Expedition Europe

Question: What Italian city was Marco Polo from?

Answer: Marco Polo was born in the city-republic of Venice in about 1254.

Question: What coin would one have used in Venice during the Renaissance?

Answer: The ducat was an old measure used in Renaissance Europe to value gold coins. It weighed a little less than 0.12 ounce (3.5 grams).

Question: Which of these is not a royal family of Europe?

Answer: The Trumps are a wealthy American family, but they have no connection to European royalty.

Question: In what year did the Spanish drive the Moors from Spain?

Answer: The Spanish army took the city of Granada from the Moors in 1492. This precipitated the end of the Moorish occupation of Spain, which had begun in 711.

Question: What was the ancient Roman winter festival called?

Answer: One of the best-known festivals of ancient Rome was the Saturnalia, a winter festival celebrated on December 17–24.

Question: Who founded Constantinople?

Answer: In 330 CE Roman Emperor Constantine moved the empire’s capital eastward from Rome to a new city that became known as Constantinople.

Question: What city was founded, according to legend, by twins named Romulus and Remus?

Answer: Rome, in legend, was founded by Romulus and Remus, twins who had been raised by wolves.