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caesar salad

100

Caesar famously said this to his BFF upon entering the Roman forum for the final time, whereupon he was met with an unwelcoming congregation

Et tu, Brute?

200

Who was Caesar's BFF, but, like not really? 

Brutus (aka Brute, aka the literal backstabber) 

300

What is today

The Ides of March

400

Where was Caesar salad invented AND by whom? 

Tijuana, Mexico, by an Italian chef named Caesar Cardini (Italian guy is acceptable)

500

What deity did Julius Caesar's family famously claim they were descended from? 

Venus

caesar but actually

100

This month was named after Caesar

July

200

This woman was involved in a sea-faring, empire-spanning, emotionally-charged feud between Caesar and one of his fellow generals from the Gallic wars and died via venomous snake alongside said general. 

Cleopatra

300

These men were part of Caesar's first triumvirate and had much drama and gossip to do with Caesar. One of these men's daughters married Caesar, and another was called "the richest man in Rome." 

Pompey (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus) and Crassus (Marcus Licinius Crassus)

400

These were the names of Caesar's wife (partial credit awarded for each name)

Cornelia, Pompeia, Calpurnia

500

This is the number of chromosomes in a human haploid cell. Also, the number of times Caesar was reportedly stabbed. 

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