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Italian Culture And Geography

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






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






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






4. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






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






7. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






9. What is the official language of Italy?






10. 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?






11. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






12. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






13. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






14. Italian is a ___ language.






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






16. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






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






19. Spans across which sea?






20. What is the highest point in Italy?






21. Nickname for Italy

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






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






24. Where is mt Stromboli located?






25. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






27. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






29. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






31. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






33. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






34. Who was the first king of Italy?






35. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






36. Which seas are to the south?






37. Which sea is to the east?






38. Which river is the longest?






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






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






41. Which seas are to the west?






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






43. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






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






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






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






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






49. Which river flows through Rome?






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







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