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100

The Emperor Caligula, famous for his arrogance and insanity, elected what to the Roman Senate?

  1. His daughter

  2. His favorite horse

  3. His deceased mother

  4. His favorite dog

His favorite horse

100

At birth, girls received the family name. So, a girl born to the Julianus family took the name Julia. But, if a family had multiple daughters, how did they tell all of their Julias apart?

  1. Numbering them: the first was Julia One, then Julia Two, etc.

  2. They were ranked by beauty: first was Julia the pretty, then maybe Julia the beautiful, then Julia the not-so-great, etc.

  3. The paterfamilias chose which daughter got the name.

  4. Only the first Julia had a name, but once she married the name Julia passed onto the next daughter, etc.

Numbering them.

100

Rome at its height had 1 million inhabitants. When was that record finally broken in the West?

  1. After ~1000 years

  2. After ~1200 years

  3. After ~1500 years

  4. After ~1700 years

After 1737 years
100

Romans did have soap, but preferred to clean themselves with…

  1. Olive oil

  2. Sand and water

  3. Mercury

  4. Tomato juice

Olive oil

200

The Emperor Claudius had a nice, peaceful reign until his wife poisoned him with a dish of…

  1. Peanuts

  2. Mushrooms

  3. Sautéed Carrots

  4. Peas

Mushrooms

200

The common Roman citizen didn’t have much of a public voice, but might have tried to express himself by…

  1. Organizing political rallies

  2. Graffitiing walls

  3. Shooting spitballs at Senators he didn’t like

  4. Paying the mafia to do his dirty business

Graffitiing walls

200

Rome at its height had 1 million inhabitants. Which city finally broke that record in the West?

  1. London

  2. Paris

  3. Berlin

  4. New York

London

200

Before engaging in naval battles, the Romans had to consult the holy _______ on board for favorable omens.

  1. Worms

  2. Chickens

  3. Goats

  4. Mice

Chickens

300

The Emperor Antonius Dius supposedly died from an overdose on...

  1. Wine

  2. Clams

  3. Cheese

  4. Broccoli

Clams

300

What was the average height of a Roman man?

1. 5 ft 6 in

2. 5 ft 8 in

3. 5 ft 10 in

4. 6 ft

5 ft 6 in

300

While walking the cramped streets of Rome, one had to be careful that no one threw what out of a nearby window?

  1. Human waste

  2. Left-over cooking oil

  3. Unused animal parts

  4. Alcohol that had gone bad

Human waste

300

There was no laundry detergent back in the day, so to clean clothes Romans used…

  1. Pig’s blood

  2. Olive oil

  3. Urine

  4. Tree sap

Urine

400

The great Emperor Hadrian is most famous for building a lengthy wall in which country?

  1. Spain

  2. Britain

  3. Egypt

  4. India

Britain

400

The Romans were a superstitious people. When a man and a woman got married, it was considered very bad luck if she...

1. Sneezed during the wedding

2. Was seen without a veil

3. Tripped over the door walking into her new house

4. Saw a vulture


Tripped over the door (so Roman husbands carried their wives inside)

400

How many hills did Rome have?

7

400

The Romans may not have had toothpaste as we know it, but they did brush their teeth! Only, they used…

  1. Pig’s blood

  2. Urine

  3. Olive Oil

  4. Bleach

Urine

500

This Roman Emperor converted to Christianity, thus beginning the conversion of the Rome Empire.

1. Cincinnatus

2. Diocletian

3. Justinian

4. Constantine

Constantine

500

The Roman general and superstar Scipio Africanus shocked his fellow Senators when he...

1. Appeared without a beard

2. Wore pigtails

3. Appeared in pants

4. Walked around without a shirt

Appeared without a beard

500

Multiple Roman Emperors considered moving the Roman capital to...

1. Germany

2. Egypt

3. Greece

4. Spain

Egypt

500

Roman wine became so famous that it was even renowned in...

1. China

2. Madagascar

3. Canada

4. Estonia

China

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