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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
Instructions:
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1. Who was the great Italian poet?






2. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






3. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






4. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






5. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






8. Spans across which sea?






9. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






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






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






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






14. Where is mt Etna located?






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






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






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






18. Which river is the longest?






19. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






20. 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?






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






22. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






23. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






25. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






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






28. Which seas are to the south?






29. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






30. Which seas are to the west?






31. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






33. Who was the first king of Italy?






34. What is the official language of Italy?






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






36. What political party is in power?






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






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






39. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






40. Who lead the Fascist movement?






41. Who composed the Four Seasons?






42. Which river flows through Rome?






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






44. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






45. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






47. Italian is a ___ language.






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






49. What is the highest point in Italy?






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