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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which two islands are in the Bay of Naples?






2. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






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






5. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






6. Italian is a ___ language.






7. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






8. Which river is the longest?






9. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






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






12. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






13. Which seas are to the south?






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






15. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






17. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






18. 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?






19. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






20. Spans across which sea?






21. Which seas are to the west?






22. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






24. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






26. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






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






30. Nickname for Italy

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31. Where is mt Etna located?






32. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






34. Which sea is to the east?






35. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






36. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






37. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






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






40. What is the official language of Italy?






41. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






42. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






44. Which is Italy's largest lake?






45. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






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






48. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






50. What political party is in power?