Italy Quiz

Noname · **on:** June 03, 2009, 11:39:34 PM

This quiz starts in 476 AD, after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. It is about Italian history and culture.

I'll start.

Who was the Christian commander at the battle of Ostia?

Malte279 · **Reply #1 on:** June 04, 2009, 04:17:21 AM

Caesar of Naples?

Noname · **Reply #2 on:** June 04, 2009, 04:19:12 AM

Correct. Your turn, Malte.

Malte279 · **Reply #3 on:** June 04, 2009, 05:06:21 AM

Which medieval battle was in 19th century turned into a founding myth for the Italian national state and which peculiar vehicle played a role in that battle?

Noname · **Reply #4 on:** June 04, 2009, 01:53:09 PM

The battle of Legnano, and the vehicle in question was the Carroccio, a war chariot drawn by oxen with a city's standard and an altar.

Malte279 · **Reply #5 on:** June 04, 2009, 02:34:02 PM

Exactly

Your turn.

Noname · **Reply #6 on:** June 04, 2009, 02:36:55 PM

What waterway in Italy has the same name as a similar, but larger one in China?

Noname · **Reply #7 on:** June 07, 2009, 01:39:55 PM

I'll add a hint: This waterway is in Northern Italy, was built long after the Roman Empire was no more, and is near the Adriatic Sea.

Noname · **Reply #8 on:** November 12, 2009, 03:51:42 PM

Thought I'd give this a BUMP!

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #9 on:** January 24, 2010, 04:31:24 AM

The Grand Canal? Ireland and France has the same name, too.

Noname · **Reply #10 on:** January 24, 2010, 04:36:48 AM

Correct! It is the Grand Canal of Venice. Although similar structures exist with the same name, China's Grand Canal is the best known of them. The Canal in Venice is still the only one in Italy with the same name.

Your turn, Mirumoto!

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #11 on:** January 27, 2010, 01:04:22 AM

I'm stuck on getting a question, so anyone can take over for me.

Noname · **Reply #12 on:** January 27, 2010, 01:34:10 AM

I can take it, then. Who is the saint for whom the special Christian rite practiced in the city of Milan is name after? What is the Catholic rite called?

Hint: It is not the Latin rite.