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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. What Venetian explorer and traveler crossed central Asia and visited China - Sumatra - Ceylon - India and Persia?






2. Where is mt Etna located?






3. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






5. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






6. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






8. Italian is a ___ language.






9. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






10. Spans across which sea?






11. Nickname for Italy

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12. Which river flows through Rome?






13. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






14. Where is mt Stromboli located?






15. Which seas are to the west?






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






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






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






19. 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?






20. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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






23. Which is Italy's largest lake?






24. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






25. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






26. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






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






29. Which sea is to the east?






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






31. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






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






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






35. What is the highest point in Italy?






36. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






38. Who composed the Four Seasons?






39. Who lead the Fascist movement?






40. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






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






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






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






45. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






46. What political party is in power?






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






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






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






50. Who is the greatest opera composer?