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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who wrote the play Six Characters in Search of an Author?






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






3. Which river is the longest?






4. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






5. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






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






8. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






10. Nickname for Italy

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






12. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






14. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






16. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






18. Who is the greatest opera composer?






19. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






21. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






22. What is the highest point in Italy?






23. Which river flows through Rome?






24. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






25. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






26. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






28. Which seas are to the south?






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






30. Spans across which sea?






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






32. What political party is in power?






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






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






35. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






37. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






39. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






41. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






43. Which seas are to the west?






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






45. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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






48. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






50. What is the official language of Italy?






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