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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which island is very mountainous and is rich in livestock?






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






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






4. Nickname for Italy


5. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






6. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






7. Which river flows through Rome?






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






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






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






11. What political party is in power?






12. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






13. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






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






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






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






18. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






20. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






22. What is the highest point in Italy?






23. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






24. Where is mt Etna located?






25. What is the official language of Italy?






26. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






28. Which seas are to the south?






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






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






31. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






33. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






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






36. Spans across which sea?






37. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






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






41. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






43. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






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






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






47. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






48. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






49. Where is mt Stromboli located?






50. Italian is a ___ language.