Q 01/05

In which Italian seaside town was Federico Fellini born in 1920?

A) Naples

B) Bari

C) Genoa

D) Rimini

Answer · why

D) Rimini

Rimini's airport is now named after him, and the Fellini Museum opened there in 2021.

Q 02/05

How many competitive Academy Awards did Fellini's films win over his career?

A) Two

B) Four

C) Six

D) One

Answer · why

B) Four

Those four wins remain a record for the category, on top of an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement in 1993.

Q 03/05

Which English word derives from Paparazzo, a news photographer character in La Dolce Vita?

A) Paparazzi

B) Graffiti

C) Vendetta

D) Fiasco

Answer · why

A) Paparazzi

Walter Santesso played the photographer friend of journalist Marcello Rubini; the term is now used in many languages.

Q 04/05

Which actress, Fellini's wife of fifty years, played Gelsomina in La Strada?

A) Anna Magnani

B) Sophia Loren

C) Giulietta Masina

D) Claudia Cardinale

Answer · why

C) Giulietta Masina

Charlie Chaplin, whose work hers is often compared with, called her the actress who moved him most.

Q 05/05

Which American actor played the brutish strongman Zampanò in La Strada?

A) Anthony Quinn

B) Kirk Douglas

C) Burt Lancaster

D) Broderick Crawford

Answer · why

A) Anthony Quinn

Zampanò's act consists of breaking an iron chain bound across his chest, then passing a hat.