Italian Maritime Republic Quiz - Statistics

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Group	Hint	Answer	% Correct
Venice	What was the title of the Venetian republic's head of government?	Doge	88%
Genoa	Which island rebelled against Genoese rule and was sold to the French, despite Genoa not actually controlling it at the time of the sale?	Corsica	85%
Venice	Which French general invaded Italy in the late 18th century, and ended the existence of Venice as an independent republic?	Napoleon Bonaparte	85%
Ragusa	Ragusa does not fall within the borders of modern Italy. Which country is it located in?	Croatia	83%
Pisa	Which Mediterranean island contained the Pisan republic's only notable possessions outside mainland Italy?	Sardinia	80%
Pisa	After Pisa ceased to be an independent republic in 1406, which country did it become part of?	Republic of Florence	78%
Venice	Out of the five largest islands in the Mediterranean, which two were fully or primarily controlled by Venice at some point?	Crete	73%
Venice	Out of the five largest islands in the Mediterranean, which two were fully or primarily controlled by Venice at some point?	Cyprus	71%
Ragusa	...and what is the local name for both the republic and the current city of Ragusa?	Dubrovnik	71%
Genoa	Which major kingdom of Northern Europe shared an identical flag with the Genoese republic?	Kingdom of England	66%
Other	Which city-state just outside modern Italy (that still exists today) could have been considered a maritime republic if it weren't a monarchy?	Monaco	63%
Ragusa	Which country did the Ragusan republic donate a strip of territory to, which now forms Bosnia-Herzegovina's only access to the sea?	Ottoman Empire	63%
Genoa	Which region of modern Italy corresponds roughly to the former borders of the republic of Genoa's mainland territory?	Liguria	61%
Genoa	Which currently disputed peninsula was home to multiple Genoese trading posts until the late 15th century?	Crimea	54%
Amalfi	Amalfi was the shortest-lived of the major maritime republics; when did it cease to exist? (answer within 40 years)	1137	51%
Venice	What was the full name of the republic of Venice?	Most Serene Republic of Venice	51%
Amalfi	Which navigation instrument was Amalfi's most notable contribution to maritime commerce and warfare?	Box Compass	49%
Venice	Which Venetian building did for shipbuilding what Henry Ford's factories would eventually do for car assembly?	Arsenale di Venezia	39%
Genoa	Which famous Istanbul landmark was built by the Genoese, as part of their militarised trading post in the city?	Galata Tower	37%
Ragusa	The Ragusan republic built a number of buildings in which iconic architectural style, otherwise relatively rare in the Balkans?	Gothic	37%
Other	Apart from those already mentioned, which other three city states are generally considered to have been maritime republics?	Republic of Ancona	37%
Other	Apart from those already mentioned, which other three city states are generally considered to have been maritime republics?	Republic of Noli	32%
Venice	Which Venetian leader diverted the Fourth Crusade to Constantinople, leading to the establishment of the Latin Empire?	Enrico Dandolo	27%
Venice	Which port city was the regional capital of Venice's possessions in mainland Greece from 1685 to 1715?	Nafplio	22%
Other	Apart from those already mentioned, which other three city states are generally considered to have been maritime republics?	Republic of Gaeta	22%
Genoa	Which town in Tunisia was the last possession of any maritime republic in North Africa?	Tabarqa	15%

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