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Italian Culture And Geography

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






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






3. What is the official language of Italy?






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






5. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






7. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






8. Who is the greatest opera composer?






9. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






11. Where is mt Etna located?






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






13. What is the highest point in Italy?






14. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






17. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






18. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






19. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






20. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






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






23. Where is mt Stromboli located?






24. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






26. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






27. Spans across which sea?






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






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






30. 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?






31. What political party is in power?






32. Which seas are to the west?






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






34. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






36. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






38. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






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






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






43. Who was the great Italian poet?






44. Which river is the longest?






45. Italian is a ___ language.






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






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






48. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






49. Nickname for Italy

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50. Which volcano is located south of Naples?