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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which seas are to the south?






2. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






3. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






5. What political party is in power?






6. Which seas are to the west?






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






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






9. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






10. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






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






13. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






15. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






17. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






18. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






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






21. Who was the great Italian poet?






22. Which river flows through Rome?






23. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






25. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






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






28. Where is mt Etna located?






29. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






30. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






32. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






33. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






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






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






38. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






39. Which river is the longest?






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






41. Nickname for Italy

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42. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






43. Spans across which sea?






44. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






45. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






47. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






49. 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?






50. Where is mt Vesuvius located?







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