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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






3. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






5. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






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






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






9. What political party is in power?






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






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






12. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






14. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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






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






18. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






19. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






20. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






21. What is the name of the old which who brings gifts to children on the night of January 6th?






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






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






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






25. Which seas are to the south?






26. Who composed the Four Seasons?






27. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






29. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






30. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






31. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






33. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






34. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






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






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






38. What is the official language of Italy?






39. Nickname for Italy

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






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






42. Spans across which sea?






43. Which sea is to the east?






44. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






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






47. Which seas are to the west?






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






49. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






50. Where is mt Stromboli located?