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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the name of the old which who brings gifts to children on the night of January 6th?






2. Where is mt Etna located?






3. What is the highest point in Italy?






4. Who composed the Four Seasons?






5. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






6. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






8. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






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






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






12. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






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






15. Italian is a ___ language.






16. Spans across which sea?






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






18. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






20. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






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






23. Nickname for Italy


24. Which seas are to the west?






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






26. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






27. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






28. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






30. Who was the first king of Italy?






31. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






32. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






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






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






36. 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?






37. Which river flows through Rome?






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






39. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






40. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






41. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






43. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Which volcano is located south of Naples?