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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who was the author of the Decameron - a collection of short stories?






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






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






4. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






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






7. Which sea is to the east?






8. Italian is a ___ language.






9. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






10. 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?






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






12. Where is mt Etna located?






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






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






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






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






17. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






18. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






19. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






21. What political party is in power?






22. Who lead the Fascist movement?






23. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






24. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






25. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






26. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






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






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






31. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






34. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






36. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






37. Which river is the longest?






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






39. What is the official language of Italy?






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






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






42. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






43. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






45. Spans across which sea?






46. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






48. Which river flows through Rome?






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






50. Which volcano is located south of Naples?