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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who was the leading sculptor of the Baroque period who was designed Saint Peters Square in the Vatican city?






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






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






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






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






6. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






7. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






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






10. What is the official language of Italy?






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






12. Which is Italy's largest lake?






13. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






14. 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?






15. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






16. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






17. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






19. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






20. Where is mt Etna located?






21. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






22. Which seas are to the south?






23. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






24. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






25. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






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






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






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






30. What political party is in power?






31. Italian is a ___ language.






32. Nickname for Italy

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






34. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






36. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






37. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






40. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






41. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






42. Which river is the longest?






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






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






45. Spans across which sea?






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






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






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






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






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