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Italian Culture And Geography

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1. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






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






4. Spans across which sea?






5. Who lead the Fascist movement?






6. Where is mt Etna located?






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






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






9. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






10. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






12. Which sea is to the east?






13. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






14. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






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






17. Which seas are to the south?






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






19. What political party is in power?






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






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






22. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






24. 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?






25. Which seas are to the west?






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






27. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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






30. Who composed the Four Seasons?






31. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






33. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






35. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






38. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






39. Which river is the longest?






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






41. Which river flows through Rome?






42. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






43. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






46. Nickname for Italy

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47. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






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






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







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