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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who was the leading sculptor of the Baroque period who was designed Saint Peters Square in the Vatican city?






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






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






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






5. Nickname for Italy

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6. 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?






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






8. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






10. Which sea is to the east?






11. Which seas are to the west?






12. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






14. What is the official language of Italy?






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






16. Which river is the longest?






17. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






19. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






20. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






22. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






23. Which river flows through Rome?






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






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






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






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






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






29. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






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






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






33. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






35. Which seas are to the south?






36. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






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






39. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






41. Where is mt Etna located?






42. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






45. Who lead the Fascist movement?






46. What political party is in power?






47. What is the highest point in Italy?






48. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






49. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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