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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which river flows through Rome?






2. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






3. Which seas are to the west?






4. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






6. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






8. Where is mt Etna located?






9. Who was the great Italian poet?






10. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






12. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






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






15. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






16. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






17. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






18. Italian is a ___ language.






19. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






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






22. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






23. Spans across which sea?






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






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






26. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






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






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






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






31. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






33. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






35. 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?






36. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






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






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






40. What is the highest point in Italy?






41. Which river is the longest?






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






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






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






45. Nickname for Italy

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






47. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






48. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






50. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?