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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who was the leader of the Italian independence movement?






2. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






3. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






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






5. Which sea is to the east?






6. Which is Italy's largest lake?






7. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






9. Which river is the longest?






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






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






12. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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






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






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






17. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






18. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






20. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






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






23. Which seas are to the west?






24. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






25. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






27. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






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






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






31. Where is mt Etna located?






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






33. Spans across which sea?






34. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






36. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






37. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






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






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






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






42. What is the highest point in Italy?






43. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






45. Italian is a ___ language.






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






47. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






49. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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