Mythology
Who is the goddess of love and Beauty?
Aphrodite
In which Roman building did gladiator fights and other entertainment events occur?
The Colosseum
Which famous Latin quote means “seize the day”?
Carpe Diem
What is the name of the camp that Percy Jackson attends?
Camp Half-blood
What type of government did Rome use?
Republic
Who are the gods of the underworld, the sea, and sky?
Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus
Which river flows through Rome?
Tiber
Which branch of the US military uses the phrase “semper fidelis”?
US marine corps
What type of creature is Grover in Percy Jackson?
(haIf human and half goat)
Satyr
Which twins are believed to have founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus
How was Athena born?
From Zeus’s head
What was the Circus Maximus mainly used for?
Chariot races
Who said “veni vidi vici”?
Julius Caesar
Finish this line from Hercules (movie): “We are the muses. Goddesses of the ___.”
Arts
Which famous Greek poet wrote the Illiad?
Homer
What did Prometheus steal from Zeus to give to the mortals?
Fire
What was the Pantheon used as?
A temple for the gods
What famous line does Caesar say to his friend as he is being stabbed?
“Et tu brute”
What happens when Hercules cuts the Hydra heads?
2 more grow back
What water system did the Romans invent and use?
Aqueducts
How did Achilles become nearly invincible?
He was dipped in the river Styx
Name 3 of the 7 hills in Rome
Quirinal, Viminal, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Caelian, Aventine
Which state uses the phrase “ad astra per astra”?
Kansas
Which Greek God created wonder woman/Diana?
Zeus
What was the Pax Romana?
A period of peace and prosperity