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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






2. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






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






5. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






6. Which seas are to the south?






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






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






9. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






10. Which is Italy's largest lake?






11. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






13. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






16. What is the highest point in Italy?






17. Nickname for Italy

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






19. Which seas are to the west?






20. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






22. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






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






25. Where is mt Etna located?






26. Which river flows through Rome?






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






28. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






29. Which sea is to the east?






30. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






32. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






33. Which river is the longest?






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






35. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






37. What is the official language of Italy?






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






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






40. Who was the great Italian poet?






41. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






42. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






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






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






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






47. Italian is a ___ language.






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






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






50. Which volcano is located south of Naples?