THE WEEKEND QUIZ: TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE PUNIC WARS!

Art by Peter Dennis

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! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/phalanxgames/hannibal-and-hamilcar)

-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! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/phalanxgames/hannibal-and-hamilcar)

-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 brothers

-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 whitebulls

-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.

GOOD LUCK! ANSWERS TOMORROW, SAME HOUR!