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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who is the author of the Divine Comedy and the father of the Italian language?






2. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






4. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






5. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






6. What is the highest point in Italy?






7. Italian is a ___ language.






8. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






10. Which river flows through Rome?






11. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






14. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






15. 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?






16. Which seas are to the south?






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






18. Which seas are to the west?






19. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






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






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






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






24. What political party is in power?






25. Who was the great Italian poet?






26. Which sea is to the east?






27. Which river is the longest?






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






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






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






31. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






32. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






34. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






37. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






39. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






41. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






43. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






44. Who was the first king of Italy?






45. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






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






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






49. What is the official language of Italy?






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