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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






2. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






5. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






7. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






8. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






9. Who lead the Fascist movement?






10. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






11. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






12. Which river is the longest?






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






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






15. Where is mt Stromboli located?






16. Who is the greatest opera composer?






17. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






18. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






19. Which seas are to the south?






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






21. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






29. Which seas are to the west?






30. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






31. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






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






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






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






36. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






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






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. Italian is a ___ language.






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






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






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






44. Who was the great Italian poet?






45. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






46. Spans across which sea?






47. Which sea is to the east?






48. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






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