Group | Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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Genoa | Which island rebelled against Genoese rule and was sold to the French, despite Genoa not actually controlling it at the time of the sale? | Corsica | 88%
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Venice | What was the title of the Venetian republic's head of government? | Doge | 88%
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Venice | Which French general invaded Italy in the late 18th century, and ended the existence of Venice as an independent republic? | Napoleon Bonaparte | 85%
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Pisa | Which Mediterranean island contained the Pisan republic's only notable possessions outside mainland Italy? | Sardinia | 85%
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Ragusa | Ragusa does not fall within the borders of modern Italy. Which country is it located in? | Croatia | 82%
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Pisa | After Pisa ceased to be an independent republic in 1406, which country did it become part of? | Republic of Florence | 79%
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Venice | Out of the five largest islands in the Mediterranean, which two were fully or primarily controlled by Venice at some point? | Crete | 74%
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Ragusa | ...and what is the local name for both the republic and the current city of Ragusa? | Dubrovnik | 71%
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Venice | Out of the five largest islands in the Mediterranean, which two were fully or primarily controlled by Venice at some point? | Cyprus | 68%
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Genoa | Which major kingdom of Northern Europe shared an identical flag with the Genoese republic? | Kingdom of England | 65%
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Genoa | Which region of modern Italy corresponds roughly to the former borders of the republic of Genoa's mainland territory? | Liguria | 65%
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Other | Which city-state just outside modern Italy (that still exists today) could have been considered a maritime republic if it weren't a monarchy? | Monaco | 62%
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Ragusa | Which country did the Ragusan republic donate a strip of territory to, which now forms Bosnia-Herzegovina's only access to the sea? | Ottoman Empire | 59%
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Genoa | Which currently disputed peninsula was home to multiple Genoese trading posts until the late 15th century? | Crimea | 56%
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Amalfi | Amalfi was the shortest-lived of the major maritime republics; when did it cease to exist? (answer within 40 years) | 1137 | 53%
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Amalfi | Which navigation instrument was Amalfi's most notable contribution to maritime commerce and warfare? | Box Compass | 53%
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Venice | What was the full name of the republic of Venice? | Most Serene Republic of Venice | 50%
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Venice | Which Venetian building did for shipbuilding what Henry Ford's factories would eventually do for car assembly? | Arsenale di Venezia | 38%
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Genoa | Which famous Istanbul landmark was built by the Genoese, as part of their militarised trading post in the city? | Galata Tower | 38%
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Other | Apart from those already mentioned, which other three city states are generally considered to have been maritime republics? | Republic of Ancona | 38%
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Ragusa | The Ragusan republic built a number of buildings in which iconic architectural style, otherwise relatively rare in the Balkans? | Gothic | 35%
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Other | Apart from those already mentioned, which other three city states are generally considered to have been maritime republics? | Republic of Noli | 32%
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Venice | Which Venetian leader diverted the Fourth Crusade to Constantinople, leading to the establishment of the Latin Empire? | Enrico Dandolo | 26%
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Other | Apart from those already mentioned, which other three city states are generally considered to have been maritime republics? | Republic of Gaeta | 24%
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Venice | Which port city was the regional capital of Venice's possessions in mainland Greece from 1685 to 1715? | Nafplio | 21%
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Genoa | Which town in Tunisia was the last possession of any maritime republic in North Africa? | Tabarqa | 15%
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