Trivia Quiz on Ancient Cities
Updated: Tuesday, November 25, 2025
A ready-made history and geography-places quiz that you can use in virtual and in-person events (Zoom, Teams, YouTube Live, Twitch, conferences, meetings, classrooms, etc.)
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Travel back in time with this Ancient Cities trivia, spanning legendary capitals, lost ports, and walled wonders of the classical world. From rose-red canyon facades to fallen empires, it’s perfect for history and geography fans alike.
Step into the crossroads of antiquity with a fast-paced group quiz that explores legendary places, old-world ports, ancient walls, and the shifting names of cities across empires. You’ll match Latin and Greek names to their modern counterparts, recall which capitals burned or endured, and visit agoras, citadels, and markets from the Mediterranean to Mesopotamia. Play in teams for classrooms, office icebreakers, family game nights, or streaming sessions—great on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, YouTube Live, Twitch, Kick, or in-person with a projector. Simply split into teams, share your screen, and work through 17 bite-sized multiple-choice questions with periodic leaderboard moments to keep the energy high. Expect mostly approachable questions with a few curveballs, and add bonus points for quick facts or pronunciation flair to spark friendly debate.
1. Ilium is the Latin name for what ancient city
A) Athens
B) Troy
C) Sparta
D) Thebes
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2. Which British City Was Known To The Romans As Luguvallium
A) Carlisle
B) Lindum Colonia
C) Eboracum
D) Deva Victrix
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3. Which city, capital of the Assyrian Empire, was destroyed by fire in 612 B.C.
A) Babylon
B) Nineveh
C) Nimrud
D) Assur
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4. In the parable of the Good Samaritan, to which city was the Samaritan travelling
A) Jerusalem
B) Jericho
C) Bethlehem
D) Nazareth
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5. Which is the oldest walled city in the world
A) Babylon
B) Aleppo
C) Jerusalem
D) Jericho
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6. Which is the most ancient walled city
A) Jerusalem
B) Aleppo
C) Damascus
D) Jericho
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7. What city in southern jordan did john burgon speak of when he described it as 'a rose-red city, half as old as time'
A) Petra
B) Aqaba
C) Ma'an
D) Wadi Musa
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8. Hierosolymitan is of Greek origin and pertains to what city
A) Athens
B) Alexandria
C) Constantinople
D) Jersualem
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9. To the ancient Greeks what was an agora
A) Religious temple
B) City council hall
C) Public meeting place / market (forum)
D) The theatre
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10. Archimedes lived in which city
A) Athens
B) Alexandria
C) Syracuse
D) Rome
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11. Fault What Italian city had the Roman name Mediolanum
A) Milan
B) Rome
C) Naples
D) Venice
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12. 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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13. The "Old City" of this holy location is divided into four quarters — a Christian quarter, a Muslim Quarter, a Jewish Quarter, and an Armenian Quarter.
A) Bethlehem
B) Nazareth
C) Jericho
D) Jerusalem
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14. What Is The Oldest Inhabited City In The World
A) Jericho, West Bank
B) Damascus, Syria
C) Aleppo, Syria
D) Byblos, Lebanon
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15. Which is the most ancient walled city?
A) Babylon
B) Damascus
C) Jerusalem
D) Jericho
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16. To What Was Byzantium Renamed In 330 AD
A) Constantinople
B) Istanbul
C) Nova Roma
D) Alexandria
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17. Film Title: The Last Days of _________. (a city)
A) Babylon
B) Athens
C) Pompeii
D) Carthage
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