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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Where is mt Etna located?






2. What is the official language of Italy?






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






4. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






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






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






8. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






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






11. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






12. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






14. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






15. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






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






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






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






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






21. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






23. Which river flows through Rome?






24. What is the highest point in Italy?






25. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






27. Who lead the Fascist movement?






28. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






29. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






30. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






32. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






33. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






35. Who was the first king of Italy?






36. Spans across which sea?






37. Which sea is to the east?






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






39. Who was the great Italian poet?






40. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






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






43. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






45. Which seas are to the west?






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






47. What political party is in power?






48. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






49. Who composed the Four Seasons?






50. 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?