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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






2. Where is mt Stromboli located?






3. What political party is in power?






4. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






5. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






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






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






9. Which treaty formed the Vatican City






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






11. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






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






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






15. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






16. Which volcano is located in eastern Sicily?






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






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






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






20. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






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






22. Which river is the longest?






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






24. Who composed the Four Seasons?






25. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






26. Which seas are to the west?






27. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






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






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






30. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






31. Who lead the Fascist movement?






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






33. Which river flows through Rome?






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






35. 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?






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






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






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






39. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






40. Which is Italy's largest lake?






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






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






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






44. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






45. Who is the greatest opera composer?






46. What is the official language of Italy?






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






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






49. Where is mt Etna located?






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