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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






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






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. Which seas are to the west?






6. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






7. Who is the greatest opera composer?






8. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






9. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






11. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






12. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






14. Nickname for Italy


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






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






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






18. What political party is in power?






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






20. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






21. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






22. Spans across which sea?






23. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






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






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






27. What is the highest point in Italy?






28. Which river flows through Rome?






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






30. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






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






33. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






34. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






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






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






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






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






40. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






42. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






43. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






44. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






45. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






46. Which seas are to the south?






47. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






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






50. Who was the great Italian poet?