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






3. Which seas are to the west?






4. Which river is the longest?






5. Where is mt Etna located?






6. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






7. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






8. Which seas are to the south?






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






10. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






11. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






13. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






15. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






16. What is the official language of Italy?






17. Who composed the Four Seasons?






18. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






20. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






22. Nickname for Italy

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23. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






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






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






27. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






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






31. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






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






35. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






37. Who was the great Italian poet?






38. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






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






41. Italian is a ___ language.






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






43. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






45. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






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






48. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






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