Trivia Quiz on Ancient Rome Part 2

1. The Roman festival of Hilaria is equal to what modern day

A) Valentine's Day

B) Halloween

C) April Fools Day

D) Mardi Gras

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2. This assassin of Julius Caesar was his friend

A) Julius Caesar

B) Marcus brutus

C) Cassius Longinus

D) Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus

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3. Which Roman Emperors name means little boats

A) Nero

B) Tiberius

C) Caligula

D) Claudius

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4. The Flavian Amphitheatre is better known as what

A) Circus Maximus

B) The Theatre of Marcellus

C) Colosseum in Rome

D) Pantheon

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5. What Roman galley was Judah Ben Hur a slave oarsman on

A) Aurora

B) Spes

C) Victoria

D) Astrea

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6. Who was the Roman god of field boundaries

A) Janus

B) Pomona

C) Flora

D) Terminus

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7. The name of which of the seven hills of Rome is the origin of the word 'palace'

A) Capitoline Hill

B) Esquiline Hill

C) Palatine hill

D) Quirinal Hill

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8. In mythology Romulus Remus suckled by a shewolf fed by what

A) Goat

B) Cow

C) Woodpecker

D) Goose

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9. The Emperor Augustus banned his men wearing silk - why

A) It was too expensive and wasteful for soldiers' uniforms.

B) It was Effeminate

C) Silk was considered a foreign luxury that could provoke political enemies.

D) Silk fabrics wore out too quickly in campaigns.

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10. What was the Acta Diurna introduced by Julius Caesar 59 BC

A) A daily festival schedule announced to the people

B) A monthly newsletter about military campaigns

C) Daily News (paper) posted in forum

D) A weekly decrees list posted inside Caesar's palace

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11. The Roman roadbuilders lacked which elementary tool

A) Shovel

B) Pickaxe

C) Chisel

D) Wheelbarrow

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12. In ancient Rome what was the tabularium?

A) Public Records Office

B) Senate archives

C) Temple of Saturn

D) Roman Library

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13. The Roman Apian Way went from Rome to where

A) Capua

B) Ostia

C) Tarentum

D) Brindisi - Brindisium

E) Beneventum

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14. Carmenta is the roman goddess of ______

A) Goddess of the harvest

B) Goddess of the hearth

C) Childbirth

D) Goddess of memory

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15. How did the Emperor Claudius die

A) Poisoned by his wife Agrippina the Younger

B) Died of natural causes in his sleep

C) Assassinated by a dagger in the Roman Senate

D) Choked on a Feather

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16. Lutitia is what the Romans called where

A) Lugdunum

B) Massilia

C) Paris

D) Nemausus

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17. These fighters always began a bout by saying, "Hail Emperor, those about to die salute you!"?

A) Spartans

B) Samurai

C) Gladiators

D) Knights

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18. What was the first day of the Roman month called

A) The Nones

B) The Ides

C) The Dies

D) The calends

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19. In Latin mala means bad it's also a favourite Roman food what

A) Fig

B) Grape

C) Olive

D) Apple

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20. The Roman province Maxima Ceasariensis was in what country

A) England

B) France

C) Spain

D) Germany

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21. The 2 months added when the Roman calendar was expanded from 10 to 12 months

A) January & February

B) March & April

C) August & September

D) November & December

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22. What Roman Emperor was killed by an overdose of laxative

A) Caligula

B) Tiberius

C) Nero - by an aunt

D) Domitian

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23. After whom is the month of July named

A) Augustus

B) Julius caesar

C) Mars

D) Maia

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24. Which month was named after julius caesar

A) July

B) August

C) March

D) June

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25. When he died, the Romans re named September after him, but soon turned back to September. Who was he

A) Julius Caesar

B) Augustus

C) Tiberius

D) Nero

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26. Who succeeded Caligula as Roman Emperor

A) Claudius

B) Nero

C) Tiberius

D) Britannicus

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27. Sextilis was the original name for what

A) September

B) July

C) August

D) October

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28. What food did the Romans call Pointed Stick

A) Cauliflower

B) Asparagus

C) Turnip

D) Broccoli - from Brocca

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29. What was the first day of the year in the Roman calendar

A) 1st January

B) 1st March

C) 25th March

D) 21st March

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30. Which garment gets it's name from the Latin to cover

A) Kimono

B) Caftan

C) Toga

D) Poncho

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31. Ancient Roman hall with colonnades

A) Portico

B) Basilica

C) Atrium

D) Forum

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32. What was the name of Nero's murdered mother

A) Agrippina

B) Livia

C) Agrippina the Elder

D) Octavia

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33. Which British City Was Known As "Luguvallum" To The Romans

A) York

B) Colchester

C) Carlisle

D) Bath

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34. In which city is the coliseum located

A) Athens

B) Rome

C) Carthage

D) Nimes

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35. Two thousand years ago, the ancient Roman city of __________ was a thriving commercial port of 20,000 people.

A) Pompeii

B) Ostia

C) Neapolis

D) Herculaneum

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36. In which city is the Colliseum located?

A) Rome

B) Athens

C) Carthage

D) London

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37. The old Roman province of Lusitania is now called ____________. Some parts of Lusitania are also found in Spain.

A) Spain

B) Portugal

C) Morocco

D) France

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38. In which city is the Coliseum located

A) Rome

B) Athens

C) Paris

D) Milan

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39. On which river was Rome built ?

A) Nile

B) Tiber

C) Danube

D) Po

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40. In ancient Rome, auburn_haired puppies were sacrificed to ensure a plentiful __________

A) Corn crop

B) Olive harvest

C) Grape harvest

D) Barley harvest

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41. Which Birds Were Kept On The Capitol And, Allegedly, Saved Rome From Attack By The Gauls

A) The Ravens

B) The Doves

C) The Pigeons

D) The Geese

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42. How do you write 69 in Roman numerals?

A) LXIX

B) LXX

C) LXIV

D) LIX

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43. The Colosseum received its name not for its size, but for a colossal statue of who that stood close by?

A) Julius Caesar

B) Nero

C) Hadrian

D) Augustus

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44. He was stabbed by Gaius Cassius Longinus.

A) Julius Caesar

B) Marcus Junius Brutus

C) Mark Antony

D) Pompey the Great

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45. Introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar, how many months was the Julian calendar divided into?

A) 10

B) 11

C) 12

D) 13

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46. He ordered the persecution of Christians in which Peter and Paul died.

A) Caligula

B) Trajan

C) Nero

D) Diocletian

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47. This Roman killed himself after his defeat at Actium.

A) Julius Caesar

B) Marcus Agrippa

C) Marc Antony

D) Octavian

E) Brutus

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48. Where Was The Roman's First Colony Based In England?

A) London

B) York

C) Chester

D) Colchester

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49. What was the name of the government newspaper in ancient Rome ?

A) Acta Publica

B) Ephemerides Urbis

C) Acat Diurna (Daily Happenings)

D) Diurna Populi

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50. When was Julius Caesar murdered?

A) Ides of March

B) March 14, 44 BCE

C) March 16, 44 BCE

D) April 1, 44 BCE

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