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Italian Culture And Geography

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1. Who was the first king of Italy?






2. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






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






5. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






6. Where is mt Etna located?






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






8. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






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






11. Which is Italy's largest lake?






12. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






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






15. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






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






18. Spans across which sea?






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






20. Who is the greatest opera composer?






21. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






23. What political party is in power?






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






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






26. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






28. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






30. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






31. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






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






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






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






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






37. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






39. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






41. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






42. Who was the great Italian poet?






43. Which sea is to the east?






44. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






45. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






47. Nickname for Italy

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48. Italian is a ___ language.






49. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






50. What is the official language of Italy?






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