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Marco Polo
Who is is the European who traveled to China during the 1200s?
100
Cricket (hint: not the insect)
What is a popular game played with a bat and ball in Europe and India?
100
The Pieta
What is a famous sculpture that depicts Jesus, after being taken down from the cross, lying on his mother's lap?
100
Florence
What is the name of the city where the Renaissance spirit was at its greatest?
100
The printing press
What is the most famous invention of Johann Gutenberg?
200
Cervantes
Who is the Spanish writer who wrote "Don Quixote"?
200
3,600
What is the number of seconds in an hour?
200
Mona Lisa
What is the most famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci?
200
London
What is the capital of England?
200
The crossbow
What is an improved version of the bow and arrow that could shoot arrows that could penetrate metal armor?
300
Michelangelo
Who is the artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and sculpted some of the most famous statues in history?
300
Diesel fuel
Next to gasoline, what is the second most popular fuel for cars and trucks in the U.S.?
300
"To be, or not to be"
What is the most famous line from the play "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare?
300
The Silver State
What is the nickname of the State of Nevada?
300
Gunpowder
What is a famous invention of the Chinese?
400
Dante Alighieri
Who was the author of "The Divine Comedy"?
400
Canberra
What is the capital of Australia?
400
Haiku
What is a Japanese poem of only 3 lines and exactly 17 syllables?
400
Buenos Aires
What is the capital of Argentina?
400
Papyrus
What is the type of paper invented by the ancient Egyptians?
500
Petrarch
Who was an early leader of humanism in Europe during the Renaissance?
500
Jupiter
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
500
Composer
What is the title of the person who writes the music for a song?
500
San Bernardino County
What is the county north of Riverside County, and also the state's largest county?
500
Parachute and helicopter
What are two inventions of Leonardo da Vinci?
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