WorksheetsLazio Part 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
The Pantheon in Rome contains twenty-eight sunken panels in its dome, placed into five rows of twenty-eight. This number was important to the Ancient Romans because:
There were twenty-eight gladiators.
They considered twenty-eight a perfect number.
There were twenty-eight emperors
There were twenty-eight gods.
How many spectators could fit in the Roman Colosseum?
100,000
150,000
10,000
50,000
What is Italy’s capital and most populous city?
Roma
Venezia
Napoli
Milano
How many hills was Rome built upon?
7
3
1
5
What is considered the political and civil heart of Ancient Rome?
Trevi
Il Colosseo
Il Foro Romano
Il Pantheon
Rome was founded in the year:
1762 CE
753 BCE
476 CE
27 BCE
About how much money do they find in the fontana di Trevi every day, on average?
€ 50,000
€ 150,000
€ 3,000
€ 1 million
According to Roman legend, the abandoned twins at the heart of Rome’s origin story were nursed back to health by:
Remus
Romulus
a she-wolf
a gladiator
What is the name of the Roman “fontana”, where tradition has it that if you flip a coin over your left shoulder into the fountain, you will guarantee your return to Rome one day?
Trevi
Il Colosseo
Il Foro Romano
Il Pantheon
That Flavian Amphitheater is more commonly known as:
Trevi
Il Colosseo
Il Foro Romano
Il Pantheon
This English word derives from the name of Rome’s most famous hill, The Palatine:
plate
palate
palace
petal
Which Ancient Roman building is still in use today, ushering light through a hole in its domed roof?
Trevi
Il Colosseo
Il Foro Romano
Il Pantheon
When was the Vatican City established?
1506
1929
1600
1861
What is the McDonald’s Roma Appia known for?
There are lots of stray cats living in its parking lot.
It houses a museum of ancient Roman artifacts.
The Filet-o-Fish comes with fries for free.
There is a new subway station for the “C” line underneath it.
What is the name of one of the largest and most important churches in the Christian world?
Cappella Sistina
Basilica di San Pietro
Castel Sant’Angelo
Città del Vaticano
What is the world’s smallest independent country, located entirely within the city of Rome?
Lazio
Campania
La Città del Vaticano
San Marino
What happens in modern Rome when they try to construct new buildings or infrastructure?
They find archeological artifacts and the work comes to a halt.
Everything floods because Rome is at sea level.
They work slowly so they get paid more.
They complete the work efficiently and in good time.
What’s the name of the location of the ceiling painted famously by Michelangelo?
Piazza Navona
Castel Sant’Angelo
Cappella Sistina
Basilica di San Pietro
Which public square hosts crowds of up to 80,000 people on the occasions of the Pope delivering important masses (Catholic religious services)?
Campo de’ Fiori
Piazza di Spagna
Piazza Navona
Piazza San Pietro
The Vatican City’s government is called:
The Swiss Guard
The Pope
Piazza San Pietro
The Holy See
