{"id":9889,"date":"2015-08-24T21:19:51","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T19:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=9889"},"modified":"2015-08-24T21:19:51","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T19:19:51","slug":"italian-quiz-august-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/italian-quiz-august-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Quiz \u2013 August 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Readers, we\u2019re beginning to feel lonely, comments on our articles seem to be scarce these days\u00a0\u2026 is there anybody out there? Let\u2019s find out with a little brain teaser. We shall be expecting LOTS of replies!<\/p>\n

Section 1: The<\/span> Right Word<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>Choose the correct word for each of the sentences below:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"01\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It was a very dark night\u00a0= era una notte molto _______ (boia, bue, buia,\u00a0boa)<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s no hurry = non c\u2019\u00e8 _______ (freccia, furia, fretta, fratta)<\/strong> N.B. this one has two correct possibilities<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve got a stain on my shirt = ho una _______ sulla camicia (macchina, macchia, macina,\u00a0marca)<\/strong><\/p>\n

This cake is really tasty = questa torta \u00e8 molto _______ (saporito, saponata, sapienza, saporita)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Giorgio is very hungry = Giorgio \u00e8 molto _______ (affamato, affannato, affannoso, affarista)
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Section 2: The Right Conjugation.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>Choose the correct conjugation for each of the following sentences:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Casablanca-001\"<\/a><\/p>\n

One day I\u2019d like to learn to play the piano = un giorno mi _______ imparare a suonare il piano (piace, piaciuto, piacerei, piacerebbe)<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to Parma at eight o\u2019clock this evening = _______ a Parma alle otto di stasera (andr\u00f2, andavo, vedo, vado)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carlo was really tired yesterday = Carlo _______ molto stanco ieri (stava, ero, fosse, era)<\/strong><\/p>\n

If I had more time I\u2019d learn to play the piano = se _______ pi\u00f9 tempo imparerei a\u00a0suonare il piano (avevo, avessi, avr\u00f2, avuto)<\/strong><\/p>\n

We need to do loads of shopping today = _______ fare un sacco di spesa oggi (bisnonno, bisogno, bisonte, bisogna)
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Section 3: General Knowledge.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Firenze-001\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It was the first capital city of the newly unified Regno d\u2019Italia in 1861 (Torino, Milano, Firenze, Roma)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Famous poet, he wrote a Canzoniere (a book of poetry) dedicated to his beloved Laura. He is considered one of the fathers of the Italian language (Giovanni Boccaccio, Francesco Petrarca, Dante Alighieri, Alessandro Manzoni)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Famous scientist from Pisa, he invented the telescope, which\u00a0he used for several astronomical discoveries, amongst which are sunspots, and the four largest satellites of the planet Jupiter. He was condemned for heresy by the Catholic Church (Galilei, Aristotele, Cheplero, Copernico)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In almost every Italian town you\u2019ll\u00a0find a monument dedicated to this famous leader. With the help of a thousand volunteers dressed in red shirts he threw out the Borbones from il Regno delle Due Sicilie (Giuseppe Mazzini, Giuseppe Verdi, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Vittorio Emanuele)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Musician born in Lucca in 1858, he wrote many operas. Amongst his numerous memorable arias is a well know chorus which is sung with the mouth shut!\u00a0(Giovanni Bellini, Giuseppe Verdi, Luigi Boccherini, Giacomo Puccini)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last one to send in their answers is a rotten egg!<\/em><\/span> \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Dear Readers, we\u2019re beginning to feel lonely, comments on our articles seem to be scarce these days\u00a0\u2026 is there anybody out there? Let\u2019s find out with a little brain teaser. We shall be expecting LOTS of replies! Section 1: The Right Word Choose the correct word for each of the sentences below: It was a…<\/p>\n

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