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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who composed the Barber of Seville and William Tell?






2. Who was the first king of Italy?






3. Spans across which sea?






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






5. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






6. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






7. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






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






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






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






12. Which sea is to the east?






13. Which seas are to the south?






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






15. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






16. 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?






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






18. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






19. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






22. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






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






25. Who composed the Four Seasons?






26. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






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






29. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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






32. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






34. What is the official language of Italy?






35. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






36. Nickname for Italy


37. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






39. Which is Italy's largest lake?






40. Who was the great Italian poet?






41. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






43. Who lead the Fascist movement?






44. Which river flows through Rome?






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






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






47. Which river is the longest?






48. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






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