Rome Trivia Questions

86 questions across multiple rounds

A TV trivia theme built around Rome, following two soldiers of Caesar's 13th Legion, Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, as their lives become tangled up with the fall of the Republic.

Sample Questions

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  • Besides Vorenus, which outsiders does Caesar bring into the Senate, angering the old guard? Gauls
  • Soon after returning to Rome, what game sparks Pullo's tavern brawl? Dice
  • In which century is Rome set? 1st century BC
  • Who were the three co-creators of the TV series Rome? Bruno Heller, John Milius, William J. MacDonald
  • How many Primetime Emmys did Rome win for its first season? Four
  • How many days of celebration does Caesar's triumph last? Five
  • Atia arranges for Octavia's friend Jocasta to marry which freedman? Posca
  • To which city's academy does Atia send Octavian for his safety? Mediolanum
  • Which two broadcasters co-produced Rome together? BBC and HBO
  • Vorenus and Pullo stumble on gold taken from the treasury of which temple? Temple of Saturn

Rome trivia works because it mixes real history with the personal stories of soldiers and families. Questions can cover Caesar and Pompey, Mark Antony and Octavian, Atia and Servilia, and the adventures of Vorenus and Pullo.

A strong Rome quiz can include Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo of the 13th Legion, the stolen eagle in Gaul, Julius Caesar and Pompey, Mark Antony as tribune, young Octavian and his mother Atia, Servilia and the Ides of March, Cato in the Senate, Niobe and the family butcher shop, the gold from the Temple of Saturn and Cleopatra in Egypt. It works because history and drama meet on every page.

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