There are neo-Roman polytheism believers around so it's not inconceivable that they'd have a temple somewhere. But certainly not continuously since 600 BC.
It is probably a case of people thinking the statement is so outrageous, it must be true. Personally, I haven't really looked at the statement properly. I just read Jupiter and temple, and thought, sure, why not? Just like there will surely be statues of Jupiter displayed around Rome somewhere.
Are you conflating "Italian" with "Italic"? This is just history 101. Furthermore, this quiz is about Italy, the country, so I think that was context enough. Was Julius Caesar Italian?
The link to Italian you provide literally says that in the 14th century the word was used to describe a native of Italy, so yes most popes were Italian.
It's the same with the word "German". It evolved from a geographic term to a citizenship, now people confuse it with an ethnic group.
I also dislike it, when words like "italian" or "german" are used for pre-statehood people, it just makes implication of a common identity that did not exist at that point. But, of course, it is correct in itself.
They're not modern words anachronistically applied to the past. They're very old words. "Italian" has already been pointed out above; as for "german", it goes way back to the germanii tribe that Julius Caesar encountered.
This quiz is not about the geographical area, the peninsula et cetera. It is clearly about the country, and is part of the country series of True or False quizzes. So your "it depends how you define Italian" calls your bluff. And it's still an anachronism when used for popes.
Those popes, being born in peninsular Italy, would have understood themselves as being Italian. Perhaps not in the nationalistic way, but in a pure demonymic way they would have, as the above commenter said. No anachronism here. If you're going to be a pedant, pick your battles better.
I can't believe there was a guy named Guccio Gucci. And his entire name was "Guccio Giovanbattista Giacinto Dario Maria Gucci." That's so stereotypically Italian-sounding that it feels like it should be fake.
Immediately when I read that question, I doubted that could possibly be a real name. Then I remembered Galileo Galilei and wondered if it could be possible. In the end, I second-guessed myself, got it wrong, and felt like an idiot.
This is the first one I ever got every question right, first try! True or false so not great, but still happy! Who would have thought. I guessed on a few. Also, Guccio Gucci?! Too wild
Wow, just wow.
The Pantheon is such a temple but perhaps only from about 300 BC?
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/italic
Nothing in the sources you linked says anything otherwise.
I also dislike it, when words like "italian" or "german" are used for pre-statehood people, it just makes implication of a common identity that did not exist at that point. But, of course, it is correct in itself.