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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which river flows through Rome?






2. Italian is a ___ language.






3. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






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






6. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






8. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






10. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






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






13. Who composed the Four Seasons?






14. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






15. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






16. Who was the great Italian poet?






17. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






19. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






21. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






22. Which seas are to the west?






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






24. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






26. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






29. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






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






33. Where is mt Etna located?






34. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






35. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






36. What is the official language of Italy?






37. Which seas are to the south?






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






39. What political party is in power?






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






41. What Venetian explorer and traveler crossed central Asia and visited China - Sumatra - Ceylon - India and Persia?






42. Who is the greatest opera composer?






43. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






44. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






46. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






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






49. 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?






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