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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Spans across which sea?






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






3. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






5. Which river is the longest?






6. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






7. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






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






10. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






12. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






13. Which seas are to the west?






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






15. Which sea is to the east?






16. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






17. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






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






20. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






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






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






24. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






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






27. Which seas are to the south?






28. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






29. What political party is in power?






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






31. Where is mt Etna located?






32. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






34. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






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






37. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






38. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






39. Italian is a ___ language.






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






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






42. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






44. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






45. 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?






46. Which river flows through Rome?






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






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






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






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







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