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Italian Culture And Geography

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






2. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






4. What is the highest point in Italy?






5. Who was the great Italian poet?






6. Who lead the Fascist movement?






7. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






9. Where is mt Etna located?






10. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






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






13. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






14. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






15. Which seas are to the west?






16. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






17. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






18. Spans across which sea?






19. Which sea is to the east?






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






21. Who is the greatest opera composer?






22. Which is Italy's largest lake?






23. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






24. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






25. Which seas are to the south?






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






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






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






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






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






31. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






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






35. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






37. Nickname for Italy

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38. Which river is the longest?






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






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






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






42. What political party is in power?






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






44. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






46. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






47. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






49. Which river flows through Rome?






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