Test your travel smarts: SICILY

by Julia Bainbridge | See more Condé Nast Traveler quizzes ›

Read "Not Your Godfather's Sicily" in the January 2009 issue of Condé Nast Traveler and test your knowledge on all things Sicilian.

Questions

1. Sicily's got a long list of invaders in its even longer history, including:

A. Phoenicians

B. Greeks

C. Arabs

D. All of the above

2. La buona cucina! When it comes to olives, Sicily provides:

A. 50 percent of the entire national production of oil

B. The largest quantity of black olives for salting

C. The largest quantity of green olives for salting

D. Both B and C

3. Which of these statements about Italian table manners is correct?

A. Season everything: A big producer of sea salt, Sicilian chests puff with pride with each layer of seasoning

B. When it comes to Parmesan, though, be conservative

C. Feel free to mix and match your pastas and sauces; there's really no rhyme or reason, here.

D. Use a spoon to help twirl your pasta

4. Which of the following is a DO in Italy?

A. Have a glass of wine with lunch

B. Kiss first-time acquaintances

C. Address people on a first-name basis; formality is for the French.

D. If you're a man, let a woman go first into a restaurant

5. Alongside its wine production, the city of Trapani has traditionally been a center of salt harvesting. Which of the following elements does not occur naturally in high concentrations in sea salt?

A. Iodine

B. Calcium

C. Potassium

D. Magnesium

6. Sicily and its surrounding islands are home to several volcanoes, including Europe's tallest active volcano. What is it?

A. Stromboli

B. Etna

C. Empedocles

D. Vesuvius

7. Spring in Sicily brings the mattanza, the ritual hunting of:

A. Calamari

B. Trout

C. Tuna

D. Goat

8. _______ was supposedly home to the sirens who tempted Odysseus.

A. Salina

B. Stromboli

C. Panarea

D. Messina

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