| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| What type of fortified complex can be found in historic Russian cities? | Kremlin | 60%
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| Which castle is the largest in England? | Windsor Castle | 50%
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| How many Studio Ghibli film titles contain the word "castle"? | 2 | 40%
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| Which castle was home to the Knights of the Round Table? | Camelot | 40%
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| Which fortified gorge in the White Mountains was attacked by Saruman's army? | Helm's Deep | 40%
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| What German term describes a castle that is largely defended by water? | Wasserburg | 40%
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| Potala Palace was originally the winter residence of which leader? | Dalai Lama | 30%
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| Which large fictional castle and school is located in the Scottish Highlands? | Hogwarts | 30%
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| Various ancient walls in China were connected to form the Great Wall of China during the reign of which emperor?? | Qin Shi Huang | 30%
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| The oldest military building in Canada is located in which city? | Quebec City | 30%
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| What shape are the Viking forts known as trelleborgs? | Ring | 30%
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| What monument currently sits on top of Fort Wood? | Statue of Liberty | 30%
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| In which real castle was the leader of those knights said to have been born? | Tintagel Castle | 30%
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| The Castillo San Felipe de Barajas is located in which South American city? | Cartagena | 20%
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| Which fictional castle may have been based on Bran Castle in Romania? | Castle Dracula | 20%
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| What two-word French term is used specifically to describe a castle, rather than a palace or country house? | Château fort | 20%
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| The citadel of Sacsayhuamán is located on the outskirts of which city? | Cusco | 20%
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| Citadelle Laferrière is located in which country? | Haiti | 20%
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| What is the most visited castle in Japan? | Himeji Castle | 20%
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| Which castle in Poland is the largest castle in the world? | Malbork Castle | 20%
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| Which city, the largest on the Baltic Sea, was founded as a Swedish fortress? | Saint Petersburg | 20%
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| What word can mean a small tower or a device used to aim missiles? | Turret | 20%
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| What name is given to a type of Moorish castle in Spain or Portugal (there is a famous one in Segovia)? | Alcázar | 10%
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| Which fortress in Rome was originally constructed as a mausoleum for an emperor? | Castel Sant'Angelo | 10%
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| Which large citadel in the Middle East was significantly damaged by conflict during the early to mid-2010s? | Citadel of Aleppo | 10%
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| Krak des Chevaliers belonged to which Catholic military order between 1142 and 1271? | Knights Hospitaller | 10%
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| What term is used to refer to a fortified Berber village? | Ksar | 10%
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| What type of barrier, usually found on fortifications, is an extension of the wall at the edge of a roof? | Parapet | 10%
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| Which Mughal emperor commissioned construction of the Red Fort in Delhi? | Shah Jahan | 10%
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| Which video game contains the castles Dragonsreach, Fort Dawnguard and Castle Dour? | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 10%
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| Which fortress was the first headquarters of the Assassins? | Alamut | 0%
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| What name is given to a roundel that is clearly higher than the castle walls? | Battery Tower | 0%
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| Which city in Central Asia contains a fortress called the Ark? | Bukhara | 0%
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| Which fort is the oldest existing building in South Africa? | Castle of Good Hope | 0%
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| What fort is located at the south end of a beach in Rio de Janeiro? | Fort Copacabana | 0%
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| Which city in Ethiopa is the location of the fortress Fasil Ghebbi? | Gondar | 0%
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| What keep is used to train witchers of the School of the Wolf? | Kaer Morhen | 0%
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| What word typically refers to a collection of buildings in a keep or citadel, in the Maghreb? | Kasbah | 0%
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| What word is used to describe a large fortified Celtic settlement? | Oppidum | 0%
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| Which castle is the seat of the Lord of the Seven Kingdoms? | Red Keep | 0%
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| What room in a castle functioned as the private sitting room for the lord's family? | Solar | 0%
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