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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. What political party is in power?






2. Which seas are to the south?






3. Who is the greatest opera composer?






4. 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?






5. Italian is a ___ language.






6. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






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






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






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






12. Who was the first king of Italy?






13. Which seas are to the west?






14. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






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






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






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






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 brain ('il cervello') of the Italian independence movement and the King of Piedmont?






22. What is the official language of Italy?






23. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






24. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






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






27. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






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






30. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






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






33. Which river flows through Rome?






34. Nickname for Italy


35. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






36. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






38. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






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






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






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






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






44. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






45. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






46. Who was the great Italian poet?






47. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






48. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






49. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






50. Which is Italy's largest lake?