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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
Instructions:
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1. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






2. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






3. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






5. Which seas are to the south?






6. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






7. Which river is the longest?






8. Who was the first king of Italy?






9. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






10. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






12. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






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






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






16. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






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






19. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






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






22. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






23. What political party is in power?






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






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






26. 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?






27. Italian is a ___ language.






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






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






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






31. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






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






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






35. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






36. Where is mt Etna located?






37. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






38. Which sea is to the east?






39. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






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






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






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






44. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






46. What is the official language of Italy?






47. Which river flows through Rome?






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






49. Who composed the Four Seasons?






50. Which treaty formed the Vatican City