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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. What is the name of the old which who brings gifts to children on the night of January 6th?






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






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






4. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






5. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






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






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






9. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






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






12. Which sea is to the east?






13. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






14. Which river is the longest?






15. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






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






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






19. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






20. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






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






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






24. Which river flows through Rome?






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






26. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






28. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






29. Italian is a ___ language.






30. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






31. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






33. Who is the greatest opera composer?






34. Who lead the Fascist movement?






35. Spans across which sea?






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






37. Who composed the Four Seasons?






38. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






39. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






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






42. What is the highest point in Italy?






43. Which seas are to the west?






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






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






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






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






48. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






50. Where is mt Etna located?