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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which volcano is located on the island of Stromboli?






2. Italian is a ___ language.






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






4. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






5. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






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






8. Nickname for Italy

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






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






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






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






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






14. Who was the first king of Italy?






15. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






16. Where is mt Etna located?






17. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






18. Which river flows through Rome?






19. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






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






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






23. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






26. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






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






29. Which seas are to the south?






30. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






31. Who composed the Four Seasons?






32. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






33. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






35. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






37. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






39. Which seas are to the west?






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






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






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






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






44. Which river is the longest?






45. Spans across which sea?






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






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






48. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






49. What is the highest point in Italy?






50. Who was the great Italian poet?