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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who is the greatest opera composer?






2. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






4. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






5. Nickname for Italy

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6. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






8. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






9. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






11. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






13. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






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






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






17. Spans across which sea?






18. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






19. Which river flows through Rome?






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






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






22. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






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






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






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






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






28. Who composed the Four Seasons?






29. Which river is the longest?






30. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






31. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






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






34. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






35. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






36. Where is mt Etna located?






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






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






39. Which seas are to the south?






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






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






42. What political party is in power?






43. Which seas are to the west?






44. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






45. What is the official language of Italy?






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






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






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






50. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)