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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which seas are to the south?






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






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






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






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






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






7. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






9. What is the official language of Italy?






10. What is the highest point in Italy?






11. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






13. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






15. Which river is the longest?






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






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






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






19. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






20. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






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






23. Who was the first king of Italy?






24. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






25. Nickname for Italy


26. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






28. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






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






31. Italian is a ___ language.






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






33. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






34. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






36. What political party is in power?






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






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






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






40. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






42. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






44. Which sea is to the east?






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






46. Who is the greatest opera composer?






47. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






48. Who lead the Fascist movement?






49. Where is mt Etna located?






50. Who was the great Italian poet?