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100
I am the body of water surrounding the Italian peninsula.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
100
The 2 most powerful officials in the Roman Republic.
What are consuls?
100

Which came first, the Roman Republic or Roman Empire?

What is the Roman Republic?

100

Veto in Latin stands for...

"I forbid"

100

Rome is the largest city in Italy, with a population of 2.8 million people, which city is the second largest?

Milan

200
I am the country in which Rome is found.
What is Italy?
200

I am the law making body of the government that was originally given to the Plebeians

What is the Assembly of Centuries

200

Many slaves and people forced into debt became fighters known as

What is a gladiator?

200
Why was Rome so caught off guard when Hanibal arrived from the NORTH?

No one though he could cross the ALPS

200

The modern day Italian flag was inspired by what countries flag design?

What is France

300
I am a geographical feature that is defined as a piece of land surrounded on 3 sides by water.
What is a peninsula?
300

After declaring to not defend Rome in battle, the Plebeians were rewarded with....., which could now veto the Patricians

The (Royal) Tribune

300
I am the common folk of Rome. I am a farmer, merchant or artisan.
What is a plebeian?
300

I am the religion that began during the Roman Empire.

What is Christianity?

300

Although I never said it, it is on the PowerPoint, but the flag of the Roman Empire is yellow with what on it?

What is a black eagle

400

I am the mountain range that runs down the spine of the Roman Empire

What is the Appenine Mountains

400
I am the set of written laws created by the Roman Republic.
What are the Twelve Tables?
400
I am the top 10% of the Roman people and I own lots of land.
What is a patrician?
400

The First Punic War was fought over what island?

What is Sicily?

400

Finish the famous Roman phrase, "Et tu..."

What is Brute, or Brutus

500
Besides for Rome, name three major cities in modern day Italy.

Possible answers:
Venice, Pisa, Florence, Milan, Naples, Bari, San Marino, Pompei, Genoa, Turin

500

In my PowerPoint, I stated that after the Tribal Assembly, the Plebeians eventually merged in with the Patricians in terms of status. So now the problem in Rome wasn't Plebeians vs Patricians, but was now what..... versus......what

Rich vs. Poor

500

Tough one: The spear that represented power among the Patrician class was known as a...

What is a Fasces

500

The Third Punic War, which happened 50 years after the end of the Second, resulted in who being victorious?

The Romans

500

Soccer is the #1 sport in Italy, with the World Cup being that grand prize. How many times has the Italian National Team won the World Cup?

FOUR