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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






2. Italian is a ___ language.






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






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






5. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






6. Spans across which sea?






7. Nickname for Italy


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






9. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






11. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






13. Who was the first king of Italy?






14. Where is mt Etna located?






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






16. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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






19. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






20. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






22. Which seas are to the west?






23. 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?






24. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






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






28. Who lead the Fascist movement?






29. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






30. Which river is the longest?






31. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






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






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






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






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






37. Which seas are to the south?






38. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






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






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






42. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






44. Who was the great Italian poet?






45. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






47. What political party is in power?






48. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






49. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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