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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who designed the dome of the Duomo in Florence?






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






3. Which river flows through Rome?






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






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






6. Where is mt Etna located?






7. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






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






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






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






12. Who composed the Four Seasons?






13. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






14. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






15. Who was the first king of Italy?






16. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






18. Which seas are to the west?






19. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






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






22. Which sea is to the east?






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






24. Italian is a ___ language.






25. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






27. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






28. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






30. Spans across which sea?






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






32. Which seas are to the south?






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






34. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






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






37. What is the official language of Italy?






38. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






39. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






40. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






42. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






44. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






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






47. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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






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