Trivia Quiz on Ancient History Part 2

1. What Roman Emperor was the first to convert to Christianity

A) Nero

B) Hadrian

C) Constantine - the great

D) Theodosius I

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2. What wondrous creation was built by Sostratus of Cnidos

A) Colossus of Rhodes

B) Hanging Gardens of Babylon

C) Great Pyramid of Giza

D) Pharos of Alexandria

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3. Which is the oldest walled city in the world

A) Babylon

B) Aleppo

C) Jerusalem

D) Jericho

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4. What word refers to very harsh laws such as those devised by a 7th century BC Athenian legislator

A) Tyrannical

B) Draconian draconic

C) Solonian

D) Severe

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5. Who owned the dog called Peritus

A) Julius Caesar

B) Cleopatra VII

C) Genghis Khan

D) Alexander the Great

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6. From what did julius caesar and napoleon suffer

A) Epilepsy

B) Malaria

C) Migraine

D) Tuberculosis

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7. What country is home to the bank of alexandria

A) Greece

B) Egypt

C) Morocco

D) Italy

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8. What vegetable was Emperor Nero's favourite

A) The carrot

B) The Leek

C) The onion

D) The lettuce

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9. What was the name of Hannibal's father

A) Hamilcar barca

B) Hasdrubal Barca

C) Mago Barca

D) Hanno the Navigator

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10. Who is known as the "Father of History" ?

A) Thucydides

B) Homer

C) Herodotus

D) Pliny the Elder

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11. What ship did jason sail on

A) Argo II

B) Argo

C) Golden Fleece

D) Argus

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12. Antipater of Sidon first listed what 2nd Century AD

A) Hanging Gardens of Babylon

B) The Colossus of Rhodes

C) 7 Wonders World

D) Lighthouse of Alexandria

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13. Where did gladiators fight professionally

A) Roman arenas

B) Ancient Greek theaters

C) Medieval tournament grounds

D) Modern sports venues

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14. Whose shrewish wife was named Xantippe

A) Plato

B) Pericles

C) Socrates

D) Aristotle

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15. Where were the hanging gardens

A) Alexandria

B) Babylon

C) Nineveh

D) Uruk

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16. In approximately what year was steel first made

A) 500 BC

B) 400 BC

C) 1000 BC

D) 1500 BC

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17. How was the greek city of troy penetrated

A) By a secret tunnel dug beneath the walls.

B) By bribing the guards to leave the gates open.

C) By a direct siege and assault on the walls.

D) Wooden horse

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18. Where is ancient troy

A) Greece

B) Cyprus

C) Syria

D) Turkey

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19. When was the greek alphabet first used

A) 900 bc

B) 700 bc

C) 500 bc

D) 800 bc

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20. Jason and the Argonauts sailed to where looking for the fleece

A) Iolcus

B) Crete

C) Babylon

D) Colchis

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21. Which is the most ancient walled city

A) Jerusalem

B) Aleppo

C) Damascus

D) Jericho

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22. From which alphabet do all western alphabets originate

A) Greek

B) Latin

C) Cuneiform

D) Phoenician

E) Arabic

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23. Who made wings for himself & his son to escape from the island of Crete

A) Icarus

B) Daedalus

C) Theseus

D) Hephaestus

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24. In ancient Rome what was the triclinium?

A) Bedroom

B) Atrium

C) Dining Room

D) Kitchen

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25. What river provided water to feed the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

A) Nile

B) The

C) Tigris

D) Jordan

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26. Which European Country Did The Romans Call "Lusitania"

A) Portugal

B) Spain

C) France

D) Italy

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27. Which of the seven wonders of the ancient world was alive

A) Great Pyramid of Giza

B) Colossus of Rhodes

C) The hanging gardens of babylon

D) Lighthouse of Alexandria

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28. Who started the second punic war

A) Rome

B) Hannibal

C) Saguntum

D) Carthage

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29. How was Alexander the Greats body preserved

A) In large jar of honey

B) In a sealed bronze coffin

C) Wrapped in beeswax and oils

D) In a sealed glass coffin

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30. Vietnam, laos, cambodia, thailand and malaysia, were influenced by who in early times

A) Greece

B) Egypt

C) Persia

D) China and India

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31. Who was the roman goddess of grain

A) Demeter

B) Saturn

C) Ceres

D) Ops

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32. What Do Cleopatra, Margaret Thatcher And Mia Farrow Have In Common?

A) They all had famous fashion influences

B) All Have Twins

C) They all were involved in politics

D) They all appeared in major film roles

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33. Who was the Queen of Sparta

A) Cleopatra

B) Gorgo

C) Zenobia

D) Boudica

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34. Last Words I am Dying with the help of too many Physicians

A) Julius Caesar

B) Napoleon Bonaparte

C) Alexander the Great

D) Socrates

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35. Which Greek did Cicero call "The Father of History"

A) Thucydides

B) Herodotus

C) Xenophon

D) Polybius

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36. Who invented the chair

A) Greeks

B) Romans

C) Chinese

D) Egyptians

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37. What shape is something that is cuneiform

A) Triangular

B) Wedge shaped

C) Circular

D) Rectangular

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38. To what did touching the ark of the covenant lead

A) Blessing and protection for the bearer

B) Death

C) Instant blindness

D) A loud alarm of impending doom across the camp

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39. Who was the last incan king of peru

A) Atahualpa

B) Huáscar

C) Manco Inca Yupanqui

D) Pachacuti

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40. Who is the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Dionysus

A) Bacchus

B) Saturn

C) Mercury

D) Zeus

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41. What is a quadriga

A) A two-horse chariot

B) A four-wheeled wagon drawn by oxen

C) Roman 4 horse chariot

D) A chariot drawn by six horses

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42. Julias Caesar & Cleopatra Had A Child Together The Name Of Which Can Also Be Encountered In The Medical Profession, What Is It?

A) Caesarian

B) Caesarion

C) Ptolemy

D) Caesar

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43. The Jordanian city Amman was once called what

A) Rabbath-Ammon

B) Philadelphia

C) Aelia Capitolina

D) Gerasa

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44. Who rode a horse called Bucephalus

A) Julius Caesar

B) Genghis Khan

C) Alexander the Great

D) Napoleon Bonaparte

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45. Who is the roman counterpart of hephaestus

A) Ares

B) Mercury

C) Vulcan

D) Saturn

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46. When was the chair developed

A) 1500 bc

B) 2181 bc

C) 3000 bc

D) 4000 bc

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47. In ancient Sparta what was the penalty for bachelorhood

A) Exile from the city for a year

B) A public shaming and loss of voting rights for a year

C) Can't watch women's gymnastics

D) A heavy fine payable to the state

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48. Who were the main combatants in the punic wars

A) Athens and Carthage

B) Rome and Greece

C) Rome and carthage

D) Carthage and Egypt

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49. Hades was god of what

A) The sea

B) The sky

C) The underworld

D) The harvest

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50. Who was alexander the great's wife

A) Stateira II

B) Barsine

C) Parysatis II

D) Roxana

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