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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






3. Nickname for Italy

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






5. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






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






8. Who is the greatest opera composer?






9. Which seas are to the south?






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






11. 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?






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






13. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






15. What is the official language of Italy?






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






17. Which river flows through Rome?






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






19. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






20. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






23. Which river is the longest?






24. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






26. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






27. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






29. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






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






32. Who lead the Fascist movement?






33. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






35. Spans across which sea?






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






37. Which seas are to the west?






38. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






39. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






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






42. Italian is a ___ language.






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






44. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






45. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






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






48. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






50. What political party is in power?