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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who is the greatest Venetian painter of the Renaissance who painted the Rape of Europa?






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






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






4. What is the official language of Italy?






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






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






7. Which river flows through Rome?






8. Italian is a ___ language.






9. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






11. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






12. What is the highest point in Italy?






13. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






15. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






16. Where is mt Etna located?






17. What political party is in power?






18. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






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






21. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






22. Who composed the Four Seasons?






23. 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?






24. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






26. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






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






29. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






31. Who lead the Fascist movement?






32. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






33. Nickname for Italy

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






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






36. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






37. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






39. Which sea is to the east?






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






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






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






43. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






45. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






46. Which river is the longest?






47. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






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






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