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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which volcano is located on the island of Stromboli?






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






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






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






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






6. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






7. Which river is the longest?






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






9. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






11. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






12. Who is the greatest opera composer?






13. What political party is in power?






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






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






16. What is the official language of Italy?






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






18. Where is mt Stromboli located?






19. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






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






22. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






24. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






25. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






26. Who lead the Fascist movement?






27. Who composed the Four Seasons?






28. Who was the great Italian poet?






29. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






30. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






32. Nickname for Italy

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






34. Which seas are to the west?






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






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






37. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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 is the author of the Divine Comedy and the father of the Italian language?






41. Where is mt Etna located?






42. Spans across which sea?






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






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






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






46. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






47. Which river flows through Rome?






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






49. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






50. Italian is a ___ language.