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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






3. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






4. Which seas are to the south?






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






6. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






7. Who composed the Four Seasons?






8. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






9. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






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






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






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






14. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






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






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






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






19. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






20. Which is Italy's largest lake?






21. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






22. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






23. Italian is a ___ language.






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






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






26. Which river flows through Rome?






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






28. Where is mt Etna located?






29. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






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






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






33. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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






36. Which river is the longest?






37. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






38. Spans across which sea?






39. What political party is in power?






40. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






41. What is the official language of Italy?






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






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






44. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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?







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