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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






2. What is the official language of Italy?






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






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






5. What is the highest point in Italy?






6. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






7. Italian is a ___ language.






8. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






9. Where is mt Etna located?






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






11. Which river flows through Rome?






12. Who was the great Italian poet?






13. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






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






16. Who composed the Four Seasons?






17. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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






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






21. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






22. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






24. Which sea is to the east?






25. Who was the first king of Italy?






26. Spans across which sea?






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






28. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






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






32. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






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






36. Which seas are to the south?






37. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






38. What political party is in power?






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






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






41. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






42. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






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






45. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






47. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






48. Which seas are to the west?






49. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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