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Who is the patron saint of Itay?

Saint Francis of Assisi

What is the scientific term for the production of light by living organisms?

bioluminescence

Name the church where Leonardo da Vinci's famous fresco the "Last Supper" is painted.

Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan

What is the name of the Italian stock exchange?

Borsa Italiana

Which Italian car company produces the luxury car model ‘Quattroporte’?

Maserati

What animal often symbolizes peace in art?

dove

Hurricanes only form over …?

warm water

The average person has about … liters of blood.

5

Where are the 3 smallest bones in the human body?

middle ear

What discovery earned Wilhelm Röntgen the first Nobel Prize for Physics?

X-rays

If you exaggerate the severity of a situation, you ‘make a mountain out of a …’?

molehill

Why are sharks and rays different from other fish?

They have no bones.

How often does Halley's Comet pass Earth?

every 76 years

What planet has the most moons?

Jupiter

What was the first genetically engineered organism?

Tobacco (1983)

CH3COOH is the chemical formula for what common household item?

vinegar

The idiom ‘walking on thin …’ means to be in a risky situation that can easily go bad.

ice

What is the symbol for Potassium?

K (derived from Neo-Latin, kalium)

Which art movement, first in painting and later in music, developed in France during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

Impressionism

What is the smallest mammal in the world?

bumblebee bat

What do you call the application of science to criminal investigation?

Forensic science

What percentage of the cells in your body are bacteria?

90% bacteria and only 10% human cells

How long does it take an individual blood cell to make a complete circuit of the body?

60 seconds/1 minute

Which medieval Italian poet wrote ‘The Divine Comedy’?

Dante Alghieri

Which political movement aimed for the unification of Italy?

Risorgimento

What was the method of execution for King Charles I of England?

beheading

What is the windiest planet in our solar system?

Neptune

In what type of matter are atoms most tightly packed?

solids

‘To buy a …’ means to buy something (usually a motor vehicle) that doesn’t work well and is therefore worthless.

lemon

What living animal has the heaviest brain?

Sperm whale (9 kg)

Which river runs through Rome?

Tiber

What layer of the Earth's atmosphere makes radio communications possible?

ionosphere

How many earthquakes are there worldwide each year?

over 1 million

Which Italian director is famous for the film ‘La Dolce Vita’?

Federico Fellini

What is the name of Italy’s high-speed train?

Frecciarossa

Unlike most other fish, sharks have no…?

bones

How many eggs does a queen bee lay per day?

2,000

“Brace yourself” means “…yourself.”

prepare

How many legs do spiders have?

8

Stephen Hawking was a vigorous supporter of what interpretation of quantum mechanics?

many-worlds

Who invented the first battery?

Alessandro Volta, in 1800

Which island is the largest in the Mediterranean Sea?

Sicily

What is the smallest biological unit of a living organism?

cell

If you’re ‘cool as a …’, you’re someone who’s very calm and relaxed.

cucumber

Which mountain range separates Italy from France?

The Alps

Herpetology is the study of what?

reptiles

What is the hottest planet in our solar system?

Venus

What illness accounted for 40% of U. S. military casualties during World War I?

influenza/flu

How many brains did a Stegosaurus have?

1

What is the name of Italy’s most famous opera house?

La Scala

Which Italian city is known for its Renaissance art?

Florence

Which organ do insects NOT have?

lungs

Which fruit is a hybrid of the pomelo and mandarin/tangerine?

orange

What is the world's most poisonous spider?

Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria nigriventer) or banana spider

What is the fastest flying bird in the world?

peregrine falcon

Which Italian composer is known for the ‘Four Seasons’?

Antonio Vivaldi

What gas becomes a superfluid when cooled to absolute zero?

helium

Which Roman emperor ordered the construction of the Colosseum?

Vespasian

Early photographers made their images on…

glass

What is the most abundant element in the Universe?

hydrogen

What is the largest lake in Italy?

Lake Garda

The coldest, darkest time of winter is known as ‘the … of winter’.

dead

What is the largest living structure on Earth?

Great Barrier Reef

What is the most common element in the human body?

oxygen

If you ‘have sticky fingers’, you’re…?

a thief

Mycology is the study of what?

fungi

Which Italian fashion designer was assassinated in 1997?

Gianni Versace

What is the only human body part that can't repair itself?

teeth

What is the gestation period of a blue whale?

10-12 months

When was the idea of the atom first introduced?

450 BC

What is the symbol for silver?

Ag

What is the famous Italian dessert made of ladyfingers, coffee, and mascarpone cheese?

Tiramisù

Who painted "The Starry Night"?

Vincent van Gogh

How long does it take for light to travel from the Sun's surface to the Earth?

8 minutes and 20 seconds

What do scientists use to clean up radioactive waste?

sunflowers

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Jupiter