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Italian Culture And Geography

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






2. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






3. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






5. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






7. 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?






8. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






10. Spans across which sea?






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






12. Which river flows through Rome?






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






14. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






15. Italian is a ___ language.






16. Which seas are to the south?






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






18. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






19. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






20. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






22. Where is mt Etna located?






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






24. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






25. What is the official language of Italy?






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






27. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






28. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






30. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






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






34. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






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






37. Which sea is to the east?






38. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






40. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






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






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






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






45. Which is Italy's largest lake?






46. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






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






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






50. Which treaty formed the Vatican City







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