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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who was the leading sculptor of the Baroque period who was designed Saint Peters Square in the Vatican city?






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






3. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






5. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






6. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






7. Which seas are to the south?






8. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






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






11. What is the official language of Italy?






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






13. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






15. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






16. What political party is in power?






17. Which sea is to the east?






18. Who composed the Four Seasons?






19. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






20. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






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






23. What is the highest point in Italy?






24. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






26. Nickname for Italy

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






28. Which seas are to the west?






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






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






31. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






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






34. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






35. Who lead the Fascist movement?






36. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






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






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






40. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






41. Where is mt Etna located?






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






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






44. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






46. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






47. Italian is a ___ language.






48. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






50. Who developed wireless telegraphy?