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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






2. Who lead the Fascist movement?






3. Italian is a ___ language.






4. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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






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






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






9. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






10. Which seas are to the south?






11. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






12. What is the official language of Italy?






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






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






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






16. Spans across which sea?






17. Which seas are to the west?






18. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






19. What political party is in power?






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






21. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






22. Which sea is to the east?






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






24. Nickname for Italy

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25. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






27. Who was the first king of Italy?






28. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






30. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






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






33. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






35. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






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






38. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






40. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






42. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






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






45. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






46. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






47. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






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






50. Who was the great Italian poet?