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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which island is shaped like a triangle and lies just off the toe of the Italian boot?






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






3. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






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






6. Which river flows through Rome?






7. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






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






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






11. What is the official language of Italy?






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






13. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






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






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






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






18. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






20. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






21. Where is mt Etna located?






22. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






23. What political party is in power?






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






25. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






27. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






29. Who composed the Four Seasons?






30. Who was the first king of Italy?






31. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






33. Which sea is to the east?






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






35. Which seas are to the south?






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






37. Nickname for Italy

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38. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






39. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






41. 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?






42. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






45. Italian is a ___ language.






46. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






48. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






50. Spans across which sea?