Claudius

The Roman Empire
Under Claudius
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 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQe28wNe6SU

Trivia!
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 1. What was Claudius’ favorite food?
 a) Figs
 b) Peacock
 c) Mushrooms
 d) Kentucky-fried chicken

Answer:
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 C! Mushrooms!

Trivia
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 2. What was Caligula said to be frightened of
during his reign?
 a) Spiders
 b) Greeks
 c) Toes
 d) Thunder

Answer
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 D--Thunder

Trivia
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3. One saying Claudius is recorded as using is
equivalent to the English:
 a) “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me
twice, shame on me.”
 b) “Sticks and stones may break my bones,
but words will never hurt me.”
 c) “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts”
 d) “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”

Answer
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 B—Sticks and stones may break my bones. (The
original phrase translates directly to “Talk but don’t
touch.”)

Trivia
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 4. In addition to the somewhat
embarrassing nickname “Little Bootsies”, what else
did people call Gaius Caesar?
 a) Starlet
 b) Chick
 c) Baby
 d) Pet

Answer
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 HA! Trick question!
 The correct answer is, “All of the above”.

Trivia
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 What did Claudius do after he executed Messalina?
 a) Alarm all the Senate by laughing hysterically for
some minutes.
 b)Destroy all statues of her, and anything else that
reminded him of her.
 c)Enquire as to why she was so late coming to dinner.
 d)Weep and tear his hair out.

Answer
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 C—Enquire as to why she was so late coming for
dinner.
 Presumably, awkward silence ensued.

A concluding lolcat
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Image credits
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