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Question

The word “grotesque” can be traced to Renaissance-era excavations of a lavish complex built by this emperor before his death in 68 CE. For 10 points each:

[10e] Name this fifth Roman emperor who allegedly fiddled during the Great Fire of Rome.

ANSWER: Nero [or Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus; or Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus]

[10h] After the Great Fire of Rome, Nero claimed a destroyed neighborhood on the Oppian Hill to build this complex. The Colosseum was later built on the site of this complex, taking its name from a statue of Nero as Sol.

ANSWER: Domus Aurea [or Golden House]

[10m] Besides the Colosseum, the Domus Aurea’s ruins were also built over by Titus and Trajan with two of these locations. In ancient Rome, hypocausts in these locations used stacks of tiles to heat their caldaria and tepidaria.

ANSWER: baths [or bathhouses; or thermae; or balneae]

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Summary


Northern California	Main	Y	4	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Southern California	Main	Y	7	21.43	100%	100%	14%
Eastern Canada (1)	Main	Y	4	20.00	75%	100%	25%
Eastern Canada (2)	Main	Y	9	16.67	100%	67%	0%
Florida	Main	Y	4	17.50	100%	75%	0%
Great Lakes	Main	Y	10	21.00	100%	80%	30%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	8	20.00	100%	88%	13%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	9	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Midwest	Main	Y	9	20.00	100%	89%	11%
North	Main	Y	4	15.00	100%	50%	0%
Northeast	Main	Y	12	20.00	100%	92%	8%
Pacific	Main	Y	8	21.25	100%	75%	38%
South Central	Main	Y	6	16.67	83%	83%	0%
Southeast	Main	Y	11	21.82	100%	91%	27%
Upstate NY	Main	Y	5	18.00	100%	80%	0%

Data


McGill A	Ottawa A	10	0	10	20
Ottawa C	McGill C	0	0	10	10
Ottawa B	McGill B	10	0	10	20
Ottawa D	Carleton B	10	10	10	30