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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who was the great Italian poet?






2. Who is the greatest opera composer?






3. Where is mt Stromboli located?






4. Which river is the longest?






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






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






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






8. Which seas are to the west?






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






10. Italian is a ___ language.






11. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






13. What is the official language of Italy?






14. What political party is in power?






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






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






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






18. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






19. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






20. Where is mt Etna located?






21. Who composed the Four Seasons?






22. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






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






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






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






27. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






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






30. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






32. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






34. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






36. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






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






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






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






41. Which is Italy's largest lake?






42. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






43. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






44. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






45. Which sea is to the east?






46. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






48. Which river flows through Rome?






49. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






50. Which volcano is located south of Naples?