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Italian Culture And Geography

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






2. Italian is a ___ language.






3. Spans across which sea?






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






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






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






7. Which river is the longest?






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






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






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






11. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






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






14. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






16. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






18. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






19. Who lead the Fascist movement?






20. What is the official language of Italy?






21. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






22. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






24. What political party is in power?






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






26. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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






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






30. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






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






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






34. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






37. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






38. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






41. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






43. Where is mt Etna located?






44. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






46. Who was the first king of Italy?






47. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






49. Which seas are to the west?






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