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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






2. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






3. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






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






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






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






8. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






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. Which river flows through Rome?






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






13. Italian is a ___ language.






14. Which seas are to the south?






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






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






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






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






19. Which seas are to the west?






20. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






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






23. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






24. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






25. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






26. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






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






29. Which sea is to the east?






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






31. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






32. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






34. Where is mt Stromboli located?






35. Who was the first king of Italy?






36. Where is mt Etna located?






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






38. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






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






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






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






43. Which is Italy's largest lake?






44. Which river is the longest?






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






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






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






48. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






50. Who developed wireless telegraphy?