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Italian Culture And Geography

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






2. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






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






5. Where is mt Stromboli located?






6. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






7. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






9. What political party is in power?






10. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






11. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






12. Where is mt Etna located?






13. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






14. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






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






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






18. Nickname for Italy

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






20. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






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






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






24. Which seas are to the west?






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






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






27. Who was the first king of Italy?






28. Spans across which sea?






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






30. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






31. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






32. Which river is the longest?






33. Italian is a ___ language.






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






35. Who is the greatest opera composer?






36. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






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






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






41. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






42. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






43. What is the official language of Italy?






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






45. Which is Italy's largest lake?






46. Who composed the Four Seasons?






47. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






49. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






50. What is the highest point in Italy?







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