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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which river flows through Rome?






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






3. Nickname for Italy

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4. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






5. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






7. Where is mt Etna located?






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






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






10. What is the official language of Italy?






11. Which sea is to the east?






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






13. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






15. Which river is the longest?






16. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






18. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






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






21. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






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






25. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






27. Italian is a ___ language.






28. Where is mt Stromboli located?






29. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






30. Who composed the Four Seasons?






31. Who was the great Italian poet?






32. Which seas are to the west?






33. Who lead the Fascist movement?






34. 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?






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






36. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Spans across which sea?






44. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






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






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






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






49. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






50. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?