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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






3. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






5. Italian is a ___ language.






6. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






7. What is the official language of Italy?






8. Spans across which sea?






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






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






11. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






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






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






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






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






17. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






19. Which seas are to the west?






20. Which sea is to the east?






21. Where is mt Etna located?






22. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






23. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






25. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






26. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






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






29. What political party is in power?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Which is Italy's largest lake?






38. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






40. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






41. Which river flows through Rome?






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






43. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






44. Nickname for Italy

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45. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






47. Which seas are to the south?






48. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






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