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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. The ___ _ ___ is in charge of all education.






2. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






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






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






7. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






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






10. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






11. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






12. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






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






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






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






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






18. Which river is the longest?






19. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






21. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






22. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






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






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






26. Which seas are to the west?






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






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






29. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






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






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






33. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






34. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






36. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






37. Who lead the Fascist movement?






38. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






39. Who composed the Four Seasons?






40. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






42. Who is the greatest opera composer?






43. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






44. Where is mt Etna located?






45. Which seas are to the south?






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






47. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






49. Which river flows through Rome?






50. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?