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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






2. Spans across which sea?






3. Who was the great Italian poet?






4. Which seas are to the west?






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






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






7. Which sea is to the east?






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






9. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






10. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






11. Who composed the Four Seasons?






12. What is the official language of Italy?






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






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






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






16. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






17. Which river is the longest?






18. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






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






21. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






22. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






24. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






26. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






28. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






30. Italian is a ___ language.






31. What political party is in power?






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






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






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






35. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






37. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






38. Which river flows through Rome?






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






40. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






41. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






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






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






45. 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?






46. Nickname for Italy


47. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






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






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