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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who designed the dome of the Duomo in Florence?






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






3. Which river is the longest?






4. Who was the great Italian poet?






5. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






7. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






8. Spans across which sea?






9. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






11. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






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






14. What is the official language of Italy?






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






17. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






18. Where is mt Etna located?






19. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






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






22. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






24. Who is the greatest opera composer?






25. Which seas are to the south?






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






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






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






29. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






30. Nickname for Italy

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






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






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






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






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






36. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






37. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






38. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






39. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






41. What political party is in power?






42. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






45. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






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






48. Who lead the Fascist movement?






49. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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