113+ Roman Trivia Questions and Answers

In this blog post, we will answer some of the most common questions that people have about ancient Rome. We will cover everything from what was the most popular sport in Ancient Rome to what is a typical Roman breakfast. If you are interested in knowing more about ancient history, then this is the perfect blog for you!

1500 paces was what Roman measurement

League

A doromaniac had a compulsion to do what

Give gifts

A fourth of July staple, a firework that periodically emits sparks and balls of fire is called a what?

ROMAN CANDLE

A sacred prayer in the Roman Catholic faith,Ave Maria gets its name from a Latin phrase meaning what?

HAIL MARY

According to 19th-century Romantic poet John Keats,what is “a joy for ever?”

A THING OF BEAUTY

Aescapalious emblem staff snake Greek Roman god of what

Medicine

Ancient Roman brides wore a wedding dress – what colour

Yellow

As demonstrated in the name of the 2011 Super Bowl, how is “45” expressed in Roman numerals?

XLV

At Roman feasts which birds tongues were delicacies

Flamingos

At the end of the 1984 movie “Romancing the Stone,”Jack Colton names his long-awaited sailboat what?

ANGELINA

At which village in West Sussex was a Roman palace discovered in 1960

Fishbourne

Because it focuses on the relationship of its two male stars, which of these films is called a “bromance”?

I LOVE YOU MAN

Because it is a fictionalized account of the author’s real life, which of these novels is considered a “roman a clef”?

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

Because it is a fictionalized account of the author’s real life,which of these novels is considered a “roman a la clef”?

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

Ceres was the Roman goddess of what

Agriculture

Chronos in Greek Saturnus in Roman Gods of what

The Harvest

Germany’s allies in WW II were Japan, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland, Libya, and _________

Romania

Hey! what was the name of this song released by ‘the romantics’ in february 1980

What i like about you

Hibernia was the Roman name for which country

Ireland

His many Romantic odes include ‘Ode to Melancholy’ and ‘Ode to a Graecian Urn’

John Keats

Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI created which principality in 1719?

Lichtenstein

How do you write 69 in Roman numerals?

LXIX

How many sacraments are there in the roman catholic church

Seven

In an alphabetical list of countries in the world, what middle eastern country comes between portugal and romania

Qatar

In Roman numerals, what is LII plus XX

LXXII

In which European country is Romansch one of the officialLanguages

Switzerland

In Which Modern Day Country Would You Find The Region Known As Transylvania

Romania

In which popular 1950s film is a character played by Audrey Hepburn given 24 hours to do as she pleases in the eternal city ?

Roman Holiday

Is kissing under the Mistletoe, a Roman, Druid, or Celtic custom

Druid

Jupiter was the roman god of ______

Light and sky

Name the only major Greek God whose Roman counterpart has the same name

Apollo

Neptune Was The Roman God Of The Oceans, What Name Did The Greeks Use?

Poseidon

Opus Dei, the controversial Roman Catholic organization, was founded in 1928 in what country?

SPAIN

Pax is the roman goddess of ______

Peace

Pax was the Roman god of peace who’s the Greek equivalent

Irene

Referring to the principles of Greek and Roman art of antiquity with its emphasis on harmony, proportion, balance, and simplicity. In a general sense, it refers to art based on accepted standards of beauty.

Classicism

Roman god of doorways and passages. Two headed deity from which we get the name of one of our months?

Janus

Roman men had to swear on what to testify

Holding their testicles

Romanian comunist president shot in december 1989

Nicolae ceausescu

Saturn is the roman god of ______

Agriculture

Tarom Airlines is the national carrier of which country

Romania

Tarom Airlines is the national carrier of which country

Romania

The Coromandel Coast is an area which can be found in which two countries?

India or New Zealand

The food of the Greek & Roman gods

Ambrosia

The food of the Greek & Roman gods

Ambrosia

The Romans called it Numidia what do we call it today

Algeria

This Roman killed himself after his defeat at Actium.

Marc Antony

To “testify” was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on what

Their testicles

Two thousand years ago, the ancient Roman city of __________ was a thriving commercial port of 20,000 people.

Pompeii

Wallace in greek and roman mythology, what food of the gods was said to make immortal anyone who ate it

Ambrosia

What ancient Roman buildings name means Place for a Giant

Coliseum

What are most of the solar system’s planets named for

Roman gods

What country started the tradition of exchanging gifts?

Italy (Romans)

What did the Romans call Scotland?

Caledonia

What did the Romans call the tenth part of a legion – between 300 and 600 men

A cohort

What did the Romans call Wales?

Cambria

What digit does not exist in Roman Numerals

Zero

What does the name Dracula mean in Romanian

Son of the Devil

What english city was known to the romans as venta bulgarum

Winchester

What English city was known to the Romans as Venta Bulgarum?

Winchester

What European country did Romans call Lusitania?

Portugal

What is 2000 in Roman Numerals

What is 40 in Roman numerals

What is a hypocaust

Roman Heating System

What is a sorcerer who deals in black magic

Necromancer

What is a word for a sorcerer who deals in black magic?

Necromancer

What is the actual vat in Romania

19%

What is the capital of Romania

Bucharest

What is the numeric value of the Roman numeral “XIX”?

What is the principal religion in Romania

Orthodox

What is the Roman numerals for 3000

MMM

What links Vespasian Titus Domitian Nerva

Rulers Roman Empire 69 – 98

What nationality was Johnny Weismuller

Romanian

What nationality was the sculpture Brancusi

Romanian

What novel centres on the romances of Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen

Women in love

What number does VII mean in roman numerals

Seven

What people were the first to use the rounded arch

Romans

What religion was Adolf Hitler

Roman Catholic

What rock group uses roman numerals on all of its album covers

Chicago

What roman emperor does the King of Diamonds represent

Julius caesar

What Roman Emperor was the first to convert to Christianity

Constantine – the great

What was the chief Roman silver coin

Denarius

What Was The First Reich?

The Holy Roman Empire

WhatLanguage do gypsies speak

Romany

Where did gladiators fight professionally

Roman arenas

Where Was The Roman’s First Colony Based In England?

Colchester

Which British city was named Deva by the Romans?

Chester

Which English Writer Divided His Novels Into 3 Categories, Novels Of Character & Environment, Romances & Fantasies & Novels Of Ingenuity

Thomas Hardy

Which former dictator was executed by firing squad on Christmas Day 1999

Nicolae Ceausescu, (Romania)

Which name has been most frequently chosen by Roman Catholic Popes

John

Which river passes through germany, austria, slovakia, hungary, croatia, yugoslavia, romania, blugaria and ukraine before arriving at the black sea

Danube

Which Roman God was the equivalent of the Greek God Dionysus?

Bacchus

Which writer coined the word Cyberspace in 1984

William Gibson – Neuromancer

Who directed the 1974 film Chinatown starring Jack Nicholson

Roman polanski

Who is regarded as the most influential monarch of Russian Romanov Dynasty?

Peter I

Who is the greek equivalent of the roman god Cupid ?

Eros

Who is the greek equivalent of the roman god Diana

Artemis

Who is the greek equivalent of the roman god Juno

Hera

Who is the greek equivalent of the roman god Mars ?

Ares

Who is the greek equivalent of the roman god Mercury

Hermes

Who is the greek equivalent of the roman god Minerva ?

Athena

Who is the greek equivalent of the roman god Neptune

Poseidon

Who is the greek equivalent of the roman god Pluto ?

Hades

Who is the greek equivalent of the roman god Venus ?

Aphrodite

Who is the greek equivalent of the roman god Vesta ?

Hestia

Who is the greek equivalent of the roman god Vulcan ?

Hephaistos

Who is the Roman goddess of destiny?

Fortuna

Who is the Roman Goddess of Hunting

Diana

Who is the roman messenger god

Mercury

Who is the roman messenger god

Mercury

Who led the revolt of roman slaves in A.D.73

Spartacus

Who was made the first Holy Roman Emperor

Charlemagne

Who Was The First Roman Emperor

Augustus (Gaius Julius Octavianus)

Who was the Greek and Roman god of the wind?

Aeolus

Who was the last Roman Catholic monarch of England

James the second

Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek God Zeus

Jupiter