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Italian Culture And Geography

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






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






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






4. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






5. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






6. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






8. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






10. 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?






11. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






12. Who composed the Four Seasons?






13. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






15. Where is mt Etna located?






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






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






18. Which river flows through Rome?






19. Where is mt Stromboli located?






20. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






22. What is the highest point in Italy?






23. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






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






26. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






27. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






29. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






31. Spans across which sea?






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






33. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






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






36. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






37. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






39. Which seas are to the west?






40. Who was the first king of Italy?






41. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






43. Nickname for Italy

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






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






46. Which seas are to the south?






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






48. Which sea is to the east?






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






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







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