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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






2. Nickname for Italy


3. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






4. Italian is a ___ language.






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






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






7. Which is Italy's largest lake?






8. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






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






11. Which sea is to the east?






12. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






13. What political party is in power?






14. 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?






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






16. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






17. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






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






20. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






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






23. Which river flows through Rome?






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






25. Spans across which sea?






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






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






28. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






30. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






31. Which river is the longest?






32. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. What is the official language of Italy?






42. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






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






45. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






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






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






49. Which seas are to the south?






50. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?