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Quiz: How much do you know about Italy?

Battle lines drawn.
6.05am, 22 Jun 2016
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WE GO TO war with Italy tonight, a place in the last 16 of the European Championships at stake.

But how much do you know about our foes?

What's the population of Italy?
60 million
55 million

50 million
65 million
We all know Rome is the capital, but what river is it built on?
Po
Tiber

Amo
Adige
Which of these wasn't an Emperor of Rome?
Claudius
Gennarius

Nero
Domitian
We all know Italy is a boot. But what island is it kicking?
Malta
Corsica

Sardinia
Sicily
Which artistic work can be found in the refectory of the Santa Maria delle Grazie church in Milan?
Michaelangelo's "David"
Rodin's "The Thinker"

Van Gogh's "Sunflowers"
Da Vinci's "Last Supper"
What does the word "mafia" mean in the Sicilian dialect?
Family
Beautiful

Terrifying
Brutal
Which of these is NOT an Italian-language opera?
Don Giovanni
Tosca

Dafne
Parsifal
There have been 275 Popes. How many have been Italian?
254
217

208
264
How many Italians are at risk of a volcanic eruption?
600,000
2 million

10 million
None
Who scored the greatest goal in football history to beat Italy 1-0 in the 1994 World Cup, a result which will be repeated tonight?
INPHO
Ray Houghton
Answer all the questions to see your result!
You scored out of !
You're Julius Caesar!
You run this thing.
Share your result:
You scored out of !
You're Valentino Rossi!
Too quick for us!
Share your result:
You scored out of !
You're Toto Schillachi!
Started well, but faded!
Share your result:
You scored out of !
You're Silvio Berlusconi!
You're not very good.
Share your result:

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    Red hurley
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    Jun 22nd 2016, 7:24 AM

    I know we are going to hand them their asses tonight! COYBIG

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    Jun 22nd 2016, 7:54 AM

    Hopefully they’ll give Ray Houghton a run

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    Jun 22nd 2016, 7:59 AM

    Roy Keane to come on at half time!

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    Jun 22nd 2016, 7:24 AM

    Toto Schilachi 5/10

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    Jun 22nd 2016, 11:51 AM

    You scored 6 out of 10!
    You’re Valentino Rossi!
    Too quick for us!

    Lets hope the boys in green play with a bit more speed tonight!

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    Jun 22nd 2016, 7:05 AM

    1 out of 10, better than expected!

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    kelcia mcnamara
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    Jun 22nd 2016, 7:22 AM

    I thought Mafia meant My Daughter not Beautiful

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    Jun 22nd 2016, 8:10 AM

    http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mafia
    “The Sicilian adjective mafiusu, means ‘swagger’, but can also be translated as ‘boldness’ or bravado’. In reference to a man, mafiusu signified a bully, arrogant but also fearless, enterprising, and proud. In reference to a woman the feminine-form adjective mafiusa means ‘beautiful’ or ‘attractive”.

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    Jun 22nd 2016, 11:54 AM

    kelcia, I thought so too..we must have watched the same documentary! I thought it was derived from ma (my) fia (daughter).

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    Jun 22nd 2016, 12:47 PM

    You’re Toto Schillachi!
    Started well, but faded! 4/10

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    Jun 22nd 2016, 12:05 PM

    Italy scrapped its odious LPT on Family Homes in 2015 …. way ahead!

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    Jun 22nd 2016, 12:50 PM

    3/10, I shouldn’t have qualified.

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    Jun 23rd 2016, 2:17 AM

    You scored 4 out of 10!
    You’re Toto Schillachi!
    Started well, but faded!
    Like my Tee shirts lol.

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