Roman Quiz
Try our quiz and see how much you know about Roman Verulamium!
1. When did the Romans invade Britain?
AD 143
AD 43
BC 43
2. What was the name of the tribe who were living in Verulamium when the Romans arrived?
Iceni
Catuvellauni
Trinovantes
3. Which Briton led and anti-Roman rebellion that destroyed Verulamium?
Cartimandua
Boudicca
Caratacus
4. What name is given to a floor that is made by setting small stones in mortar?
Mosaic
Hypocaust
Tesserae
5. Where would the Romans have used a strigil?
A temple
A basilica
A bathhouse
6. What was a Denarius?
A coin
A metal worker's tool
A beaker
7. What would a Roman have done with a Mortarium?
Wore one on their head
Mixed mortar in it
Ground herbs and spices in it
8. What would a Roman have used a stylus for?
To write with
To curl their hair with
To keep pigs in
9. What did the Romans build around the town in the third century AD?
A road
A ditch
A wall
10. Which saint is said to have been killed by the Romans just outside the town of Verulamium?
St George
St Michael
St Alban
11. Which of these is a Roman sword?
A pilum
A caliga
A gladius
12. Where was it illegal to bury the dead?
Inside a town
By a road
In the country
13. In the Roman period, rich country farmhouses where known as what?
Mansios
Circuses
Villas
14. In which century did the Romans leave Britain?
Fifth
Tenth
Twentieth
15. Which of these roads ran through Roman Verulamium?
Ermine Street
Fosse Way
Watling Street
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