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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






3. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






5. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






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






8. Which seas are to the south?






9. Who lead the Fascist movement?






10. Which seas are to the west?






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






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






13. Italian is a ___ language.






14. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






16. 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?






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






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






19. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






21. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






22. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






25. Who is the greatest opera composer?






26. Which river flows through Rome?






27. Nickname for Italy

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28. Who was the first king of Italy?






29. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






31. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






39. What is the official language of Italy?






40. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






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






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






44. What political party is in power?






45. Who was the great Italian poet?






46. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






48. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






50. Which volcano is located south of Naples?