| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| What 'Road' did he travel on to go through Asia? | the 'Silk Road' | 100%
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| What animal did they ride to get to China? | camel | 80%
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| Where was he born? | Venice, Republic of Venice | 80%
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| What East-Asian utensil did Marco Polo not mention? | chopsticks | 60%
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| Who was the Emperor of China? | Kublai Kahn | 60%
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| Allegedly how many of the three envoys that left China for Persia survived the voyage? | one | 60%
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| What quintessential Italian food does a myth suggest Marco first imported it from China? | pasta | 60%
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| What Asian drink did Marco Polo not mention? | tea | 60%
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| How long did Marco live in the Chinese Empire? | 17 years | 40%
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| What significant structure did Marco Polo not mention? | Great Wall of China | 40%
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| What was his nickname? | 'Milione' (Million) | 40%
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| Who was his father? | Niccolò Polo | 40%
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| What Italian city state was at war with Polo's home city, where he was captured by them? | Republic of Genoa | 40%
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| What dynasty did above found? | Yuan dynasty | 40%
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| When was he born? | 1254 | 20%
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| What year did they return home? | 1295 | 20%
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| What Chinese custom did Marco Polo not mention? | foot binding | 20%
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| Who was his inmate while imprisoned? | Rustichello da Pisa | 20%
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| What book described Marco's travels, from 1271 to 1295? | The Travels of Marco Polo | 20%
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| In what year did Marco meet his father for the first time? | 1269 | 0%
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| What year did Marco die? | 1424 | 0%
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| Where did the family sail to firs in 1271? | Acre, Israel | 0%
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| When was he released from prison? | August 1299 | 0%
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| When did his father die? | before 1300 | 0%
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| Who did Marco marry? | Donata Badoèr | 0%
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| What title did the emperor appoint Marco? | Foreign Emissary to India and Burma | 0%
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| What Mongol princess did the Polo's have to escort to Persia for her marriage? | Kököchin | 0%
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