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Italian Culture And Geography

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






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






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






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






5. Which seas are to the west?






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






7. What political party is in power?






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






9. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






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






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






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






14. Italian is a ___ language.






15. 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?






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






17. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






18. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






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






21. Spans across which sea?






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






23. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






26. Nickname for Italy

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






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






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






30. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






31. Which river flows through Rome?






32. Which river is the longest?






33. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






34. Where is mt Etna located?






35. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






36. Which is Italy's largest lake?






37. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






39. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






41. Which seas are to the south?






42. Who lead the Fascist movement?






43. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






44. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






45. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






46. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






47. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






49. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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