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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who is the author of the Divine Comedy and the father of the Italian language?






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






3. Where is mt Etna located?






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






5. Which seas are to the west?






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






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






8. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






9. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






10. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Which seas are to the south?






18. Where is mt Stromboli located?






19. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






20. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






21. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






23. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






25. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






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






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






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






30. Which sea is to the east?






31. Italian is a ___ language.






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






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






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






35. What political party is in power?






36. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






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






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






40. 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?






41. What is the official language of Italy?






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






43. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






44. Which river flows through Rome?






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






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






47. Who lead the Fascist movement?






48. Nickname for Italy

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49. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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