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Italian Culture And Geography

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1. What political party is in power?






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






3. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






4. Which seas are to the south?






5. Which river is the longest?






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






7. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






9. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






10. Which seas are to the west?






11. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






13. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






14. Italian is a ___ language.






15. Which is Italy's largest lake?






16. Nickname for Italy

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17. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






19. Where is mt Etna located?






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






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






22. 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?






23. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






25. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






27. Which river flows through Rome?






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






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






30. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






31. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






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






34. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






35. Which sea is to the east?






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






37. Who composed the Four Seasons?






38. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






39. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






41. What is the official language of Italy?






42. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






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






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






46. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






48. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






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







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