyn Monroe)	G	Leone
8	Michelangelo  (hint: worked in marble)	H	Lombardi
9	Raphael          (hint: painter)	I	Marconi
10	Robert             (hint: actor)	J	Mussolini
11	Sergio            (hint: spaghetti westerns)	K	Pacino
12	Vince             (hint: Green Bay Packers)	L	Verdi

Question 2: America was named after:
(A) Americo Boschetti  (B) Amerigo Vespucci  (C) Amicus Curiae

Question 3: The restoration of the Statue of Liberty for the Bicentennial was orchestrated by:
(A) John DeLorean  (B) Dino deLaurentis  (C) Lee Iacocca

Question 4: Which SCOTUS justice is of Italian heritage: ____________ (there were two, but Justice Scalia passed away)

Question 5:  A.P. Giannini began the Bank of Italy. What is its name today:_____________________

Question 6: (trick question - read carefully) Which of these great car names is not of Italian origin:
(A) Alfa Romero (B) Ferrari (C) Lamborghini (D) Maserati (E) Prius (F) none (G) all

Question 7: During WWII, which of these ethnic groups were interred in prison camps throughout the United States:
(A) Germans (B) Italians (C) Japanese (D) all three


Question 8: Match their Birth names with their celebrity names:

1	Anne Bancroft	A	Antonio Benedetto
2	Tony Bennett	B	Louise Ciccone
3	Vic Damone	C	Dino Paolo Crocetti
4	Lady Gaga	D	Vito Rocco Farinola
5	Frankie Laine	E	Stefani Angelina Germanotta
6	Sophia Loren	F	Anna Maria Louisa Italiano
7	Madonna	G	Francesco Paolo LoVecchio
8	Dean Martin	H	Sofia Villani Scicolone

Answers:
Q1: 1K, 2J, 3A, 4F, 5I, 6L, 7E, 8B, 9C, 10D, 11G, 12H
Q2: B;  Q3: C;  Q4: Alito;  Q5: Bank of America;  Q6: all;  Q7: D;
Q8: 1F;  2A;  3D;  4E;  5G;  6H;  7B;  8C

Buona Fortuna if you got them all right. If not, go down to the corner and pick up a pizza, listen to the guy behind the counter and learn something.