Italian

Question 1

Italian words for “in the fresh air” give us this adjective for things done outdoors.

Answer 1

Al fresco

Question 2

This is the Italian word for priest.

Answer 2

Prete

Question 3

This is the Italian word for painter.

Answer 3

Pittore

Question 4

Though this term is often incorrectly assumed to be derived from Italian, it is used to describe a fake diamond.

Answer 4

Fugazi

Question 5

This Italian phrase means to speak in a quiet voice, as if not to be overheard.

Answer 5

Sotto Voce

Question 6

What term for a music school referred initially to orphanages in 16th-18th century Italy where music was taught (and in fact comes from the Italian word for “orphanage”)?

Answer 6

Conservatory

Question 7

At an Italian gelateria, ask for fragola and you’ll get this flavor.

Answer 7

Strawberry

Question 8

What is the Italian term for the region known in English as Southern Italy, roughly equivalent geographically with the pre-unification Kingdom of Naples? This term refers to the intensity of the midday sun in the southern portion of the Italian peninsula.

Answer 8

Mezzogiorno