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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






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






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






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






6. 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?






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






8. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






9. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






11. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






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






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






15. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






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






18. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






21. Nickname for Italy


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






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






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






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






26. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






28. Italian is a ___ language.






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






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






31. Where is mt Etna located?






32. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






33. What is the highest point in Italy?






34. Who composed the Four Seasons?






35. Spans across which sea?






36. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






37. Who was the great Italian poet?






38. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






39. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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






42. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






43. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






44. What is the official language of Italy?






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






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






47. Which river flows through Rome?






48. Who was the first king of Italy?






49. Which river is the longest?






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