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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






2. Where is mt Etna located?






3. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






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






6. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






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






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






10. Which seas are to the west?






11. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






12. Which river is the longest?






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






14. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






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






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






18. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






20. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






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






24. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






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






27. Who was the great Italian poet?






28. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






30. Which sea is to the east?






31. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






33. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






35. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






36. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






37. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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. Which seas are to the south?






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






42. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






43. Who was the first king of Italy?






44. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






45. What political party is in power?






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






47. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






48. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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