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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who wrote the play Six Characters in Search of an Author?






2. What is the official language of Italy?






3. Which sea is to the east?






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






5. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






6. Who was the first king of Italy?






7. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






9. Where is mt Etna located?






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






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






12. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






14. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






15. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






17. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






18. 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?






19. Nickname for Italy

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20. Where is mt Stromboli located?






21. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






23. Who lead the Fascist movement?






24. What political party is in power?






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






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






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






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






29. Which seas are to the west?






30. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






32. Italian is a ___ language.






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






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






35. Which river is the longest?






36. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






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






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






40. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






41. What is the highest point in Italy?






42. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






44. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






45. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






46. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






47. Which river flows through Rome?






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






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






50. Spans across which sea?