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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who is called 'la spada' and lead the Red shirts?






2. Who composed the Four Seasons?






3. Which seas are to the south?






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






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






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






7. What political party is in power?






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






9. Spans across which sea?






10. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






12. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






13. Italian is a ___ language.






14. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






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






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






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






19. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






20. Which river is the longest?






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






22. Which is Italy's largest lake?






23. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






24. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






25. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






26. Which sea is to the east?






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






28. What is the highest point in Italy?






29. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






30. Where is mt Stromboli located?






31. Which river flows through Rome?






32. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






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






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






36. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






38. Nickname for Italy


39. Who lead the Fascist movement?






40. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






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






43. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






45. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






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






48. 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?






49. Which seas are to the west?






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