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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which volcano is located on the island of Stromboli?






2. Nickname for Italy

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3. What political party is in power?






4. Which river flows through Rome?






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






6. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






7. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






9. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






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






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






13. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






15. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






16. Which river is the longest?






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






18. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






19. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






20. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






21. Who was the great Italian poet?






22. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






24. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






27. What is the official language of Italy?






28. Who designed the dome of the Duomo in Florence?






29. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






31. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






32. Italian is a ___ language.






33. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






35. Which seas are to the west?






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






37. Who lead the Fascist movement?






38. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






40. Where is mt Etna located?






41. Which seas are to the south?






42. Who composed the Four Seasons?






43. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






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






46. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






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






49. Which sea is to the east?






50. What is the highest point in Italy?