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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






3. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






4. What is the official language of Italy?






5. Who lead the Fascist movement?






6. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






7. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






9. Which is Italy's largest lake?






10. Italian is a ___ language.






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






12. Where is mt Stromboli located?






13. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






14. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






15. Which river flows through Rome?






16. What political party is in power?






17. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






20. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






22. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






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






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






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






27. Which seas are to the south?






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






29. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






30. Where is mt Etna located?






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






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






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






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






35. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






36. Which seas are to the west?






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






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






39. 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?






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






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






42. Nickname for Italy

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43. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






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






46. Who composed the Four Seasons?






47. Which river is the longest?






48. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






49. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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