Question | Answer | % Correct |
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Italian name of Rome | Roma | 98%
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Independent country completely surrounded by Rome | Vatican City | 96%
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Ancient gladiatoral arena that is one of Rome's most popular tourist sites | Colosseum | 88%
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Legendary founder and first king of Rome | Romulus | 83%
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Person who led the 1922 March on Rome and was declared Prime Minister of Italy soon thereafter | Benito Mussolini | 80%
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More common name for the Bishop of Rome | The Pope | 79%
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Nickname of Rome | The {Eternal} City | 78%
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Famous fountain that people throw coins into | Trevi Fountain | 73%
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River flowing through Rome | Tiber | 70%
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Term for the underground burial places under the city | Catacombs | 69%
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In Rome, the 1950s and 1960s were often called "La Dolce Vita". What does this mean in English? | The Sweet Life | 69%
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Artist who Rome's airport is named for | Leonardo da Vinci | 67%
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Domed temple completed in 126 AD that still stands today | The Pantheon | 63%
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Set of 174 stairs which ascends from the Piazza di Spagna | {Spanish} Steps | 56%
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Rome's only sister city | Paris | 51%
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Name one of the two main stars of the 1953 film "Roman Holiday" | Gregory Peck | Audrey Hepburn | 44%
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Central marketplace of the ancient city | Roman Forum | 44%
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One of the seven hills on which Rome is located (name any one) | Aventine | Caelian | Capitoline | Esquiline | Palatine | Quirinal | Viminal | 42%
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Region of Italy in which Rome is located | Lazio (Latium) | 39%
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Director of films such as "La Strada" and "8½" | Federico Fellini | 34%
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