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Ponte Morandi collapse - Quiz
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  • 1. How many individuals were charged in the criminal trials following the Ponte Morandi collapse?
A) 72
B) 45
C) 59
D) 30
  • 2. Who was the chief executive of Autostrade per l’Italia at the time of the collapse?
A) Paolo Berti
B) Roberto Ferrazza
C) Antonio Brencich
D) Giovanni Castellucci
  • 3. In what year did the trial for the Ponte Morandi collapse begin?
A) 2026
B) 2018
C) 2020
D) 2022
  • 4. What was Giovanni Castellucci's sentence in July 2026?
A) 11 years
B) 5.5 years
C) 12 years
D) 20 years
  • 5. What was the sentence given to Michele Donferri Mitelli?
A) 11 years
B) 8 years
C) 12 years
D) 5.5 years
  • 6. Which company owned 30% of Atlantia?
A) The Salvini group
B) The Benetton family
C) The Damonte family
D) The Piano corporation
  • 7. Who was appointed to chair the investigative committee?
A) Roberto Ferrazza
B) Danilo Toninelli
C) Antonio Brencich
D) Giovanni Castellucci
  • 8. Why did Antonio Brencich resign from the inspection commission?
A) He was promoted to a new government role
B) Criticism regarding his signature on a 2018 report that failed to impose precautionary measures
C) He disagreed with the NASA findings
D) He retired due to health reasons
  • 9. What organization developed a method to detect millimeter-sized changes in infrastructure?
A) The Italian Ministry of Infrastructure
B) Autostrade per l’Italia
C) The European Commission
D) NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • 10. According to NASA research, between which dates did significant structural changes occur?
A) January 2018 and August 2018
B) March 2017 and August 2018
C) Early 2015 and March 2017
D) January 2014 and 2015
  • 11. Which pier was identified as the one that collapsed?
A) Pier 8
B) Pier 9
C) Pier 11
D) Pier 10
  • 12. What company owned the truck that became a symbol of the disaster?
A) Autostrade per l'Italia
B) Damonte Trasporti S.R.L.
C) Basko Supermercati
D) Atlantia Group
  • 13. When were the last two cable-stayed pillars of the bridge demolished?
A) 23 August 2018
B) 25 June 2019
C) 3 August 2020
D) 28 June 2019
  • 14. Who designed the replacement Genoa-Saint George Bridge?
A) Antonio Brencich
B) Giovanni Castellucci
C) Roberto Ferrazza
D) Renzo Piano
  • 15. When was the replacement Genoa-Saint George Bridge inaugurated?
A) 25 June 2019
B) Spring 2020
C) 28 June 2019
D) 3 August 2020
  • 16. Which minister blamed European Union budget rules for the infrastructure issues?
A) Luigi Di Maio
B) Danilo Toninelli
C) Matteo Salvini
D) Roberto Ferrazza
  • 17. Infrastructure investment in Italy was reduced dramatically after which event?
A) The Ponte Morandi collapse
B) The resignation of the committee chair
C) The 2008 financial crisis
D) The European Union budget rules change
  • 18. What was the length of the jail sentence for Paolo Berti?
A) 11 years
B) Five-and-a-half years
C) 12 years
D) 3 years
  • 19. Who removed Roberto Ferrazza as the chair of the investigative committee?
A) Danilo Toninelli
B) Matteo Salvini
C) Luigi Di Maio
D) Giovanni Castellucci
  • 20. What kind of vehicle was the widely publicised symbol of the disaster?
A) A city bus
B) A passenger car
C) A Volvo FM truck
D) A construction crane
  • 21. How many people were confirmed dead in the Ponte Morandi collapse?
A) 16
B) 30
C) 43
D) 12
  • 22. How many people were confirmed injured in the collapse?
A) 12
B) 29
C) 16
D) 43
  • 23. Which former goalkeeper for Cagliari survived the collapse without injury?
A) Edoardo Rixi
B) Giuseppe Conte
C) Davide Capello
D) Giovanni Toti
  • 24. How far did Davide Capello's car drop during the collapse?
A) 43 metres
B) 30 metres
C) 100 metres
D) 16 metres
  • 25. How many days after the event did the death toll reach 43?
A) One week
B) Two days
C) Four days
D) The same day
  • 26. Who declared a state of emergency for the Liguria region after the collapse?
A) Danilo Toninelli
B) Giuseppe Conte
C) Giovanni Toti
D) Edoardo Rixi
  • 27. How long was the state of emergency for Liguria intended to last?
A) A year
B) Six months
C) One month
D) Three years
  • 28. Who stated that the entire bridge would be demolished?
A) Maurizio Martina
B) Edoardo Rixi
C) Sergio Mattarella
D) Danilo Toninelli
  • 29. By what percentage did the stock price of Atlantia drop two days after the collapse?
A) 10%
B) 25%
C) 5%
D) 50%
  • 30. Where was the state funeral for 18 victims held?
A) A local football stadium
B) Genoa Cathedral
C) Fiera di Genova event arena
D) Genoa Piazza Principe
  • 31. Which political party had previously labeled the risk of the bridge collapsing a 'silly fairy tale'?
A) Democratic Party
B) Forza Italia
C) Lega
D) Five Star Movement
  • 32. How many Italian citizens were among the confirmed dead?
A) 29
B) 43
C) 16
D) 4
  • 33. What technique was used for rescue efforts under the debris?
A) Controlled demolition
B) Techniques commonly deployed after earthquakes
C) Heavy industrial cranes exclusively
D) Underwater diving equipment
  • 34. What was the name of the engineer who designed the bridge?
A) Genoa Saint George
B) Autostrade
C) Ansaldo Energia
D) Riccardo Morandi
  • 35. What is the name of the replacement bridge?
A) Sampierdarena Bridge
B) Morandi Viaduct
C) Genoa-Saint George Bridge
D) Polcevera Bridge
  • 36. What weather conditions were present during the collapse?
A) A heatwave
B) A torrential rainstorm
C) Heavy snowfall
D) High winds only
  • 37. What is the name of the river over which the bridge was built?
A) Polcevera River
B) Ansaldo River
C) Saint George River
D) Genoa River
  • 38. Which company owned the warehouses that were hit by falling debris?
A) Autostrade
B) Atlantia
C) Ferrometal
D) Ansaldo Energia
  • 39. What major Italian public holiday was the collapse near to?
A) Ferragosto
B) Christmas
C) New Year
D) Easter
  • 40. What specific type of bridge was the Morandi Bridge?
A) Arch
B) Cable-stayed
C) Suspension
D) Truss
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