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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
Instructions:
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1. Italy is a ___ ___ ___. (type of government)






2. Which seas are to the south?






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






4. Which seas are to the west?






5. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






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






7. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






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






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






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






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






13. Who lead the Fascist movement?






14. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






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






17. Nickname for Italy


18. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






20. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






22. What is the highest point in Italy?






23. Who was the first king of Italy?






24. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






25. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






26. Where is mt Etna located?






27. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






28. What is the official language of Italy?






29. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






30. Which sea is to the east?






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






32. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






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






35. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






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






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






39. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






41. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






42. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






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






45. 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?






46. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






47. Which river flows through Rome?






48. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






49. Italian is a ___ language.






50. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)