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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which mountain range forms a natural border across northern Italy?






2. Which sea is to the east?






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






4. Nickname for Italy


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






6. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






8. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






9. Italian is a ___ language.






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






11. Which seas are to the south?






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






13. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






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






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






17. Spans across which sea?






18. Which seas are to the west?






19. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






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






22. Who was the first king of Italy?






23. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






24. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






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






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






28. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






30. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






32. What is the official language of Italy?






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






34. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






35. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






37. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






38. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






39. What political party is in power?






40. Who composed the Four Seasons?






41. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






42. 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?






43. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






45. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






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






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






49. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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