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Italian Culture And Geography

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1. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






2. Which sea is to the east?






3. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






4. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






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






7. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






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






18. Italian is a ___ language.






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






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






21. Spans across which sea?






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






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






24. What is the official language of Italy?






25. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






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






28. Which seas are to the south?






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






30. Which seas are to the west?






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






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






33. Who composed the Four Seasons?






34. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






36. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






37. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






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






40. Nickname for Italy

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






42. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






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






45. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






46. Who was the first king of Italy?






47. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






48. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






49. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






50. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?







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