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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which river is the longest?






2. Nickname for Italy

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






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






5. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






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






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






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






10. Which sea is to the east?






11. Who was the great Italian poet?






12. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






13. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






15. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






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






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






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






20. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






21. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






23. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






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






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






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






28. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






30. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






31. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






33. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






35. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






37. Italian is a ___ language.






38. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






40. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






41. Which seas are to the west?






42. Which river flows through Rome?






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






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






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






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






47. Which seas are to the south?






48. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






49. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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