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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who was the author of the Decameron - a collection of short stories?






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






3. Which is Italy's largest lake?






4. Who lead the Fascist movement?






5. Which seas are to the south?






6. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






8. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






10. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






11. Which river is the longest?






12. Italian is a ___ language.






13. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






14. Who was the first king of Italy?






15. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






16. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






17. Spans across which sea?






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






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






20. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






22. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






24. Which seas are to the west?






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






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






27. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






29. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






30. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






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






33. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






34. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






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






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






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






39. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






41. Where is mt Etna located?






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






43. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






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






46. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






47. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






49. Nickname for Italy

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50. Who painted The Birth of Venus?