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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






3. Spans across which sea?






4. What is the highest point in Italy?






5. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






6. Who is the greatest opera composer?






7. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






8. Which seas are to the south?






9. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






10. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






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






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






14. 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?






15. Which seas are to the west?






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






17. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






19. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






20. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






21. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






23. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






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






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






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






28. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






29. Nickname for Italy

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30. Italian is a ___ language.






31. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






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






34. What is the official language of Italy?






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






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






37. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






38. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Which sea is to the east?






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






47. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






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






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