Question | Answer |
irelands nickname (for its greenness) | emerald isle |
70---35 | ----- million people were worldwike claim Irish ancestry, and ----- million people in the US have Irish heritage |
Celtic Tiger | due to a strong economy in the 1990's, Ireland became known as the what? |
Macgillycuddy's Reeks | Ireland's most famous mountain range |
fuel--- 1/4 | peat is used for ----;----- of Ireland is occupied by peat bogs, marshes, mountains, and lakes |
in -----, ---- countries became independent from British rule | in 1992, 26 people |
what is the most common religion in Ireland? | Roman Catholic |
what is the "man's social club" in Ireland? | the pub |
what is a popular Irish sport that is just like field hockey? | huring |
What is a combination of soccer and rugby that is another popular irish sport | gaelic football |
what was declared the "first official language" of Ireland in 1937? | Irish (also known as Gaelic) |
less that ---- % of the labor force works in agriculture | less than 10% |
what two factors make ireland one of worlds best lands for growing grass? | high rainfall and moderate temperature |
cattle and milk account for about ---% of agriculture in ireland | 85 |
in dublin, you can find the --------, a hand-illistrated collection of the four books of the New Testament | book of kells |
blarney castle, home of the blarney stone, is located near wat irsih city? | cork |
a famine hit ireland in the 1840s. it was caused by a ----- that attacked the ------ crop, crushing most of the food supply. | fungus--potato |
italy is a ---- shaped peninsula that extends into the ---- sea | boot---mediterranean |
an ancient king named ----- may be the source of Italy's name | Italo |
in the mid- ____ century (1800s) the many separate nations of the Italian peninsula were united | 19 |
the ---- separate Italy from France, Switzerland, and Austria | Alps |
What is Italy's neighbor to the northeast? | Slovenia |
the toe of the Italian boot seems to kick an island named... | sicily |
there are two small independent countries within italy what are they? | vatican city and republic of san marino |
----- thirds of italy is covered with mountains and hills | two |
------- is italys highest point | Gran Paradiso |
the -------- makes up Italy's "spine" | Apennine Range |
when vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, it destoryed the cities of what? | Pompeii and Herculaneum |
the largest lake in italy | Garda |
What are Itlay's only navigable rivers? | the Po and then Adige |
what river flows threw Rome? | Tiber river |
what is Italy's capital city? | Rome |
What is one of Italy's important sources of power. it comes from swift-flowing alpine streams | hydroelectricity |
what is italy the most the world's leading producer of? | marble |
the ---------- are topped with marble, which appears to be snow. | Aupuane Alps |
hot wind called -------- blows across southern Italy from the deserts of North Africa | scirócco |
the religion of the vast majority of Italians is ------ | Roman Catholic |
what is the patron saint of Naples? | San Gennaro |
on august 15, two-week period called ------------ begins. It is a time where many Italians go on vacation | Ferragosto |
rather than exchange of girls on december 25, many italians do so on -------- known as the feast of epiphany | january 6 |
italians must go to school until they are --- years old. Middle school (also known as intermediate or junior high school) is called --------. | 14----scuola media |
in italy, a doctors degree is called | laurea |
the medical school at ------ dates back to the 9th century | salerno |
the -------- returned from the holy land having learned to use------- as a flavoring | lemon juice |
it is estimated that there are more than ---- different pasta shapes. one of them is call ------ which means little worms | 100----vermicelli |
there is a celebration known as the --------- in San Daniele del Friuli | ham fair |
what is the national sport of italy? | soccer |
------- was Italy's most famous opera singer until he died in 2007 | Luciano Pavarotti |
----- is Italy's second largest city. People of this city are compared to New Yorkers because the appear to --- instead of walk | Milan--run |
the heart of Milan is the huge ------- (cathedral) | Piazza del Duomo |
the most famous opera house in the world is know as ----- | la scala |
the greek name to naples,-------, means new city | neapolis |
what gave naples massive problems in early 2008? | garbage removal |
since the sea brought wealth to the city, residents of Venice called there city the------- | Bride of the Adriatic |
when a sea route around africa was discovered, venice lost its monopoly on the ------ trade | spice |
what ciry is the birthplace of the Renaissance in Italy? | Florence |
the ----- in Florence flooded in 1966, causing damage to the priceless works of art there | Arno River |
the ------ are buried in the Church of San Lorenzo. They ruled Florence from the 14th to the 16th century | Medicis |
europes climate is mainly this | temperate |
wild sheep with curling horns found on corsica and sardinia | mouflon |
narrow inlets where ocean comes in between cliffs | fjords |
deep enough to be traveled by boat | navigable |
european superhighways | autobahns |
a main deposit of oil and gas | north sea |
its eggs are the most expensive type of caviar | beluga sturgeon |
europes longest river | volga river |
french car manufacturer | renault |
called moose in europe | elk |
climate found in british isles | maritime climate |
italian game similar to lawn bowling | boccie |
europes largest exporter of timber | sweden |
most european christians are this | roman catholic |
europes highest peak | Mount Elbrus |
a nimble alpine animal | ibex |
"land of a thousand lakes" | finland |
source of europes mild climate | gulf stream |
holy wars in the 11th,12th, and 13th centuries | crusades |
provide more employment for europeans than any other economic activity | service industries |
famous symbol of good luck | white stork |
worlds largest country | russia |
native cats found in caspian lowland desert | wild cats |
divide france and spain | pyrenees |
animals found in central europe | hedge hogs |
fuel of europes early factories | coal |
trace the border between france and switzerland | jura mts |
number of EU countries in 1957 | six |
europes second largest river | Danube river |
climate found in central and eastern europe | continental climate |
europes common currency | euro |
starting point of volga | valdai hills |
power provided by europes rivers | hydroelectricity |
loved by european urbanites (city-dwellers) | live theater |
where danube empties into | black sea |
recently active volcano near naples, italy | vesuvivs |
country with average income per perosn less than $4,000 | moldova |
worlds smallest country | vatican city |
swedish car manufacturer | volvo |
popular sport in the uk | cricket |
what geographers call asia and europe | eurasia |
europes southern border | mediterranian sea |
eastern border of europe | ural moutains |
worlds largest saltwater lake | casian sea |
percentage of europeans who are muslim | 6% |
italians are considered the most what (in language and religion) of all europeans? | homogeneous (not diverse) |
in alpine valleys in the north of the country, several thousand people speak what? | german |
also in northern itlay, the what speak french and live in the valle d'aosta | valdotains |
--------, a slavic language, is also spoken in the northeast of italy | slovenian |
about what percent of italians speak italians | 95% |
the standard form of the language originated in the region of what | central italy |
2 dialects of italian that may be difficult to understand are spoken in ---- and -----. | sicily and sardinia |
itlian art began with the -----, whose major cities were in the middle of the italian pen. | etruscans |
a public meeting place in rome known as the ---- dates from the period of the roman empire. | forum |
the ------,which started in the 14th century, had the greatest impact on italian art. | the renaissance |
three forms of early italian music were the ---------,--------, and the --------- | gregorian chant, troubadour song, and the madrigal |
between the ages of six and fourteen, education is ---- and ----- for children in italy | free and compulsory (required) |
there are ---- state and private universities in italy | 27 |
the oldest univ. in italy is ---------, and largest univ. in the country is------- | university of bologna and university of rome |
in italy, the most significant public health accomplishment has been the almost complete elimination of ----------. | malaria |
true or false: the italian railroad system is owned by the government | true |
one of the world's longest railroad tunnels, the ------------, connects itlay and switzerland | simplon tunnel |
during the 1920's, the worlds first ---------- were built in northern italy | automobile expressway |
superhighways that connect the major cities of itlay are called ------ | autostades |
in 1861, italys type of government was a ----------. since 1946, the country has been a ------. | constitutional monarchy --- republic |
italys president is elected by the ----- for a ---- year term | parliment--seven |
ledgislative branch in italy and england | italy-parliamentengland-congress |
parliamentery system | political party who has most members elect the leader |
members of the legislature (Chamber of Deputies and Senate) are elected by the poeple for a ----- year term | 5 |
italy is divided into --- regions, which are divided inot ----- provinces | 20---103 |
tuscany, marche, umbrio, and -- are regions in central itlay | lazio |
after world war I, a "strong man" named ------------- rose to power. He led the ---- party. members of this group were known as the ------. | Benito Mussolini----fascist-----blackshirts |
why did the party grow rapidly? | cuz mussolini promisedbenefits to everyone |
mussolini became known as ------ (the leader). political parties except for his were ----------. | Il Duce---- abolished |
italy invaded and defeated the african nation of ------ | ethiopia |
to oppose france and england, mussolini and adolf hitler started the --------- | rome-berlin axis |
italy joined WWII in 1940 by attacking ------------. | southern east france |
true or false: italy's military was not powerful enough to fight a large scale war | true |
since WWII,the ---------- party has been the most powerful force in itlays government | christion democratic party |
garda (the lake) | italy |
Po and Adige river | italy |
milan | italy |
naples | italy |
venice | italy |
florence | italy |
shannon river | ireland |
dublin (capital city) | ireland |
cork | ireland |
killarney | ireland |
limerick | ireland |
galway | ireland |
waterford and wexford | ireland |