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Italian Culture And Geography

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1. Spans across which sea?






2. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






4. Where is mt Etna located?






5. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






6. Who was the great Italian poet?






7. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






8. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






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






11. Which seas are to the south?






12. Who composed the Four Seasons?






13. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






14. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






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






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






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






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






20. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






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






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






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






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






26. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






27. Nickname for Italy

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






29. Who was the first king of Italy?






30. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






31. Who lead the Fascist movement?






32. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






33. Which river is the longest?






34. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






35. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






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






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






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






41. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






42. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






45. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






47. Which river flows through Rome?






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






49. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






50. Where is mt Stromboli located?







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