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Roman Cities...Today! Trivia Quiz

Many cities founded by the Romans still exist, although few of their ancient buildings survive. After I provide the Roman name of the city and a clue or two, please select its modern name from the choices given.

A multiple-choice quiz by drx3dan. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
drx3dan

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
396,486

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

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487

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Roman name of this Italian city was Bononia. A tasty and rather bulky sausage bears its modern name. Hint

Bologna

Bari

Bolzano

Brindisi

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Roman name of this Spanish city was Valentia. Today it is the largest port of the Mediterranean. About half a century ago, Tony Martin and Mario Lanza made popular a lively song bearing its modern name. Hint

Granada

Sevilla

Valencia

Valladolid

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Roman name of this city was Naissus. The city is located in a former republic of the now defunct Yugoslavia. Perhaps it will help to know that the first Christian Roman Emperor was born there and that other Roman emperors were born in or near this city. Hint

Novi Sad

Subotica

Belgrade

Nis

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Roman name of this city was Caesarea. It was actually an artificial harbor with a city next to it. It was built by Herod, who had been designated King of Judea by the Romans. Herod picked the name Caesarea for the new city to honor his Roman backer, Augustus Caesar. Hint

Kefar Sava

Caesarea

Akko

Tiberias

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Question 5 of 10

5. The name of this Roman city built on a major European river was Vindobona. It was located 243 km from Aquincum, another Roman city built on the same river. Hint

Vienna

Passau

Linz

Krems

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Question 6 of 10

6. Dubris was a Roman port. The shore on both sides of the town consists of iconic white cliffs. Hint

Dublin

Dover

Dunstable

Dorchester

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Question 7 of 10

7. In Roman times this French city was called Aurelianum. A famous warrior-maid is associated with its current name. Hint

Angers

Orl�ans

Aurillac

Alen�on

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Question 8 of 10

8. In Roman times, the name of this German city was Colonia (short form). The modern city is home to the busiest rail junction of the country. Hint

Cambridge

Colmar

Cologne

Agrigento

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Roman name of this Italian city was Augusta Taurinorum. It is located at a relatively short distance from the mountains. The modern city is home to a famous shroud and a highly successful soccer club. Hint

Turin

Taormina

Taranto

Treviso

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Roman name of this English city was Eboracum. The modern city includes a major rail junction. Hint

Exeter

Swindon

Canterbury

York

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Roman name of this Italian city was Bononia. A tasty and rather bulky sausage bears its modern name.

Answer: Bologna

Bologna is the capital of the Emilia Romagna region of Italy. It is also home to the oldest university in the Western world. Bologna is nicknamed "La dotta, la grassa, la rossa" that is, the learned one (for reasons obvious to you now), the fat one (because the local food is excellent), and the red one (because it tends to vote with the left).

Answer: Valencia

In Valencia's area there are millions of orange trees. Two thirds of Spain's orange production comes from there. Valencia is also the name of a reputed local soccer club which has a longstanding rivalry with Villarreal, another soccer club located in the city.

Answer: Nis

Nis is located in today's central Serbia. Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor, was born there. He built the Mediana residence in the suburbs of Naissus for himself and his mother Elena. The mosaic floors of Mediana can be visited, but you need to make arrangements in advance.

Answer: Caesarea

Modern Caesarea is a bedroom community of people with employment in Tel Aviv or Haifa. Ancient Caesarea displays spectacular ruins that attract many visitors.

5. The name of this Roman city built on a major European river was Vindobona. It was located 243 km from Aquincum, another Roman city built on the same river.

Answer: Vienna

Only 80 km from Vindobona there was the Roman military camp of Gerulata, near today's Bratislava in Slovakia. Like Aquincum (Budapest, Hungary), it was part of the Roman province of Pannonia.

6. Dubris was a Roman port. The shore on both sides of the town consists of iconic white cliffs.

Answer: Dover

During the famous evacuation from Dunkirk in 1940, the surviving allied soldiers were happy to see the white cliffs of Dover from the countless vessels carrying them across the English Channel. The distance from Dunkirk to Dover is 71 km.

7. In Roman times this French city was called Aurelianum. A famous warrior-maid is associated with its current name.

Answer: Orl�ans

Orl�ans is 130 km South of Paris. St. Joan of Arc is also known as the Maid of Orl�ans. In 1429, her army put an end to the seven months long English siege of the city.

8. In Roman times, the name of this German city was Colonia (short form). The modern city is home to the busiest rail junction of the country.

Answer: Cologne

Cologne (K�ln for Germans) is home to Ford's European operations headquarters. Not long ago, this city was the scene of a mass sexual assault near the cathedral during the New Year's Eve celebrations. Initially, the local authorities and the mainstream media did not report accurately what happened.

Answer: Turin

Turin (Torino for Italians) is also home to the second largest museum of Egyptology. It hosted the winter Olympic Games in 2006. Juventus Torino is a highly successful and sometimes controversial soccer club.

10. The Roman name of this English city was Eboracum. The modern city includes a major rail junction.

Answer: York

The city of York is home to the National Railway Museum. In Eboracum, Constantine the Great was proclaimed Emperor by the legions. His statue is located near York Minster, the local cathedral.

Source: Author drx3dan

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