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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






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






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






5. Who composed the Four Seasons?






6. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






7. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






9. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






10. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






12. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






14. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






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






17. Which river is the longest?






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






19. What political party is in power?






20. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






21. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






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






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






25. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






27. Where is mt Etna located?






28. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






29. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






30. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






31. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






33. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






35. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






37. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






38. Who is the physicist who escaped to the US and helped develop the atomic and hydrogen bombs?






39. Which river flows through Rome?






40. Which seas are to the south?






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






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






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






44. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






45. What is the official language of Italy?






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






47. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






48. Italian is a ___ language.






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






50. 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?