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Of the many great explorers in world history, few have become as legendary as the great Marco Polo. Polo's most defining accomplishment was the fact that he was the first European to detail a journey to what eastern nation?
Japan
China
Korea
Indonesia
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What ancient European Republic was Marco Polo originally from before traveling the world?
Prussia
Normandy
The Holy Roman Empire
Venice
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Although Polo is the one most remembered for this grand trek because he was the one recording it, he was joined by family members on this undertaking. He was accompanied by his father Niccolo and what other family member?
His uncle Maffeo
His mother Clarissa
His wife Francesca
His cousin Benaldo
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Marco Polo collected his travels together in a book he called Book of the Marvels of the World. What would the book be known as after being released (The title it goes by to this day)?
Reaching the Horizon
The Lands of the East
The Travels of Marco Polo
The Grand Adventures of Marco Polo
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What famous conqueror and ruler of Mongolia did the Polos meet with on their journey?
Genghis Khan
Ogedei Khan
Guyuk Khan
Kublai Khan
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How old was Marco Polo when he set out from Venice with his family?
15 Years old
17 Years old
20 Years old
22 Years old
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Some historians have questioned whether or not Marco Polo ever actually made it to China because he fails to mention what key detail?
How he crossed the Ganges River
The Great Wall of China
How they made it through the Gobi Desert
The fact that the Chinese speak a different language from the Mongolians
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The crew of Marco Polo decided it would be best to make it to the East by using trade routes that had been taken to China before. What is the name of the famous route they took to their destination?
The Oriental Trail
The Gobi Shelf
The Eastern Trail
The Silk Road
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What is the name of the European explorer before Marco Polo who was believed to be one of the first Europeans to meet the Khans and make it back home alive?
Giovanni de Pian del Carpine
Augustus des Comtes
Regulus von Kleisert
Pedro des Avons la Bianco
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On the way home from China, Marco Polo was captured and jailed by men of what nation which was at war with his homeland?
Genoa
Barbados
Bourbon
Cornwall
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After being captured, Polo was jailed on suspicion of him being a spy. This arrangement actually worked out quite well for Polo because he had a cellmate who was a fellow traveler and a writer. What was the name of this cellmate who helped Polo write his book?
Sandro Botticelli
Mercutio de Brasi
Rustichello de Pisa
Fernand des Madres
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Even after Marco Polo's passing, his book left an impact on the world of explorers to come. What future Italian explorer who is credited with discovering the America's credited Polo as being his inspiration?
Christopher Columbus
Galileo de Vargas
Lucio Haut
Luigi de Brassini
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Andrew Nicholas is a passionate reader and writer on the subjects of history and mankind. He is a published author, critic, and poet who grew up in the friendly scenery of rural Ohio. He is a graduate of Wright State University and a regular student of historical curiosities.