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Cleopatra - Queen of the Nile Trivia Quiz

This quiz is all about Cleopatra, one of the most famous Queens of Egypt. I hope you enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by tigergoddess. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
tigergoddess

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
280,270

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1198

Question 1 of 10

1. What year did Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy XIII take power? Hint

50 BC

48 BC

59 BC

51 BC

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of Cleopatra's children by Marc Antony was NOT a twin? Hint

Ptolemy XV Caesarion

Alexander Helios

Ptolemy Philadelphus

Cleopatra Selene

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Question 3 of 10

3. Only one of Cleopatra's children survived and led a normal life (all the others were killed). Which one was it? Hint

Ptolemy Philadelphus

Alexander Helios

Cleopatra Selene

Ptolemy XV Caesarion

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Question 4 of 10

4. How old was Cleopatra when she died? Hint

5. While the name Cleopatra is normally used when speaking of the Cleopatra everyone knows about (and who this quiz is about), it is also the name of Cleopatra's eldest sister. What is this sister's second name? Hint

Tryphaena

Arsinoe

Berenice

Selene

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Question 6 of 10

6. Because there were two Cleopatras in the family, both girls were given "second names". What is the famous Cleopatra's second name? Hint

Tryphaena

Drusilla

Selene

Philopator

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Question 7 of 10

7. All three of Cleopatra's sisters were murdered.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was Cleopatra's father mockingly called? Hint

The Gay Guy

Gorgeous

Ptolemy the Great

The Flute Player

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many years older was Cleopatra than her brother Ptolemy XIII when they first jointly took the throne? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these siblings of Cleopatra never took the throne? Hint

Berenice

Arsinoe

Tryphaena

Ptolemy XIV

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What year did Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy XIII take power?

Answer: 51 BC

Cleopatra first took power when she was eighteen. She was married to her younger brother Ptolemy XIII. (In Ancient Egypt that was allowed). They ruled together for four years before Ptolemy drowned in 47 BC.

2. Which of Cleopatra's children by Marc Antony was NOT a twin?

Answer: Ptolemy Philadelphus

Ptolemy XV Caesarion was Cleopatra's only child by Caesar, her first lover. He co-ruled Egypt with her mother for a before her death. Ptolemy Philadelphus was her youngest child.

3. Only one of Cleopatra's children survived and led a normal life (all the others were killed). Which one was it?

Answer: Cleopatra Selene

Caesarion was murdered trying while trying to flee to India in the wake of his mother's and Anthony's suicide. The twins and Ptolemy Philadelphus were living with Antony's fourth wife, Octavia, when both boys disappeared. Cleopatra Selene survived to marry King Juba of Mauritania and had two children, Ptolemy and Drusilla.

4. How old was Cleopatra when she died?

Answer: 39

When Antony heard the inaccurate news that Cleopatra was dead, he committed suicide. It is said he died in the arms of the truly alive Cleopatra. Cleopatra later killed herself by allowing a deadly snake, said to be an Egyptian asp, to bite her.

Answer: Tryphaena

Cleopatra had three sisters; two older, one younger. Tryphaena (which mean "pleasure seeker") was the eldest out of them all. It is believed that she was named after her mother, Cleopatra V Tryphaena.

6. Because there were two Cleopatras in the family, both girls were given "second names". What is the famous Cleopatra's second name?

Answer: Philopator

Tryphaena and Cleopatra were the only ones in the family to have second names (not including their mother) Strangely enough, though Tryphaena was born first, she is not generally known as Cleopatra.

7. All three of Cleopatra's sisters were murdered.

Answer: True

Tryphaena and Berenice were both killed by people loyal to their father when trying to overthrow him. Arsinoe was killed by Cleopatra to secure her hold on the throne.

8. What was Cleopatra's father mockingly called?

Answer: The Flute Player

Her father was called this because he had chubby cheeks, which made him like the player of a wind instrument. Auletes translates literally as "[reed] pipes player".

9. How many years older was Cleopatra than her brother Ptolemy XIII when they first jointly took the throne?

Answer: 6

When they first took the throne, she was 18 and he was 12. Cleopatra was ten years older than her youngest brother. Though she was pretty much the middle child, Cleopatra outlived all of her siblings.

10. Which of these siblings of Cleopatra never took the throne?

Answer: Arsinoe

Tryphaena took the throne when her father was absent, declaring herself Pharoh. This action led to her being killed by people loyal to him. Berenice occupied the throne after her sister. Though she gave the throne back to her father, she was still beheaded as a punishment. Ptolemy XIV was married to Cleopatra after his brother's drowning. He died mysteriously, leaving Cleopatra to rule with her young son Caesarion.

I hope you enjoyed my quiz!

Source: Author tigergoddess

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