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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which mountain range forms a natural border across northern Italy?






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






3. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






4. Which sea is to the east?






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






6. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






7. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






8. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






10. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






11. What is the official language of Italy?






12. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






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






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






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






17. Who lead the Fascist movement?






18. Italian is a ___ language.






19. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






20. 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?






21. Which river is the longest?






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






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






24. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






25. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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






28. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






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






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






32. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






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






35. Where is mt Etna located?






36. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






38. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






39. Where is mt Stromboli located?






40. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






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






43. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






44. Which seas are to the south?






45. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






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






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






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






50. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?