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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who is the physicist who escaped to the US and helped develop the atomic and hydrogen bombs?






2. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






4. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






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






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






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






9. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






10. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






12. Who lead the Fascist movement?






13. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






14. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






16. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






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






19. Which seas are to the south?






20. Which seas are to the west?






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






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






23. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






24. Which river flows through Rome?






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






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






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






28. What political party is in power?






29. What is the official language of Italy?






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






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 composed the Four Seasons?






33. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






35. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






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






38. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






40. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






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






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






44. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






46. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






47. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






48. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






49. Which river is the longest?






50. Where is mt Stromboli located?