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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who designed the dome of the Duomo in Florence?






2. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






3. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






5. Italian is a ___ language.






6. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






7. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






9. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






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






12. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






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






15. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






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






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






20. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






21. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






22. Who was the first king of Italy?






23. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






25. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






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






28. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






29. Which seas are to the west?






30. Which river is the longest?






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






32. Where is mt Etna located?






33. What is the highest point in Italy?






34. Which seas are to the south?






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






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






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






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






39. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






40. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






41. Who was the great Italian poet?






42. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






44. Spans across which sea?






45. Which is Italy's largest lake?






46. Where is mt Stromboli located?






47. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






48. What political party is in power?






49. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






50. Which river flows through Rome?