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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






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






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






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






7. Where is mt Etna located?






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






9. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






10. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






12. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






13. Which river is the longest?






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






15. Who is the greatest opera composer?






16. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






18. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






20. What is the official language of Italy?






21. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






23. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






24. Which is Italy's largest lake?






25. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






26. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






27. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






29. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






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






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






33. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






35. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






36. Who was the great Italian poet?






37. Spans across which sea?






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






39. What is the highest point in Italy?






40. 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?






41. What political party is in power?






42. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






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






45. Which river flows through Rome?






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






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






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






49. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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