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Italian Culture And Geography

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1. Italian is a ___ language.






2. Where is mt Stromboli located?






3. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






4. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






6. What political party is in power?






7. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






8. What is the official language of Italy?






9. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






10. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






12. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






15. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






16. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






17. Which seas are to the south?






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






19. Nickname for Italy

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






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






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






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






24. What is the highest point in Italy?






25. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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?






33. Spans across which sea?






34. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






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






37. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






40. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






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






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






44. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






46. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






48. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






50. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?







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