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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who is the greatest Venetian painter of the Renaissance who painted the Rape of Europa?






2. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






3. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






4. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






5. 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?






6. What political party is in power?






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






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






9. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






11. Which seas are to the south?






12. Which river is the longest?






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






14. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






16. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






17. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






19. Who lead the Fascist movement?






20. Where is mt Stromboli located?






21. Who composed the Four Seasons?






22. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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






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






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






27. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






29. What is the official language of Italy?






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






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






32. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






34. What is the highest point in Italy?






35. Which is Italy's largest lake?






36. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






37. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






39. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






41. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






43. Who was the first king of Italy?






44. Where is mt Etna located?






45. Nickname for Italy


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






47. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






48. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






49. Which sea is to the east?






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