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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






2. Which seas are to the south?






3. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






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






6. What political party is in power?






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






8. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






9. Which river is the longest?






10. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






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






13. 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?






14. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






16. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






17. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






18. Which sea is to the east?






19. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






21. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






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






24. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






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






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






28. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






29. Which river flows through Rome?






30. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






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






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






34. Italian is a ___ language.






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






36. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






38. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






40. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






42. Where is mt Etna located?






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






44. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






45. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






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






48. Which seas are to the west?






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






50. What is the official language of Italy?