Viva Italy!

#23 Week 5

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Sigrun Sørumgård
January 31, 2025

From historic landmarks to delicious cuisine, how much do you know about the heart of the Mediterranean?

  1. What is the colours of the Italian flag?

  2. Which 4 countries and 2 enclaves does Italy border to?

  3. Rome is the 3rd largest city in the European Union, which two cities are bigger? (population)

  4. One of Italy’s most renowned claims to fame is that it holds the distinction of being home to the oldest continuously operating university in the world, established in 1088. Which university is it?

  5. Which luxurious car company provides the Italian Police Force with some of its cars?

  6. How many of Shakespeare´s plays are set in Italy?

  7. How many people was murdered under Mussolini’s command?

  8. The average Italian consumes how many kilos of pasta per year?

  9. What is gelato?

  10. What was Julius Caesars full name? He has a name in front of Julius…

The Wonder Wall

  • Italy has 55 world heritage sites, more than anywhere else on Earth. They cover the entire country, and range from Mount Etna to the Colosseum.

  • Modern pizza evolved from similar flatbread dishes in Naples, Italy, between the 16th and mid-18th century. The word pizza was first documented in 997 AD in Gaeta and successively in different parts of central and southern Italy.

  • Pinocchio was first published in an Italian newspaper:

    Carlo Collodi wrote the legendary story of “Pinocchio” in 1880 and it was originally serialized in the children’s newspaper, Giornale per i Bambini.

Yesterday´s Questions & Answers

  1. Who has won the most Grand Slam titles, in the men´s single tennis?

    Novak Djokovic has won 24 grand slam titles. No other men's singles player in the history of tennis has won more Grand Slam titles than Novak Djokovic.

  2. Which tennis player is known as the "King of Clay"?

    Rafael Nadal is called "King of Clay" and is considered the best clay player of all time.

  3. The French Open is also known by what name?

    Roland-Garros

  4. How many Grand Slam singles titles did Serena Williams win?

    She won 23 Grand Slam women's singles titles, the most in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time. She is the only player to accomplish a Career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles.

  5. Who was the first man to win 20 Grand Slam men’s singles titles in the Open Era (professional tennis since 1968)?

    Roger Federer

  6. What was the title of the exhibition tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs?

    In 1973, Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in what was called the "battle of the sexes."

  7. A tennis player has to win which five tournaments to win a ‘Golden Slam’?

    The Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, the US Open, & the Olympics/Paralympics. Golden Slam term first emerged in Tennis when the German star Steffi Graf pulled off an unbelievable title-laden year in 1988. Steffi won all four Grand Slam titles in 1988 and also bagged the gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Notably, no one has repeated Steffi's heroics to date, but there are 11 other players, including four in singles events, who have won all four Grand Slam titles and Olympic Gold in their careers but not in the same year, a feat termed as Career Golden Slam.

  8. What is the name of a tennis tournament that is an international tennis tournament for men's national teams?

    The Davis Cup is an international tennis tournament for men's national teams.

  9. The longest match ever played in tennis history was between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut at 2010 Wimbledon, but how long did it last?

    The longest tennis match lasted for 11 hours and 5 minutes and was contested over three days.

  10. Who is the youngest player to win a Grand Slam singles title?

    In the Open Era, Swiss legend Martina Hingis is the youngest Grand Slam winner ever, courtesy her Australian Open triumph in 1997 at the age of just 16 years and 117 days.