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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






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






4. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






6. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






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






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






10. Which seas are to the south?






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






12. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






13. Who was the great Italian poet?






14. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






15. Which sea is to the east?






16. Where is mt Etna located?






17. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






18. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






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






21. Italian is a ___ language.






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






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






24. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






26. Who is the greatest opera composer?






27. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






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






30. 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?






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






32. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






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






35. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






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






38. Who was the first king of Italy?






39. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






41. What political party is in power?






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






43. Which river flows through Rome?






44. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






45. What is the highest point in Italy?






46. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






48. Spans across which sea?






49. Which river is the longest?






50. Nickname for Italy