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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How do you say 'coal' in Italian?






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






3. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






4. Spans across which sea?






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






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






7. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






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






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






11. Where is mt Stromboli located?






12. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






13. Who composed the Four Seasons?






14. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






16. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






18. Where is mt Etna located?






19. What political party is in power?






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






21. Who is the greatest opera composer?






22. Which river is the longest?






23. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






25. What is the highest point in Italy?






26. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






28. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






30. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






32. Nickname for Italy


33. 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?






34. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






36. Italian is a ___ language.






37. Which river flows through Rome?






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






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






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






41. What is the official language of Italy?






42. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






44. Which seas are to the south?






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






46. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






47. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






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






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