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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
Instructions:
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1. Italy is a ___ ___ ___. (type of government)






2. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






3. What is the highest point in Italy?






4. Which river flows through Rome?






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






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






7. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






8. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






9. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






10. 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?






11. Who was the first king of Italy?






12. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






13. Who was the great Italian poet?






14. Where is mt Etna located?






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






16. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






18. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






20. Which is Italy's largest lake?






21. Which sea is to the east?






22. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






24. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






26. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






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






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






30. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






32. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






33. Spans across which sea?






34. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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






37. Where is mt Stromboli located?






38. Which seas are to the west?






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






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






41. What political party is in power?






42. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






43. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






45. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






47. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






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






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