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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. The majority of Italians are ____ _____. (religion)






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






3. Which seas are to the south?






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






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






6. Spans across which sea?






7. What is the highest point in Italy?






8. Who lead the Fascist movement?






9. Italian is a ___ language.






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






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






12. Which river is the longest?






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






14. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






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






17. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






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






21. Nickname for Italy

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






23. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






24. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






26. What is the official language of Italy?






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






28. What political party is in power?






29. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






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






32. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






33. Which river flows through Rome?






34. 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?






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






36. Which sea is to the east?






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






38. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






39. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






40. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






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






43. Where is mt Etna located?






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






45. Where is mt Stromboli located?






46. Who is the greatest opera composer?






47. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






48. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






49. Who composed the Four Seasons?






50. Which seas are to the west?