Naples Trivia

Answer these questions about the city of Naples.
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What is the Italian name of Naples?
Napoli
What is a person from Naples called? (English demonym)
a Neapolitan
What Italian region is Naples the capital of?
Campania
What fraction of the Mediterranean sea does the city border?
Tyrrhenian sea
What volcano overlooks the city?
Vesuvius
What are the two most famous ancient cities that were completely destroyed by the eruption of that volcano, 79 AD?
Pompeii
Herculaneum
What empire took control of the city in 1503?
Spanish Empire
What disease nearly eradicated the entire city's population in 1656?
Bubonic plague
Which Kingdom was Naples the capital of from 1817 until 1861?
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
What typical Italian dish originated in Naples?
Pizza Margherita
What three main ingredients of the above are said to represent the Italian flag?
Basil
Mozzarella
Tomato
What lemon-flavoured liquor is produced in the nearby Sorrentine Peninsula?
Limoncello
What string instrument is typically associated with Naples, and Southern Italy in general?
Mandolin
What is the mafia of Naples better known as?
Camorra
What is Naples's most important public square?
Piazza del Plebiscito
What island in the Gulf of Naples has an almost perfectly round shape?
Nisida
Which legendary Argentine footballer player was made citizen of honor of Naples in 2017?
Diego Maradona
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