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Italian Culture And Geography

Subject : culture
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1. Who designed the dome of the Duomo in Florence?






2. Approximately twice the size of which US state?






3. Who wrote Madama Butterfly?






4. Who was the first king of Italy?






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






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






7. Who lead the Fascist movement?






8. Where is mt Vesuvius located?






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






10. Which mountain range forms the 'backbone'?






11. What is the highest point in Italy?






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






13. Who developed wireless telegraphy?






14. Italian is a ___ language.






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






16. Which river is the longest?






17. Where is mt Etna located?






18. Where is mt Stromboli located?






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






20. Spans across which sea?






21. Who is the greatest conductor of all time?






22. Which four countries touch Italy? (Alphabetical)






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






24. Who is the most famous Italian tenor?






25. What is the most popular sport in Italy?






26. Which is Italy's largest lake?






27. Which volcano is located south of Naples?






28. Which sea is to the east?






29. Who painted The Birth of Venus?






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






31. Who composed the Four Seasons?






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






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






34. Which river flows through Florence and Pisa?






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. Who is the greatest opera composer?






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






38. What political party is in power?






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






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






41. Who invented the electric battery and electric condenser?






42. Who was the great Italian poet?






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






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






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






46. What is the official language of Italy?






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






48. Who sculpted David and Gattamelata?






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 is called 'la spada' and lead the Red shirts?