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Italian Culture And Geography

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1. Who composed the Four Seasons?






2. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






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






5. Which river is the longest?






6. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






7. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






8. Which seas are to the south?






9. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






11. Who was the great Italian poet?






12. Where is mt Etna located?






13. What is the official language of Italy?






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






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






16. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






17. Italian is a ___ language.






18. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






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






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






22. Spans across which sea?






23. Who was the first king of Italy?






24. Nickname for Italy

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






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






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






28. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






29. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






31. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






33. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






35. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






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






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






39. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






40. Who lead the Fascist movement?






41. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






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






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






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






46. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






47. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






49. What is the highest point in Italy?






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







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