Test your basic knowledge |

Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






3. Italian is a ___ language.






4. Who was the first king of Italy?






5. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






7. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






8. Which sea is to the east?






9. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






10. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






11. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






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






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






15. Spans across which sea?






16. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






18. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






20. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






22. Which seas are to the west?






23. 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?






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






25. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






27. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






29. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






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






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






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






34. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






36. What is the highest point in Italy?






37. Where is mt Etna located?






38. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






40. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






42. What political party is in power?






43. Which seas are to the south?






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






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






46. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






48. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






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