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Italian Culture And Geography

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1. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






3. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






4. Spans across which sea?






5. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






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






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






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






10. Where is mt Stromboli located?






11. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






12. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






13. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






15. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






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






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






19. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






20. 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?






21. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






24. Which river is the longest?






25. What political party is in power?






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






27. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






28. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






30. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






31. What is the official language of Italy?






32. Where is mt Etna located?






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






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. What is the highest point in Italy?






36. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






38. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






40. Which river flows through Rome?






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






42. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






43. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






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






47. Which sea is to the east?






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






49. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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







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