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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What political party is in power?






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






3. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






5. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






7. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






9. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






11. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






13. Which seas are to the south?






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






15. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






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






18. Spans across which sea?






19. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






20. Which sea is to the east?






21. Which is Italy's largest lake?






22. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






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






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






26. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






27. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






28. Italian is a ___ language.






29. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






30. Which seas are to the west?






31. Which river is the longest?






32. What is the official language of Italy?






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






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






35. Who composed the Four Seasons?






36. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






38. 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?






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






40. What is the highest point in Italy?






41. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






43. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






45. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






47. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






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






50. Where is mt Etna located?