Braingle: 'All About Venice' Trivia Quiz

All About Venice

Venice was a great center of art, learning, and music during the Renaissance age, and is still as great as it once was today! How much do you know about the past, present, and geography of this beautiful city?

Quiz ID:	#31411
Fun:	(3.2)
Difficulty:	(1.64)
Category:	Geography > Cities
Created By:	firefox99

#1 Venice lies on an archipelago in what body of water?

The Tyrrhenian Sea
The Adriatic Sea
The Ligurian Sea
The Red Sea

#2 Venice is located in the _____ region of Italy.

Sicily
Veneto
Tuscany
Lazio

#3 The great canal that winds its way through all of Venice is called the ______.

"Canale Superiore" (Superior Canal)
"Canale Veloce" (Fast Canal)
"Canale Grande" (Grand Canal)
"Canale Vasta" (Wide Canal)

#4 Across approximately how many islands does the city of Venice stretch?

23
45
117
194

#5 Which of these is NOT a nickname for Venice?

The Floating City
City of Masks
Queen of the Mediterranean
La Dominante

#6 Which of the following was the classical Venetian transportational boat?

Motorized ferry
Gondola
Vaporetti
Voyageur canoe

#7 Which of these Italian Baroque/Classical composers was born in Venice?

Antonio Vivaldi
Domenico Scarlatti
Luigi Boccherini
Muzio Clementi

#8 Which of the following Biblical works was painted by the Venetian artist Titian?

The Baptism of Christ
Christ Carrying the Cross
The Last Supper
Adoration of the Magi

#9 Marco Polo was a famous Venetian _____.

Artist
Musician
Sailor
Merchant

#10 What is one of Venice's most famous trade products in Medieval and Renaissance ages?

Cotton
Glass
Iron
Rice

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All About Venice

#1 Venice lies on an archipelago in what body of water?

#2 Venice is located in the _____ region of Italy.

#3 The great canal that winds its way through all of Venice is called the ______.

#4 Across approximately how many islands does the city of Venice stretch?

#5 Which of these is NOT a nickname for Venice?

#6 Which of the following was the classical Venetian transportational boat?

#7 Which of these Italian Baroque/Classical composers was born in Venice?

#8 Which of the following Biblical works was painted by the Venetian artist Titian?

#9 Marco Polo was a famous Venetian _____.

#10 What is one of Venice's most famous trade products in Medieval and Renaissance ages?

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All About Venice

#1 Venice lies on an archipelago in what body of water?

#2 Venice is located in the _____ region of Italy.

#3 The great canal that winds its way through all of Venice is called the ______.

#4 Across approximately how many islands does the city of Venice stretch?

#5 Which of these is NOT a nickname for Venice?

#6 Which of the following was the classical Venetian transportational boat?

#7 Which of these Italian Baroque/Classical composers was born in Venice?

#8 Which of the following Biblical works was painted by the Venetian artist Titian?

#9 Marco Polo was a famous Venetian _____.

#10 What is one of Venice's most famous trade products in Medieval and Renaissance ages?

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