Archaeology
What is the most visited classical archaeological site in the world?
The Colosseum
This Roman gladiator wielded a net and a trident:
Retiarius
What fruit did Persephone eat, which bound her to the Underworld for part of the year?
Pomegranate
Who is the main character in most of Plato's dialogues?
Socrates
With a story made famous in a 1960 film, what Thracian gladiator famously led the Third Servile War, a revolt of more than 100,000 slaves against the Roman Empire using guerrilla warfare?
Spartacus
This archaeologist is known for his destructive excavation methods:
Heinrich Schliemann
Which three-word, alliterative Latin phrase is popularly attributed to Julius Caesar, supposedly being used by him in a letter to the Roman Senate following victory at the Battle of Zelda?
Veni, vidi, vici
What name was given to the wild, drunken feasts that were rituals dedicated to the Roman god of wine?
Bacchanalia
This stoic philosopher served as Nero's tutor:
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Who is the author of the Percy Jackon series?
Rick Riordon
This is the Mesopotamian system of writing using a wedge-shaped instrument:
Cuneiform
What is the name of the king of Sparta who famously led his force of 300 soldiers against a Persian army of approximately 1,000 times that number in the Battle of Thermopylae?
Leonidas
What is the name of Hermes scepter?
Caduceus
A mathematician and Pre-socratic philosopher known for his theorem.
Pythagoras
How many Indiana Jones movies are there?
5
What is the "L" name of the network of caves in Dordogne in southwest France, famous for their paleolithic drawings of bulls and other local animal life?
Lascaux
Which Carthaginian general is best remembered today for leading an invasion of Italy having crossed the alps with war elephants?
What is the name of the Egyptian god of kingship and protection?
Horus
Which philosopher lived in a “barrel”?
Diogenes
This dark novel by Donna Tartt follows an exclusive group of classics students in New England who explore their repressed desires for beauty and terror.
The Secret History
Alexander the Great’s corpse was reportedly mellified. Mellification refers to the practice of embalming a corpse with which substance?
Honey
The first capital of Egypt may not have had any pyramids, but it was once home to Narmer. What is its name? ---It shares its name with a southern U.S. city!
Memphis
Who is the Roman goddess of beginnings, transitions, endings, and most importantly, doorways?
Janus
What is the name of the school founded by Aristotle?
The Song of Achilles and Circe are written by this classical fiction writer:
Madeline Miller