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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






2. Who is the author of the Divine Comedy and the father of the Italian language?






3. Which is Italy's largest lake?






4. Italian is a ___ language.






5. Which river is the longest?






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






7. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






8. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






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






11. What political party is in power?






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






13. Who lead the Fascist movement?






14. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






15. Who was the leader of the Italian independence movement?






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






17. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






19. Which volcano is located on the island of Stromboli?






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






21. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






22. Spans across which sea?






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






24. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






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






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






28. Who is the greatest opera composer?






29. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






30. Where is mt Etna located?






31. Who composed the Four Seasons?






32. Which island is shaped like a triangle and lies just off the toe of the Italian boot?






33. Who wrote the play Six Characters in Search of an Author?






34. How do you say 'coal' in Italian?






35. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






37. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






39. What is the highest point in Italy?






40. Nickname for Italy


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






42. Who is the greatest Venetian painter of the Renaissance who painted the Rape of Europa?






43. What is the official language of Italy?






44. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






46. Who was the first king of Italy?






47. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






48. Which seas are to the south?






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






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