Interesting Facts About Italy

Below is a word bank to help you solve the puzzle. (You may leave spaces, when needed, between the words.)Mont Blanc, Pizza, Bologna, Palermo, Pisa, Genoa, Soccer, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Alps, Euro, Mount Etna, Mediterranean Sea, Arizona, Pasta, Apennines, Vatican City, Po River, Romulus, Christopher Columbus

Mont Blanc Italy's main spectator sport

Genoa The mountains that run the length of Italy (north to south)

Arizona The longest river in Italy

Vatican City He painted the Sistine Chapel

Leonardo da Vinci He painted the Mona Lisa

Euro A famous leaning tower on the westcoast of Italy

Mediterranean Sea The home of Europe's oldest university

Apennines Famous Italian explorer who discovered America

Alps The busiest port in Italy

pasta Famous food invented in Naples

Romulus Italian currency

soccer Capital of Sicily

Bologna A volcano near Sicily

Palermo The independent country in Italy where the Pope lives

Christopher Columbus The legendary founder of Rome

Pisa Body of water that surrounds Italy on three sides

Michelangelo Italy's tallest peak

pizza Italy is about the size of this American state

Mount Etna The tallest mountains of Italy; found in the northern part of the country

Po River Italy's national dish

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