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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who was the first king of Italy?






2. What political party is in power?






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






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






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






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






7. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






8. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






9. Where is mt Etna located?






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






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






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






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






14. Who was the great Italian poet?






15. Which sea is to the east?






16. Nickname for Italy

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






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






19. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






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






22. Which river flows through Rome?






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






24. Who lead the Fascist movement?






25. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






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






28. Which river is the longest?






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






30. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






32. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






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






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






36. Spans across which sea?






37. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






38. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






39. Which seas are to the south?






40. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






42. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






43. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






44. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






45. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






46. What is the official language of Italy?






47. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






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






50. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?