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Italian Culture And Geography

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1. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






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






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






4. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






6. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






7. Who lead the Fascist movement?






8. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






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






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






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






12. What political party is in power?






13. Which seas are to the west?






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






15. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






16. Who 'discovered' America in 1492?






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






18. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






19. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






21. Where is mt Etna located?






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






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






24. Who composed the Four Seasons?






25. Which river flows through Rome?






26. Which sea is to the east?






27. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






29. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






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






31. Italian is a ___ language.






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






33. Which river is the longest?






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






35. What is the official language of Italy?






36. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






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






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






40. Which seas are to the south?






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






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






43. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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






45. Who was the first king of Italy?






46. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






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






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






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






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







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