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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which island is shaped like a triangle and lies just off the toe of the Italian boot?






2. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






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






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






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






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






8. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






10. 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?






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






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






13. Nickname for Italy

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






15. Which is Italy's largest lake?






16. Who is the greatest opera composer?






17. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






18. Which sea is to the east?






19. What political party is in power?






20. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






21. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






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






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






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






26. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






28. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






30. Which seas are to the west?






31. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






32. Spans across which sea?






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






34. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






35. Where is mt Etna located?






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






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






38. What is the highest point in Italy?






39. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






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






42. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






43. Italian is a ___ language.






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






45. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






47. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






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






50. Which seas are to the south?