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Italian Culture And Geography

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1. Spans across which sea?






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






3. Which river flows through Rome?






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






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






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






7. What political party is in power?






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






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






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






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






12. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






13. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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






16. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






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






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






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






21. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






22. Where is mt Etna located?






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






24. Nickname for Italy

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25. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






26. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






27. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






28. What is the official language of Italy?






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






30. Who was the great Italian poet?






31. Italian is a ___ language.






32. Which sea is to the east?






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






35. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






37. 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?






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






39. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






40. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






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






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






44. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






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






47. Which seas are to the west?






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






49. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






50. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?







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