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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who is the author of the Divine Comedy and the father of the Italian language?






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






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






4. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






6. Which sea is to the east?






7. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






8. Nickname for Italy

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






10. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






11. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






12. Who was the great Italian poet?






13. Italian is a ___ language.






14. What is the official language of Italy?






15. Which is Italy's largest lake?






16. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






17. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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






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






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






22. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






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






25. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






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






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






29. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






30. Who is the greatest opera composer?






31. Spans across which sea?






32. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






34. 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?






35. Which river flows through Rome?






36. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






37. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






38. Which river is the longest?






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






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






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






42. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






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






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






46. Which seas are to the south?






47. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






49. Which seas are to the west?






50. Who was the first king of Italy?