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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which island is very mountainous and is rich in livestock?






2. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






4. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






5. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






6. Which river flows through Rome?






7. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






9. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






10. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






12. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






14. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






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






17. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






18. Which is Italy's largest lake?






19. Spans across which sea?






20. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






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






23. Which seas are to the west?






24. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






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






27. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






28. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






30. Who is the greatest opera composer?






31. Which seas are to the south?






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






33. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






34. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






35. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Where is mt Stromboli located?






43. Italian is a ___ language.






44. Who lead the Fascist movement?






45. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






46. 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?






47. Where is mt Etna located?






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






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






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