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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






2. Which river flows through Rome?






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






4. Which sea is to the east?






5. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






6. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






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






9. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






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






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






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






14. Italian is a ___ language.






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






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






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






18. Where is mt Stromboli located?






19. Spans across which sea?






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






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






22. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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






25. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






26. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






27. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






28. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






30. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






31. Where is mt Etna located?






32. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






34. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






35. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






37. Who lead the Fascist movement?






38. What is the official language of Italy?






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






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






41. 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?






42. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






43. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






45. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






46. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






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






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






50. Which river is the longest?