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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






2. Who composed the Four Seasons?






3. Where is mt Etna located?






4. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






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






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






8. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






9. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






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






12. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






14. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






16. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






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






19. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






21. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






23. Which river is the longest?






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






25. Italian is a ___ language.






26. Which sea is to the east?






27. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






28. Spans across which sea?






29. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






30. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






31. What political party is in power?






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






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






34. Which seas are to the west?






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






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






37. Which seas are to the south?






38. What is the official language of Italy?






39. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






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






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






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






44. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






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






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






48. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






50. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?