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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. Which river is the longest?






3. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






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






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






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






8. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






9. Who lead the Fascist movement?






10. Which seas are to the west?






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






12. Who composed the Four Seasons?






13. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






14. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






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






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






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






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






20. Who was the first king of Italy?






21. What is the official language of Italy?






22. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Which sea is to the east?






30. Who was the great Italian poet?






31. 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?






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






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






34. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






36. Italian is a ___ language.






37. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






38. Where is mt Etna located?






39. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






40. Who is the greatest opera composer?






41. What is the highest point in Italy?






42. Which river flows through Rome?






43. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






44. Which seas are to the south?






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






46. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






48. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






50. Spans across which sea?