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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 mountain range forms a natural border across northern Italy?






3. What political party is in power?






4. Where is mt Stromboli located?






5. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






6. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






7. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






8. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






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






12. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






13. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






15. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






16. Which seas are to the south?






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






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






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






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






21. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






23. 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?






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






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






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






27. Which river flows through Rome?






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






29. Nickname for Italy

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






31. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






32. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






33. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






35. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






37. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






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






40. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






42. Where is mt Etna located?






43. Who is the greatest opera composer?






44. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






45. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






46. Which river is the longest?






47. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






49. What is the official language of Italy?






50. Who lead the Fascist movement?