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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who is called 'la spada' and lead the Red shirts?






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






3. Where is mt Etna located?






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






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






6. Which seas are to the west?






7. Nickname for Italy


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






9. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






12. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






13. Which seas are to the south?






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






15. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






18. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






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






21. What political party is in power?






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






23. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






26. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






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






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






30. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






31. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






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






34. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






35. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






37. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






38. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






39. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






40. Which river is the longest?






41. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






43. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






44. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






45. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






47. What is the official language of Italy?






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






49. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






50. Who is the greatest opera composer?