| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Artificial Landmarks 1: Arena built on the former palace of Nero that played host to gladiatorial fights, animal hunts, and executions. | Colosseum | 97%
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| Cities 3: City known for its fashion industry. | Milan | 97%
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| Cities 4: City where Romeo and Juliet is set. | Verona | 90%
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| Natural Landmarks 3: In Greek mythology, the monster Typhoon is buried under this Sicilian volcano. | Mount Etna | 86%
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| Cities 1: City that was once a republic ruled by doges. | Venice | 86%
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| Cities 2: City home to the oldest university in continuous operation. | Bologna | 83%
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| Artificial Landmarks 4: This angled structure is probably stable. | Leaning Tower of Pisa | 83%
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| Artificial Landmarks 3: Ruins of a Roman resort town buried in ash, located near Napoli. | Pompeii | 83%
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| People 1: First emperor of Rome | Augustus | 79%
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| Culture 4: Michelangelo's most famous statue, depicting a king of Judea. | David | 76%
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| People 2: He established control of Florence for his family and also gave patronage to many famous artists; an equestrian statue of him can be found near the Palazzo Vecchio | Cosimo de Medici | 72%
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| Natural Landmarks 2: Famous lake extoled by the likes of Pliny the Elder, Mark Twain, Lord Byron, and Mary Shelley. | Lake Como | 69%
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| People 4: Author of "The Prince." | Niccolo Machiavelli | 66%
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| Food 1: Wrap up a pizza and you get this. | Calzone | 62%
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| Natural Landmarks 4: Island in the Bay of Naples that is home to the Villa Jovis, a resort home for the emperor Tiberius, and the Blue Grotto. | Capri | 62%
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| Culture 1: Painting by Leonardo Da Vinci depicting a famous Biblical scene. | The Last Supper | 59%
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| People 3: The "Hero of Two Worlds" and important figure in Italian unification. | Giuseppe Garibaldi | 55%
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| Vocab 3: (Adjective) Forte | Strong | 55%
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| Artificial Landmarks 2: Former government offices in Florence/Firenze turned into a museum. | Uffizi | 55%
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| Vocab 4: (Conjunction) Ma | But | 48%
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| Vocab 1: (Noun) Giorno | Day | 48%
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| Culture 2: Series of epic poems written by Dante Alighieri depicting the afterlife. | The Divine Comedy | 48%
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| Vocab 2: (Verb) Mangiare | To Eat | 48%
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| Natural Landmarks 1: Limestone section of the Alps in Northeastern Italy declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2009. | Dolomites | 38%
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| Food 4: Lemon liquor from the Bay of Naples. | Limoncello | 38%
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| Food 3: Coffee-dipped pastry whose name means "Pick Me Up." | Tiramisu | 38%
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| Events 1: One of Rome's most disastrous defeats in the Second Punic War. | Cannae | 31%
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| Food 2: Bread topped with olive oils and tomatoes, popular in Tuscany. | Bruschetta | 24%
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| Culture 3: Variety of theatre performance known for its reoccuring character archetypes like the Harlequin. | Commedia dell'arte | 17%
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| Events 4: Coup that led to Mussolini's fascists gaining power over Italy. | March on Rome | 10%
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| Events 2: Battle between the Guelphs (Papal-aligned forces) and Ghibelines (HRE-aligned forces) that never actually featured the eponymous container being stolen until after the war. | War of the Bucket | 10%
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| Events 3: Southern Italian town besieged by the Ottoman Empire in 1480. | Otranto | 7%
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