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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which island is shaped like a triangle and lies just off the toe of the Italian boot?






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






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






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






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






6. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






8. Which sea is to the east?






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






10. What is the official language of Italy?






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






12. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






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






15. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Who composed the Four Seasons?






24. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






25. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






26. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






28. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






30. Who was the great Italian poet?






31. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






32. Italian is a ___ language.






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






34. Which is Italy's largest lake?






35. Where is mt Stromboli located?






36. Who is the greatest opera composer?






37. Which river flows through Rome?






38. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






39. Spans across which sea?






40. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






42. Which seas are to the west?






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






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






45. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






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






48. Who lead the Fascist movement?






49. Which river is the longest?






50. 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?