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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






2. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






4. Where is mt Etna located?






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






6. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






7. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






8. What is the highest point in Italy?






9. What is the official language of Italy?






10. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






12. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






13. Spans across which sea?






14. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






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






17. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






19. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






20. Nickname for Italy

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21. Who lead the Fascist movement?






22. Italian is a ___ language.






23. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






33. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






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






36. Which river flows through Rome?






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






38. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






39. Which seas are to the west?






40. 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?






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






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






43. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






45. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






46. What political party is in power?






47. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






49. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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