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WorksheetsUNESCO sites - Sicily
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
You can see this famous elephant statue on the main square of:
Palermo
Trapani
Catania
Agrigento
How high is Mount Etna?
330 m
5330 m
4334 m
3343 m
The Valley of Temples is in:
Catania
Agrigento
Palermo
Mothia
The Syracuse UNESCO site consists of:
the rocky Necropolis of Pantalica and the old town centre.
the old town centre.
the rocky Necropolis of Pantalica.
Marzamemi and Ortygia.
The List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity includes:
The cannolo
The Sicilian Puppet Theatre
The Sicilian dialect
The arancino
Which sentence is true?
The Opera dei Pupi appeared in Sicily at the beginning of the 18th century.
The puppeteers' performance is based on improvisation.
The 2 principal Sicilian puppet schools were in Syracuse and Catania.
The puppeteers perform an epic drama based on a script.
Which place was defined as “the most beautiful city in Magna Graecia” ?
Agrigento
Taormina
Syracuse
Catania
Which wild animal can't you find in the Etna Natural Park?
Monreale Cathedral is famous for its...:
Byzantine mosaics.
stained glass windows.
wooden altar.
Greek mosaic walls.
The Archipelago of the Aeolian Islands is made up of:
17 islands.
4 islands.
8 islands.
7 islands.
Which two Aeolian Islands are still active volcanoes?
Panarea and Filicudi
Stromboli and Vulcano
Panarea and Vulcano
Stromboli and Filicudi
Which sentence about Mount Etna is false?
It is the highest active volcano in Europe.
There is no vegetation because of the volcanic soil.
It was added the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2013.
At present there are 5 summit craters.
The city of Catania was rebuilt...
after a big fire in 1890.
after the major earthquake in 1693.
after the Second World War bombings.
after the Etna eruption in 1669.
This Ancient Greek Theatre is in:
Palermo
Syracuse
Catania
Taormina
The city of Mothia is on:
Santa Maria Island.
San Pantaleo Island.
La Schola Island.
Isola Bella.
The Aeolian Islands are part of the Province of:
Messina
Trapani
Catania
Palermo
Which Late Baroque town does not belong to Val di Noto?
Catania
Ragusa
Acireale
Noto
The small island opposite Taormina is called:
Isola Brutta
Isola Italiana
Isola Bella
Isola Marina
The area around Trapani and Marsala is famous for its:
animal breeding
jewellery
pottery
salt flats
Agrigento was founded as a Greek colony in...
the sixth century AD
the sixth century BC
the fifth century BC
the third century AD
