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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who sculpted the Gates of Paradise which are the bronze doors of the baptistery of the Duomo in Florence?






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






3. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






4. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






5. Where is mt Etna located?






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






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






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






9. Spans across which sea?






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






11. Nickname for Italy

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






13. What is the highest point in Italy?






14. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






15. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






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






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






23. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






24. Which seas are to the west?






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






26. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






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






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






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






31. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






32. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






33. What is the official language of Italy?






34. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






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






37. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






39. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






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






42. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






43. Who lead the Fascist movement?






44. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






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






47. What political party is in power?






48. Which river is the longest?






49. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






50. Italian is a ___ language.