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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who is the greatest Venetian painter of the Renaissance who painted the Rape of Europa?






2. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






3. Who was the first king of Italy?






4. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






7. Where is mt Etna located?






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






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






10. Spans across which sea?






11. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






12. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






13. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






14. Which river flows through Rome?






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






16. Who lead the Fascist movement?






17. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






18. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Which seas are to the west?






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






30. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






31. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






32. Italian is a ___ language.






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






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






35. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






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






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






39. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






41. Who is the greatest opera composer?






42. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






43. 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?






44. Which river is the longest?






45. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






46. What political party is in power?






47. Nickname for Italy

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






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






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