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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. What is the highest point in Italy?






2. What political party is in power?






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






4. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






5. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






7. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






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






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






11. 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?






12. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






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






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






16. Which river is the longest?






17. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






19. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






20. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






21. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






23. Which seas are to the west?






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






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






26. Italian is a ___ language.






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






28. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






30. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






31. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






32. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






34. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






35. Which river flows through Rome?






36. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






37. Spans across which sea?






38. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






39. Which sea is to the east?






40. Where is mt Etna located?






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






42. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






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






45. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






47. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






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






50. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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