Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
This is a great chance to practice bone and muscle vocabulary, since that's what the pairing is about in this episode. The first contestant is named Santo. "Santo" means "saint," so there's some joking about it being just his name, not a description. Carlo, contestant number two is a musician and works in music therapy. He sings a few phrases of an aria from the Puccini opera Tosca.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Claudio is given a list of Italian places and has to say whether they're in the north or the south of Italy.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Agnese, the contestant from Rome, is quizzed on a list of soccer players and she has to respond whether they're ex-players or current players. A new contestant, Antonella, responds to a list of words, saying if they're adverbs or adjectives.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
In this segment, there are "true or false" questions. Aside from the answers themselves, there are explanations of some true statements that are quite fascinating.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Carlo quizzes all the contestants on such varied topics as the existence of a Renaissance-era ostrich egg globe and the healthiness of ricin (it's deadly).
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
The contestants face another round robin of questions, this time regarding four specific years. It's a great chance to practice those long, one-word numbers Italians use.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Anna is quizzed on Sardinia and can easily identify the capital and its major cities, its nuraghes (characteristic low towers), its cantu a tenore (traditional singing), but comes up short on providing the name of a typical Sardinian dish.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Laura joins Carlo in questioning the contestants about animal traits in this elimination round.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Famous battles, movie roles, and 60s pop songs are some of the subject that the contestants get quizzed about.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
We're down to two contestants: Agnese and Francescopaolo. Carlo's seven questions are pretty tough and involve international material.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
There's one contestant left, but the questions keep on coming.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
We're in the final phase of the game. Will Francescopaolo have written the right word?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Francescopaolo is back in the game. He makes an usual request to Carlo. His new challenger is Ilaria, who Carlo introduces to the audience.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Ilaria and Matteo are the new contestants. Ilaria is quizzed on a list of Italian male celebrities and has to decide whether they're actors or singers.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Carlo presents Matteo with a list of countries and asks him whether they're situated in the Atlantic or the Pacific.
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