50 Ancient History Quiz Questions and Answers

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Are you a history buff fascinated by ancient history? Then you are at the perfect place!

With this comprehensive Ancient History Quiz, you will be tested on your knowledge of the Roman Empire, Egypt, Greece and more.

This includes questions about dates, famous emperors and leaders but also cultural quirks of the Ancient times.

The quiz is split into 5 rounds of questions, starting with the easy ones.

Round 1: Easy Ancient History Trivia Questions

1. Who was the Egyptian queen who was the lover of both Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony?
2. Which civilisation invented the wheel?
3. Which civilization built the Pyramids of Giza?
4. Who was the Patriarch of the Israelites?
5. Who was the lawgiver of the Israelites?
6. Which civilisation invented the alphabet which is the ancestor of the one we use today?
7. What civilisation was Rome’s ancient rival and who was located in Northern Africa?
8. The Hanging Gardens was built by which civilization?
9. What was the primary division of the Roman army?
10. Which Age, which bears the name of a metal containing copper, followed the stone age?

Round 1: Easy Ancient History Trivia Questions and Answers

1. Who was the Egyptian queen who was the lover of both Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony? Cleopatra
2. Which civilisation invented the wheel? Sumerians
3. Which civilization built the Pyramids of Giza? Egyptians
4. Who was the Patriarch of the Israelites? Abraham
5. Who was the lawgiver of the Israelites? Moses
6. Which civilisation invented the alphabet which is the ancestor of the one we use today? Phoenicians
7. What civilisation was Rome’s ancient rival and who was located in Northern Africa? Carthagianians
8. The Hanging Gardens was built by which civilization? Babylonians
9. What was the primary division of the Roman army? Legion
10. Which Age, which bears the name of a metal containing copper, followed the stone age? Bronze Age

Round 2: Ancient History Multiple-Choice Questions

1. How many hills were there in the ancient city of Rome?
   1. Twelve
   2. Three
   3. Seven
   4. Twenty-One
2. Which of these cities wasn’t part of the Assyrian Empire?
   1. Ashur
   2. Nimrud
   3. Nineveh
   4. Cyrene
3. Which of these wasn’t an ancient Phoenician City?
   1. Tyre
   2. Sidon
   3. Beirut
   4. Persepolis
4. Which king is said to have built the Hanging Gardens?
   1. Nebuchadnezzar II
   2. Hammurabi
   3. Nabonassar
   4. Darius
5. Which of these isn’t a wonder of the Ancient World?
   1. The Pyramids of Giza
   2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
   3. Lighthouse of Alexandria
   4. Pantheon of Rome
6. Who was the Pharaoh of Egypt during the time of Moses?
   1. Hatshepsut 
   2. Ramses II
   3. King Tut
   4. Amenhotep III 
7. Who was the Great Carthaginian General who crossed the Alps, and greatly troubled the Romans with his Military Prowess?
   1. Hamilcar
   2. Hannibal
   3. Mago
   4. Scipio 
8. The Battle of Actium occurred in which year?
   1. 100 BC
   2. 72 BC
   3. 31 BC
   4. 100 AD
9. Which of these wasn’t one of the Five Good Emperors of Rome?
   1. Trajan
   2. Caligula
   3. Marcus Aurelius
   4. Hadrian
10. Vercingetorix was a king and chieftain of which ancient peoples?
    1. Gauls
    2. Lusitanis
    3. Scythians
    4. Illyrians

Round 2: Ancient History Multiple-Choice Questions and Answers

1. How many hills were there in the ancient city of Rome? Seven
2. Which of these cities wasn’t part of the Assyrian Empire? Cyrene
3. Which of these wasn’t an ancient Phoenician City? Persepolis
4. Which king is said to have built the Hanging Gardens? Nebuchadnezzar II
5. Which of these isn’t a wonder of the Ancient World? Pantheon of Rome
6. Who was the Pharaoh of Egypt during the time of Moses? Ramses II 
7. Who was the Great Carthaginian General who crossed the Alps, and greatly troubled the Romans with his Military Prowess? Hannibal
8. The Battle of Actium occurred in which year? 31 BC
9. Which of these wasn’t one of the Five Good Emperors of Rome? Caligula
10. Vercingetorix was a king and chieftain of which ancient peoples? Gauls

Round 3: Ancient History Quiz – True or False

1. Cleopatra was of Macedonian descent.
2. King Solomon of Israel was known to have 300 concubines and 700 wives.
3. The other name of the Persian Empire was the Achaemenid Empire.
4. Julius Caesar was the first emperor of the Romans.
5. Bastet was a canine Goddess of Egypt.
6. The City of Petra is located in modern day Israel.
7. The Egyptians preserved the dead through a process called Mummification.
8. The Israelites finally entered the Promised Land under the leadership of Moses.
9. According to Herodotus, the Babylonians had a practice of auctioning women in marriage markets. True.
10. Babylon was the capital of the Ancient Persian Empire.

Round 3: Ancient History Quiz Answers – True or False

1. Cleopatra was of Macedonian descent. True
2. King Solomon of Israel was known to have 300 concubines and 700 wives. True
3. The other name of the Persian Empire was the Achaemenid Empire. True
4. Julius Caesar was the first emperor of the Romans. False it was Augustus Caesar
5. Bastet was a canine Goddess of Egypt. False, she was feline
6. The City of Petra is located in modern day Israel. False, it is in Jordan
7. The Egyptians preserved the dead through a process called Mummification. True
8. The Israelites finally entered the Promised Land under the leadership of Moses. False, It was under Joshua, Moses never entered the Promised Land.
9. According to Herodotus, the Babylonians had a practice of auctioning women in marriage markets. True.
10. Babylon was the capital of the Ancient Persian Empire. False it was Persepolis.

Round 4: Medium Ancient History Trivia Questions

1. What was the Roman town that was destroyed by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD?
2. What was the capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt?
3. In what modern country was the ancient city of Babylon located?
4. Who was the Babylonian king who made the first ever set of written Laws, which he carved in clay tablets and black stone steles?
5. Who was the Supreme God who was worshipped by the Carthaginians?
6. Who was the Persian ruler who founded the Persian Empire by conquering most of Central and Western Asia?
7. Which civilization has a founding myth about two brothers being suckled by a she-wolf?
8. What was the name of the Ancient People who lived in Canaan, who were the rivals of the Israelites, and whose name now means someone who is uncultured?
9. Who was the legendary King of Uruk who is the protagonist of the epic poem written in Ancient Sumeria and is the oldest known written literature?
10. Who was the Roman emperor during the Great Fire of Rome?

Round 4: Medium Ancient History Trivia Questions and Answers

1. What was the Roman town that was destroyed by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD? Pompeii
2. What was the capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt? Memphis
3. In what modern country was the ancient city of Babylon located? Iraq
4. Who was the Babylonian king who made the first ever set of written Laws, which he carved in clay tablets and black stone steles? King Hammurabi
5. Who was the Supreme God who was worshipped by the Carthaginians? Baal
6. Who was the Persian ruler who founded the Persian Empire by conquering most of Central and Western Asia? Cyrus the Great
7. Which civilization has a founding myth about two brothers being suckled by a she-wolf? Roman
8. What was the name of the Ancient People who lived in Canaan, who were the rivals of the Israelites, and whose name now means someone who is uncultured? Philistines
9. Who was the legendary King of Uruk who is the protagonist of the epic poem written in Ancient Sumeria and is the oldest known written literature? Gilgamesh
10. Who was the Roman emperor during the Great Fire of Rome? Nero

Round 5: Hard Ancient History Trivia Questions

1. Who was the first king of the Israelites?
2. Who was the last king of Rome?
3. Which ancient civilization colonised the land that is now modern-day Tunisia?
4. Which Pharaoh does the Great Sphinx of Giza represent?
5. What was the name of the ancient city in Lebanon that shares its name with the Bible?
6. Who was the first king of Babylon of the Amorite Dynasty?
7. What was the name of the people who lived in what is now the modern-day Balkans and who often engaged in Piracy in the Adriatic Sea?
8. What is the name of the religion which was said to have been founded in Ancient Persia by Zarathustra?
9. Who was the Egyptian king who was said to have been killed by a hippopotamus?
10. What was the name of the arena in Rome where chariot races took place?

Round 5: Hard Ancient History Trivia Questions and Answers

1. Who was the first king of the Israelites? Saul
2. Who was the last king of Rome? Lucius Tarquinius Superbus or Tarquin
3. Which ancient civilization colonised the land that is now modern-day Tunisia? Phoenicians
4. Which Pharaoh does the Great Sphinx of Giza represent? Pharaoh Khafre
5. What was the name of the ancient city in Lebanon that shares its name with the Bible? Byblos
6. Who was the first king of Babylon of the Amorite Dynasty? Sumu-abum
7. What was the name of the people who lived in what is now the modern-day Balkans and who often engaged in Piracy in the Adriatic Sea? Illyrians
8. What is the name of the religion which was said to have been founded in Ancient Persia by Zarathustra? Zoroastrianism
9. Who was the Egyptian king who was said to have been killed by a hippopotamus? Tutankhamun or King Tut
10. What was the name of the arena in Rome where chariot races took place? Circus Maximus

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