What Italian leader had the nickname, Il Duce?
Benito Mussolini
What 3 colours are on the Italian flag?
Green, White and Red
When was the last time Italy won the World Cup of soccer?
2006
What Italian volcano erupted in AD 79, burying Pompeii?
Mount Vesuvius
What Italian Emperor is known to have “fiddled while Rome burned”?
Nero
What former Italian Prime Minister was convicted of tax fraud in 2013?
Silvio Berlusconi
What famous Italian opera singer died of pancreatic cancer in 2007?
Luciano Pavarotti
Within 100 years, when did the construction of the leaning tower of Pisa begin?
1173
What city did Lucky Luciano live in after his exile from the United States?
Naples
In world war II, what was the code name of the operation for the allied invasion of Sicily?
Operation Husky
