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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who was the brain ('il cervello') of the Italian independence movement and the King of Piedmont?






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






3. Who was the great Italian poet?






4. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






5. Spans across which sea?






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






7. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






8. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






10. Which seas are to the west?






11. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






13. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






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






16. What political party is in power?






17. Italian is a ___ language.






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






19. Who lead the Fascist movement?






20. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






22. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






24. Where is mt Etna located?






25. Which sea is to the east?






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






27. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






29. Which river is the longest?






30. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






32. What is the official language of Italy?






33. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






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






37. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






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






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






41. Which river flows through Rome?






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






43. Which is Italy's largest lake?






44. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






46. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






48. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






49. 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?






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