Classics Trivia Night - 8/27

Question 1

Who was the offspring of Zeus and fire-consumed Semele?

Accepted Answer

Dionysus

Question 2

Which of the following men did NOT participate in the assassination of Caesar?

Accepted Answer

Lucius Junius Brutus

Question 3

A victorious general was sometimes awarded a triumph, a victory celebration that...

Accepted Answer

culminated in the general and his army parading through Rome

Question 4

Who was responsible for introducing land reforms in Rome?

Accepted Answer

Tiberius Gracchus

Question 5

Which of the following men was not a member of the First Triumvirate?

Accepted Answer

Cicero

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an attribute of Hermes?

Accepted Answer

aegis, thyrsus

Question 7

Who is depicted here?

Accepted Answer

Pentheus, Agave

Question 8

Which of the following battles can be credited with ending the civil war between Caesar and Pompey?

Accepted Answer

Pharsalus

Question 9

Which god is depicted on this vase?

Accepted Answer

Hermes

Question 10

Who was not a member of the Second Triumvirate?

Accepted Answer

Pompey

Question 11

Which of the following Romans defeated Hannibal in the second Punic War?

Accepted Answer

Publius Cornelius Scipio

Question 12

Which of the following did Marius NOT promise his recruits?

Accepted Answer

political offices

Question 13

How did Marius address the increased need for soldiers in the army?

Accepted Answer

by recruiting the urban poor

Question 14

The end of the republic saw a rise in factionalism. Which of the following men was NOT a member of the populares?

Accepted Answer

Sulla

Question 15

The sea-god Poseidon rules the waters along with his spouse. What is her name?

Accepted Answer

Amphitrite

Question 16

Who was the first Roman general to lead a Roman army against the city of Rome?

Accepted Answer

Sulla

Question 17

Which of the following Roman generals was killed during his campaign against the Parthians?

Accepted Answer

Crassus

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