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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






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






4. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






5. Who was the great Italian poet?






6. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






7. What is the highest point in Italy?






8. Nickname for Italy

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






10. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






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






13. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






15. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






16. Which river is the longest?






17. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






18. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






19. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






20. Who was the first king of Italy?






21. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






23. Which river flows through Rome?






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






25. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






26. Who composed the Four Seasons?






27. Where is mt Etna located?






28. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






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






31. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






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






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






35. Spans across which sea?






36. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






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






39. 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?






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






41. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






42. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






44. Which seas are to the south?






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






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






47. What is the official language of Italy?






48. Where is mt Stromboli located?






49. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






50. Which is Italy's largest lake?