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EasyPeasy Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Annie’s favourite icecream flavour?

a)

Strawberry

b)

Pistacchio

c)

Chocolate

d)

Salt Caramel

2.

What square is the heart of Venice?

a)

Piazza Navona

b)

Piazza di Spagna

c)

Piazza Sna Marco

d)

Piazza San Pietro

3.

What is the main canal that runs through Venice?

a)

Canal of the Saints  

b)

Grand Canal

c)

Doge’s Canal

d)

Rialto Canal

4.

Which famous bridge connects two wings of the Doge’s Palace?

a)

Ponte degli scalzi (Scalzi Bridge 

b)

Ponte di Rialto (Rialto Bridge

c)

Ponte dell’Accademia (Accademia Bridge

d)

Ponte dei sospiri (Bridge of Sighs

5.

What is the name of the famous Venetian festival that features masks and costumes?

a)

Palio

b)

Carnival

c)

Festa del Redentore (Feast of the Redeemer

d)

Festa dell’ascensione (Feast of the Ascension

6.

Which famous Venetian explorer is known for his travels in Asia?

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Christopher Columbus  

d)

John Cabot

7.

Who was the Doge of Venice?

a)

the king

b)

the pope

c)

the head of republic

d)

a mercheant

8.

What is a gondola

a)

A venetian mask

b)

a traditional boat

c)

a waterway

d)

a market

9.

What type of government did Venice have before Napoleon?

a)

monarchy

b)

republic

c)

empire

d)

principality

10.

Where are the Horses of St. Mark located?

a)

On the island of San Giorgio

b)

On the Rialto Bridge

c)

In the Scuola Grande di San Rocco

d)

On the façade of St. Mark’s Basilica

11.

What event severely damaged Venice in 1966?

a)

A fire

b)

A flood

c)

A war

d)

An earthquake

12.

Who painted the frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel?

a)

Giotto

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Raffaello

d)

Donatello

13.

What system was designed to protect Venice from high water?

a)

Mose

b)

Pandora

c)

Living Lagoon

d)

Ark

14.

St. Mark’s campanile is

a)

A lighthouse

b)

a freestanding bell tower

c)

A defensive Tower

d)

A clock tower

15.

Which famous saint is buried in Padua?

a)

St. Anthony

b)

St. John

c)

St. Peter

d)

St. Francis

16.

What is the name of the historic university founded in 1222?

a)

University of Bologna  

b)

University of Venice

c)

University of Padua

d)

University of Rome  

17.

What is Caffè Pedrocchi?

a)

A square

b)

A church

c)

A historic cafe

d)

a theatre

18.

Prato della Valle is

a)

A market

b)

A river

c)

A square

d)

A Palladian Villa

19.

What do the statues in Prato della Valle represent?

a)

Saints

b)

Famous figures from Venetian history

c)

Italian Kings

d)

Mythological Figures

20.

In wich region is Padua located?

a)

Lombardia

b)

Emilia-Romagna

c)

Napoli

d)

Veneto

21.

What was the Palazzo della Ragione used for?  

a)

As a courthouse  

b)

As a library  

c)

As a theatre

d)

As an hospital

22.

What animal is the symbol of the University of Padua?

a)

Lion

b)

Bull

c)

Eagle

d)

Bear

23.

What kind of market is held in Padua’s Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza della Frutta?

a)

Antique Market

b)

Food Market

c)

Flower Market

d)

Book Market