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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. What is the name of the old which who brings gifts to children on the night of January 6th?






2. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






4. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






5. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






7. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






9. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






10. What is the official language of Italy?






11. What political party is in power?






12. Which seas are to the south?






13. 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?






14. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






16. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






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






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






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






21. Where is mt Etna located?






22. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






24. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






25. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






26. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






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






29. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






30. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






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






33. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






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






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






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






38. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






40. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






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






43. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






45. Who is the greatest opera composer?






46. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






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






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