• 1. 
    Which Italian word for a summer vegetable was first used in English in the 1920s?

  • aubergine
  • spinach
  • courgette
  • zucchini
  • 2. 
    Which word, likely originating from a Sicilian dialect, represents an organized criminal society?

  • gang
  • syndicate
  • mafia
  • capo
  • 3. 
    Which term comes from an Italian dialect word meaning “foundry”?

  • armory
  • cavalry
  • ghetto
  • factory
  • 4. 
    The first use of which word in English appeared in 1718 in reference to Catholic cardinals overseeing overseas missionary programs?

  • propaganda
  • proprietary
  • procreation
  • agenda
  • 5. 
    Which Italian word was the surname of a photographer in the film La dolce vita (1960) and came to describe some members of the profession?

  • celluloid
  • artist
  • paparazzo
  • illustrator
  • 6. 
    Which Italian word meaning “bad air” references a specific disease in English?

  • typhoid
  • meningitis
  • malaria
  • salmonella
  • 7. 
    Which English word is derived from the Italian word meaning “little scratch”?

  • graffiti
  • stencil
  • stamp
  • incision
  • 8. 
    Which food item takes its name in English from the Italian word meaning “to toast” (in reference to bread) or “to roast” (in reference to coffee beans or nuts)?

  • bruschetta
  • crepe
  • baguette
  • panettone
  • 9. 
    Which word is borrowed from the Italian meaning “game resembling bingo played with cards bearing rows of numbers”?

  • tombola
  • tornado
  • charades
  • trivia
  • 10. 
    In Italian, the name of which item comes from the likeness of its color to that of a Franciscan monk’s habit?

  • cappuccino
  • latte
  • espresso
  • macchiato
  • 11. 
    Which is borrowed from the Tuscan Italian word that originally referred to either pasta secca or “boiled bread”?

  • spaghetti
  • farfalle
  • bucatini
  • macaroni
  • 12. 
    Which English word means “revenge” in Italian?

  • malign
  • vendetta
  • renege
  • acrimony
  • 13. 
    Which word means “level” or “floor” in Italian but recalls a musical instrument in English?

  • viola
  • piano
  • cello
  • violin
  • 14. 
    Which English word is derived from the Italian meaning “time” or “rate of speed” (in music)?

  • vibrato
  • largo
  • tempo
  • grave
  • 15. 
    Which English word referencing a human body part can also mean “stalk” or “stem” (of a plant) in Italian?

  • shoulder
  • torso
  • cranium
  • neck
  • 16. 
    Which English word derives from the Italian diminutive meaning “little book”?

  • scroll
  • manuscript
  • arrangement
  • libretto
  • 17. 
    Which word, in English meaning a type of artwork, comes from the Italian word literally translated as “cardboard” or “pasteboard”?

  • cartoon
  • papier-mâché
  • ceramics
  • engraving
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