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Italian Culture And Geography

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






2. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






3. Which seas are to the west?






4. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






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






7. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






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






10. Which river is the longest?






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






12. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






14. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






15. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






16. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






18. Spans across which sea?






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






20. Which seas are to the south?






21. Nickname for Italy

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22. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






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






25. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






34. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






36. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






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






40. Where is mt Etna located?






41. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






42. Italian is a ___ language.






43. What is the highest point in Italy?






44. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






45. Who is the greatest opera composer?






46. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






47. What is the official language of Italy?






48. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






50. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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