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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Nickname for Italy

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2. What is the official language of Italy?






3. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






5. 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?






6. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






8. Who was the great Italian poet?






9. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






10. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






11. Which river flows through Rome?






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






13. Where is mt Etna located?






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






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






16. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






17. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






18. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






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






21. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






22. Italian is a ___ language.






23. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






24. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






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






27. What political party is in power?






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






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






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






31. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






34. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






35. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






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






38. Which seas are to the west?






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






40. Who composed the Four Seasons?






41. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






43. Which river is the longest?






44. Spans across which sea?






45. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






46. Which is Italy's largest lake?






47. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






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