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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






2. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






3. What is the official language of Italy?






4. Which seas are to the west?






5. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






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






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






9. Which is Italy's largest lake?






10. Nickname for Italy

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






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






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






14. Spans across which sea?






15. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






17. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






18. What is the highest point in Italy?






19. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






20. Which sea is to the east?






21. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






22. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






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






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






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






27. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






28. What political party is in power?






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






30. Where is mt Stromboli located?






31. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






32. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






34. Who was the great Italian poet?






35. Which seas are to the south?






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






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






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






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






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






41. Which river flows through Rome?






42. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






43. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






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






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






47. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






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






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