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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who was the father of modern political science and wrote Il Principe (The Prince)?






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






3. Which seas are to the west?






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






5. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






7. Who composed the Four Seasons?






8. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






9. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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






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






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






14. 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?






15. Which sea is to the east?






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






17. What is the official language of Italy?






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






19. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






21. Who is the greatest opera composer?






22. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






24. What is the highest point in Italy?






25. Italian is a ___ language.






26. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






27. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






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






30. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






31. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






32. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






33. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






34. Which river is the longest?






35. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






36. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






37. Who was the great Italian poet?






38. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






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






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






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






43. Who lead the Fascist movement?






44. What political party is in power?






45. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






46. Nickname for Italy

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47. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






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






50. Where is mt Stromboli located?