1. A Who’s Who of the Italian Renaissance Brought to you by, Time Travel Trivia

2. Who said it? “Men are made, not born.” “Men are made, not born.”

3. Erasmus

4. Who were they? Which Florentine banking family’s members were known as the Godfathers of the Renaissance? Which Florentine banking family’s members were known as the Godfathers of the Renaissance?

5. The Medici Cosimo Cosimo Lorenzo

6. A time to kill In his famous work, The Prince, he wrote, “it is better to be feared than loved.” Who was he? In his famous work, The Prince, he wrote, “it is better to be feared than loved.” Who was he?

7. Niccolo Machiavelli

8. To go up, one must first go down Through his great poem, the Divine Comedy, written in vernacular Italian instead of Latin, he taught us a great deal about his conception of Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. Through his great poem, the Divine Comedy, written in vernacular Italian instead of Latin, he taught us a great deal about his conception of Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven.

9. Dante Alighieri

10. The Best of the Best He was both the greatest painter and sculptor of the Italian Renaissance. He was both the greatest painter and sculptor of the Italian Renaissance.

11. Michelangelo Buonarroti

12. A smile or a dinner, your choice This artist has become almost as famous for his scientific speculation and connection to conspiracy theories as for his great artwork. This artist has become almost as famous for his scientific speculation and connection to conspiracy theories as for his great artwork.

13. Leonardo da Vinci

14. First in a thousand years He figured out how to build the first dome constructed in Western Europe since the fall of Rome in the 5 th century. He figured out how to build the first dome constructed in Western Europe since the fall of Rome in the 5 th century.

15. Filippo Brunelleschi Brunelleschi’s Dome Brunelleschi’s Dome

16. Faith in Man He was known as the Father of Humanism. He was known as the Father of Humanism.

17. Francesco Petrarch Anyone else think he looks a bit like Napoleon? Anyone else think he looks a bit like Napoleon?

18. A woman scorned She was a famous Italian beauty from a famous Italian family. When she failed to produce a male child her father decided to give her one himself. Did I mention he was the pope at the time? She was a famous Italian beauty from a famous Italian family. When she failed to produce a male child her father decided to give her one himself. Did I mention he was the pope at the time?

19. Lucrezia Borgia

20. Making fun of priests His great English poem about the journey of a group of pilgrims to Canterbury was as loved for its satirical treatment of corrupt church officials as for its wit and brilliance. His great English poem about the journey of a group of pilgrims to Canterbury was as loved for its satirical treatment of corrupt church officials as for its wit and brilliance.

21. Geoffrey Chaucer