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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who sculpted the Gates of Paradise which are the bronze doors of the baptistery of the Duomo in Florence?






2. Italian is a ___ language.






3. 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?






4. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






6. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






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






9. Who was the first king of Italy?






10. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






12. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






14. Which river flows through Rome?






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






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






17. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






18. Which sea is to the east?






19. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






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






22. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






24. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






26. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






28. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






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






31. Spans across which sea?






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






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






34. Nickname for Italy

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






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






37. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






39. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






41. What is the official language of Italy?






42. Which river is the longest?






43. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






45. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






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






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






49. Who was the great Italian poet?






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