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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






3. Which seas are to the south?






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






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






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






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






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






9. Where is mt Etna located?






10. What political party is in power?






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






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






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






14. Which river flows through Rome?






15. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






16. Which seas are to the west?






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






18. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






19. Who lead the Fascist movement?






20. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






22. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






24. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






25. Spans across which sea?






26. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






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






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






30. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






31. Which sea is to the east?






32. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






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






34. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Who is the greatest opera composer?






42. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






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






45. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






47. Which is Italy's largest lake?






48. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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






50. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?