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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Italian is a ___ language.






2. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






3. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






4. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






5. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






6. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






8. Who lead the Fascist movement?






9. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






11. Which sea is to the east?






12. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






14. What political party is in power?






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






16. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






18. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






20. 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?






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






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






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






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






25. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






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






28. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






30. What is the official language of Italy?






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






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






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






34. Spans across which sea?






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Where is mt Etna located?






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






43. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






44. Which river is the longest?






45. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






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






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






49. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






50. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?