| Population | Region | Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
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| B | 391,000 | North Italy | home to the oldest university in the Western world and the world’s longest porticos | Bologna | 97%
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| F | 362,000 | Central Italy | cradle of the Renaissance | Florence | 95%
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| M | 1.4 million | North Italy | financial and fashion capital, home to Da Vinci’s The Last Supper | Milan | 95%
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| N | 908,000 | South Italy | birthplace of pizza | Naples | 95%
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| P | 626,000 | Mediterranean Islands | known for its unique Arab-Norman architecture and its vibrant, world-famous street food markets | Palermo | 92%
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| G | 565,000 | North Italy | birthplace of Christopher Columbus, culinary home of authentic Pesto | Genoa | 89%
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| R | 2.7 million | Central Italy | “Eternal City” once the center of a vast empire and home to the Colosseum | Rome | 89%
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| T | 857,000 | North Italy | home of FIAT, the National Museum of Cinema, and the mysterious Holy Shroud | Turin | 89%
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| V | 255,000 | North Italy | setting for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet | Verona | 89%
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| C | 298,000 | Mediterranean Islands | rebuilt in a stunning “Black Baroque” style using volcanic lava stone | Catania | 65%
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| A | 101,000 | Central Italy | major Adriatic port whose name comes from the Greek word for “elbow” | Ancona | 57%
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| L | 153,000 | Central Italy | famous for its “Venice District” (Venezia Nuova), a series of canals, and its unique fish stew called Cacciucco | Livorno | 57%
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| S | 126,000 | South Italy | home to the world's first medical school | Salerno | 57%
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| I | 69,000 | North Italy | hosts the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix | Imola | 54%
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| E | 54,000 | South Italy | buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD and is often better preserved than its neighbor, Pompeii | Ercolano | 43%
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| O | 62,000 | Mediterranean Islands | main gateway to the luxurious Costa Smeralda | Olbia | 43%
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| U | 98,000 | North Italy | features the Loggia del Lionello and serves as a cultural hub for the Friulian language | Udine | 38%
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| J | 40,000 | Central Italy | birthplace of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II | Jesi | 27%
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| Q | 68,000 | Mediterranean Islands | famous for its salt pans where pink flamingos often nest | Quartu Sant’Elena | 24%
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| D | 42,000 | North Italy | famous for a historic 1277 battle that established the Visconti family's rule over Milan | Desio | 22%
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| Z | 19,000 | North Italy | “World Capital of Mortadella” and hosts an annual festival in its honor | Zola Predosa | 14%
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