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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






2. Italian is a ___ language.






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






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






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






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






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






8. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






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






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






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






13. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






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






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






17. Which sea is to the east?






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






19. Which river flows through Rome?






20. Which seas are to the south?






21. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






22. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






24. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






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






27. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






28. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






30. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






31. Which seas are to the west?






32. Where is mt Stromboli located?






33. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






35. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






36. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






37. Nickname for Italy

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






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






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






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






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






43. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






45. What is the official language of Italy?






46. Which is Italy's largest lake?






47. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






49. Where is mt Etna located?






50. Who is the greatest opera composer?