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






3. Where is mt Etna located?






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






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






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






7. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






8. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






10. What is the highest point in Italy?






11. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






13. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






14. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






15. Nickname for Italy

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






17. Which river flows through Rome?






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






19. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






21. Who is the greatest opera composer?






22. Spans across which sea?






23. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






24. 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?






25. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






28. Italian is a ___ language.






29. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






31. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






33. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






34. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






36. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






37. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






38. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






39. Which seas are to the south?






40. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






41. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






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






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






45. Which sea is to the east?






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






47. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






49. Which river is the longest?






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