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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






3. Where is mt Stromboli located?






4. What is the highest point in Italy?






5. Which sea is to the east?






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






7. Who was the first king of Italy?






8. Spans across which sea?






9. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






11. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






13. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






15. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






17. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






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






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






21. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






22. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






23. Nickname for Italy

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






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






26. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






27. Where is mt Etna located?






28. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






30. Italian is a ___ language.






31. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






32. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






33. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






34. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






36. Which river is the longest?






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






38. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






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






41. 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?






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






43. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






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






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






47. Which river flows through Rome?






48. What political party is in power?






49. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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