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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






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






5. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






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






8. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






10. Where is mt Etna located?






11. Nickname for Italy

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12. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






14. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






15. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






17. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






18. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






19. Spans across which sea?






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






21. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






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






24. Where is mt Stromboli located?






25. 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?






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






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






28. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






30. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






31. What is the official language of Italy?






32. Who composed the Four Seasons?






33. Which river flows through Rome?






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






35. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






37. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






39. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






40. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






41. Which seas are to the west?






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






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






44. What political party is in power?






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






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






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






48. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






50. Approximately twice the size of which US state?