QUIZ
1:
HANNIBAL AND HAMILCAR
A
"*" gives you the right
answer!
1)
What was the name of Hannibal’s father?
-Hasdrubal
-Mago
-Hamilcar
*
-Bomilcar
2)
What did “Barca” mean in ancient Phoenician-Carthaginian?
-Leader
-King
-The
Wise
-Thunderbolt
*
3)
In what year did Hannibal cross the Alps?
-215
BC
-218
BC *
-220
BC
-219
BC
4)
What battle was considered one of the greatest ambush in history?
-Battle
of Lake Trasimene *
-Battle
of Cannae
-Battle
of Zama
-Battle
of the Trebia
5)
What was the name of the last of Hannibal’s elephant in Italy?
-Surus
*
-Syrius
-Sysyphus
-Sicarius
6)
Where did most of Hannibal’s elephants originated from?
-North
Africa *
-India
-Persia
-Sub-Sahara
7)
What is a “Fabian Strategy”?
-A
strategy of offensive at all costs
-A
strategy of non-engagement and containment *
-A
strategy of building fortified camps
-A
strategy of overcoming enemy fortified positions
8)
How many miniatures of leaders are in the game
Hannibal and Hamilcar?
(answer in the game’s
Kickstarter page!
-24
*
-12
-36
-10
9)
Which mercenary group never fought for Hannibal?
-The
Spaniards
-The
Samnites
-The
Celts
-The
Nubians *
10)
What was the core formation of the Carthaginian army during
the Punic Wars?
-The
cohort
-The
infantry phalanx *
-The
maniple
-The
Lybian light troops
11)
In the game Hannibal and Hamilcar, what is the southernmost
province of the map?
(clue at BGG:
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/4698426/bgm1961)
-Sicilia
-Malta
-Apulia
*
-Graecia
12)
How many Macedonian soldiers fought in the Carthaginian army during
the Battle of Zama?
-4,000
*
-400
-14,000
-1,400
13)
According to ancient authors, how many casualties did the Romans
suffer at the Battle of Cannae?
-Between
20,000 and 35,000
-Between
35,000 and 50,000
-Between
50,000 and 70,000
-Between
70,000 and 85,000 *
14)
What were the name of the Roman generals killed in action by
Hasdrubal Barca at the Battles of Upper Baetis?
-Gnaeus
Scipio and Statorius
-Publius
Scipio and Mandonius
-Statorius
and Syphax
-Gnaeus
Scipio and Publius Scipio *
15)
How did Hannibal lose his right eye?
-While
training as a teenager
-Because
of conjunctivitis *
-By
an injury caused by an arrow
-At
the Battle of Lake Trasimene
16)
What triggered the First Punic War?
-A
diplomatic insult from Hannibal Gisco
-The
control of the island of Sicily *
-A
dispute over the sacred site of Agrigento
-Carthage’s
support of Epirus against Rome
17)
During the First Punic War, what device was invented by
the Romans to board Carthaginian ships?
-The
harpax
-The
corvus *
-The
ram
-The
ballista
18)
During the Battles of Croton (204-203 BC), what was the Carthagian
army suffering from?
-The
spread of an epidemic
-The
shortage of food
-The
complete loss of a large Carthaginian supply fleet
-All
of the above *
19)
What galley type was the most commonly used at the time of the
Punic
Wars?
-The
Trireme
-The
Quinquereme *
-The
Octere
-The
Hexareme
20)
How many battles did Publius Cornelius Scipio “Africanus”
lose
before his triumph at Zama in 202 BC?
-None
*
-1
battle
-3
battles
-4
battles
21)
How many cards are in the game Hannibal and Hamilcar?
(answer
in the game’s Kickstarter page!
-64
cards
-128
cards
-182
cards
-A
whooping 214 cards *
22)
Which was the first naval encounter between Rome and Carthage,
which
ended in a complete rout for the Romans?
-The
Battle of Tyndaris
-The
Battle of Lipara *
-The
Battle of Cape Ecnomus
-The
Battle of Salamina
23)
How many of Hannibal Barca’s brothers died in
campaign against
Rome?
-None
-1
brother
-2
brother *
-3
brothers
24)
According to mythology, which famous woman founded Carthage?
-Penthesilea,
queen
of the Amazons
-Queen
Dido from Tyre *
-Artemisia
of Caria
-Queen
Tomyris of the Massagetae
25)
What was the capacity of Carthage’s military harbour ?
-50
warships
-100
warships
-200
warships *
-500
warships
26)
Who famously declared “Carthago delenda est”?
-Fabius
Maximus
-Scipio
Africanus
-Cicero
-Cato
the Censor *
27)
What percentage of the overall Roman population perished in battle
during the 2nd Punic War ?
-5%
-8%
*
-15%
-25%
28)
What prestigious award did the Hannibal and Hamilcar
game won in 2018?
(if you still ignore that
answer, look at:https://www.facebook.com/HannibalGame/)
-The
Gaming Industry Award
-The
American Tabletop Award
-The
Golden Geek Best Wargame Award *
-The
Spiel der Jahres Award
29)
How did Rome gain the goddess Venus’ favor during the 2nd
Punic War?
-By
offering a giant sacrifice of 100 white
bulls
-By
laying siege to the city of Eryx and capturing her image *
-By
offering all of the city’s gold for the construction of a new
temple
-By
making the goddess the most important of the Roman pantheon
30)
After its destruction in 146 BC, who re-founded the city of Carthage?
-Gaius
Marius
-Octavian
-Diocletian
-Julius
Caesar *
