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Italian Culture And Geography

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






2. Who was the first king of Italy?






3. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






4. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






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






7. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






8. What political party is in power?






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






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






11. Spans across which sea?






12. Where is mt Etna located?






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






14. Where is mt Stromboli located?






15. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






16. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






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






19. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






20. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






21. Which is Italy's largest lake?






22. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






23. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






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






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






27. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






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






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






31. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






32. Nickname for Italy

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33. Who lead the Fascist movement?






34. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






35. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






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






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






39. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






40. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






41. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






43. Which seas are to the south?






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






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






46. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






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






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







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