How Well Do You Know The Aeolian Islands?
20 Questions
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Questions and Answers
- 1.In what year did the corsair Ariadeno Barbarossa sack Lipari and carry away most of its people captive?
- A.
1554
- B.
1544
- C.
1349
- D.
1648
- 2.
![True or False: All islands are administered by Lipari as part of the comune di Lipari? - ProProfs]( "True or False: All islands are administered by Lipari as part of the comune di Lipari?")
True or False: All islands are administered by Lipari as part of the comune di Lipari?- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.
![Who was Aeolus? - ProProfs]( "Who was Aeolus?")
Who was Aeolus?- A.
Ruler of the winds in Greek Mythology
- B.
Son of Auson, king in Italy.
- C.
The ancestor of Romulus and Remus
- D.
Hero of the Odyssey as told by Homer
- 4.Which of these are on Lipari? (Select all correct answers).
- A.
Capo Gramignazzi
- B.
Rocche Rosse
- C.
Stimpignato
- D.
Lami
- E.
Sparanello
- 5.Name the two mountain peaks on Salina.
- A.
Ditella and Vulcano
- B.
Vulcanello and Montagnola
- C.
Montagnole and Fossa delle Felci
- D.
Monte dei Porri and Fossa delle Felci
- 6.On which island would you find all three: Gelso, Monte Molineddo and Grotta dei Pisani?
- A.
Vulcano
- B.
Stromboli
- C.
Filicudi
- D.
Lipari
- 7.What is the name of the church in Pollara on Salina?
- A.
Sant'Anna
- B.
Sant'Onofrio
- C.
San Francesco
- D.
Sant'Antonio
- 8.
![True or False: Vulcano is the smallest of the seven islands. - ProProfs]( "True or False: Vulcano is the smallest of the seven islands.")
True or False: Vulcano is the smallest of the seven islands.- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.
![True or False: Basiluzzo has a lighthouse at the top. - ProProfs]( "True or False: Basiluzzo has a lighthouse at the top.")
True or False: Basiluzzo has a lighthouse at the top.- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.
![Where is this (see photo below)? - ProProfs]( "Where is this (see photo below)?")
Where is this (see photo below)?- A.
Filicudi
- B.
Vulcano
- C.
Alicudi
- D.
Lipari
- 11.What used to be one of Lipari's main exports?
- A.
Pumice
- B.
Prickly Pears
- C.
Water
- D.
Fish
- 12.
![Name the town in this photo (below). - ProProfs]( "Name the town in this photo (below).")
Name the town in this photo (below).- A.
Ginostra
- B.
Malfa
- C.
Rinella
- D.
Acquacalda
- E.
Quattropani
- 13.Which of these people does Diodorus Siculus not mention when he discusses the Aeolian Islands in Book V, 7.
- A.
Aeneas
- B.
Liparus
- C.
Odysseus
- D.
Aeolus
- 14.In Greek mythology, Aeolus married the daughter of Liparus, the first king of Lipari. What was her name?
- A.
Helen
- B.
Cyanê
- C.
Electra
- D.
Lavinia
- E.
Dido
- 15.On which island would one find the Terme di San Calogero?
- A.
Alicudi
- B.
Stromboli
- C.
Lipari
- D.
Vulcano
- 16.
![True or False: Most of those who resettled the Aeolian Islands after Barbarossa's time were Spaniards. - ProProfs]( "True or False: Most of those who resettled the Aeolian Islands after Barbarossa's time were Spaniards.")
True or False: Most of those who resettled the Aeolian Islands after Barbarossa's time were Spaniards.- A.
True
- B.
False
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