{"id":7857,"date":"2014-11-17T12:03:31","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T12:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=7857"},"modified":"2014-11-18T10:45:40","modified_gmt":"2014-11-18T10:45:40","slug":"famous-italians-a-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/famous-italians-a-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Famous Italians – a Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been a while since we\u2019ve had a quiz. So before you all go into letargo <\/strong>(hibernation) for the winter we thought we\u2019d give you a bit of brain exercise to do. In this quiz you need to identify the twelve famous Italians described below. We\u2019ve tried to make the quiz accessible to everyone by giving the clues in English, and with a little bit of investigation on the internet you\u2019ll soon have them all identified. Please post your answers in the comments section. Here we go: <\/p>\n

1.<\/strong><\/font> Italian composer famous for his memorable, highly atmospheric spaghetti westerns soundtracks (remember the whistle?)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

2.<\/strong><\/font> Renaissance polymath from a little Tuscan village near Florence. In order to read his notes you need to hold them up to the mirror.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

3.<\/font><\/strong> Avid traveller, explorer, and storyteller, from a family of Venetian merchants. For many years he was a diplomat for the Kublai Khan.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

4.<\/strong><\/font> The original fricchettone<\/strong> (hippy), he talked to the animals, lived in a grotto in Umbria, and created the first presepe vivente<\/strong> (Nativity show).<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

5.<\/strong><\/font> Known as l\u2019Eroe dei Due Mondi<\/strong> (the hero of two worlds), he led Le Camicie Rosse<\/strong>, an army of a thousand men dressed in red shirts.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

6.<\/font><\/strong> Florentine Renaissance cartographer, who gave his name to a new continent.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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7.<\/font><\/strong><\/font> What is the first name<\/u> of the female fashion designer, whose surname is used in the title of this novel\/film?<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

8.<\/strong><\/font> For twenty years he ruled Italy with his Camicie Nere<\/strong> (Black Shirts), and succeeded in making the trains run on time.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

9.<\/strong><\/font> Artist and sculptor from Livorno who lived in Paris at the beginning of the Twentieth century. His style is characterized by the long faces and necks of his subjects.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

10.<\/font><\/strong> Car manufacturer from Modena whose famous products carry a horse logo.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

11.<\/strong><\/font> Iconic Italian actress who celebrated her eightieth birthday this September.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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<\/font>12.<\/font><\/strong> Influential educator whose <\/font>portrait appears on the other side of this bank note.<\/font> <\/p>\n

Buon Divertimento!
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It\u2019s been a while since we\u2019ve had a quiz. So before you all go into letargo (hibernation) for the winter we thought we\u2019d give you a bit of brain exercise to do. In this quiz you need to identify the twelve famous Italians described below. We\u2019ve tried to make the quiz accessible to everyone by…<\/p>\n

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