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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
Instructions:
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1. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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 treaty formed the Vatican City






4. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






5. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






7. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






8. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






9. Where is mt Stromboli located?






10. 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?






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






12. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






14. Which seas are to the west?






15. Italian is a ___ language.






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






17. Nickname for Italy


18. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






20. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






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






23. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






24. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






25. Where is mt Etna located?






26. What political party is in power?






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






28. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






31. Which is Italy's largest lake?






32. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






34. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






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






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






39. Who is the greatest opera composer?






40. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






42. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






44. What is the highest point in Italy?






45. Which seas are to the south?






46. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






48. What is the official language of Italy?






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






50. Which river is the longest?