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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which island is very mountainous and is rich in livestock?






2. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






4. Italian is a ___ language.






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






6. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






8. Spans across which sea?






9. Which sea is to the east?






10. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






12. What is the highest point in Italy?






13. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






14. Which river is the longest?






15. Which seas are to the west?






16. Which river flows through Rome?






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






18. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






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






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






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






23. Where is mt Stromboli located?






24. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






26. Where is mt Etna located?






27. What is the official language of Italy?






28. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






29. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






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






32. Who is the greatest opera composer?






33. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






35. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






37. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






40. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






41. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






43. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






45. What political party is in power?






46. Nickname for Italy

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47. 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?






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






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






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