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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Nickname for Italy

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2. Which is Italy's largest lake?






3. Who was the father of modern political science and wrote Il Principe (The Prince)?






4. Which two islands are in the Bay of Naples?






5. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






6. Which river flows through Rome?






7. Who composed the Four Seasons?






8. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






9. Who is the physicist who escaped to the US and helped develop the atomic and hydrogen bombs?






10. What Venetian explorer and traveler crossed central Asia and visited China - Sumatra - Ceylon - India and Persia?






11. Italy is a ___ ___ ___. (type of government)






12. What is the name of the old which who brings gifts to children on the night of January 6th?






13. Who was the brain ('il cervello') of the Italian independence movement and the King of Piedmont?






14. What political party is in power?






15. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






16. Who composed the Barber of Seville and William Tell?






17. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






18. Who sculpted the Gates of Paradise which are the bronze doors of the baptistery of the Duomo in Florence?






19. The majority of Italians are ____ _____. (religion)






20. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






21. Who sculpted La Pieta and David and painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?






22. Who designed the dome of the Duomo in Florence?






23. Who is called 'la spada' and lead the Red shirts?






24. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






25. Who is the greatest artist - scientist - and inventor of all time?






26. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






27. Who is considered the founder of modern experimental science - invented the telescope - thermometer - and hydroscale - and was put on house arrest for opposing the church?






28. Who lead the Fascist movement?






29. How do you say 'the awakening' in Italian?






30. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






31. Who was the leading sculptor of the Baroque period who was designed Saint Peters Square in the Vatican city?






32. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






33. Which mountain range forms a natural border across northern Italy?






34. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






35. Italy is generally called '___ ___'. (refering to climate)






36. Where is mt Etna located?






37. Who was the author of the Decameron - a collection of short stories?






38. Which island is very mountainous and is rich in livestock?






39. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






40. Which is the second longest river that flows through Verona?






41. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






42. The ___ _ ___ is in charge of all education.






43. Who traveled across the Atlantic Ocean and discovered the east coast of present-day United States?






44. Which painter note for his idealized and tranquil madonnas and portraits painted The School of Athens - Alba Madonna - and the Transfiguration of Christ?






45. Who is the greatest opera composer?






46. Where is mt Stromboli located?






47. What is the highest point in Italy?






48. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






49. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






50. Which river is the longest?