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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who was the first king of Italy?






2. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






3. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






4. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






5. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






7. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






8. 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?






9. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






11. Who lead the Fascist movement?






12. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






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






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






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






17. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






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






21. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






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






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






25. Which river flows through Rome?






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






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






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






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






30. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






31. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






33. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






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






36. Which seas are to the west?






37. Nickname for Italy

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38. Spans across which sea?






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






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






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






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






43. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






45. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






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






48. What is the official language of Italy?






49. Who composed the Four Seasons?






50. Which is Italy's largest lake?