80 The Iliad Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which Greek hero was the son of Tydeus?
Answer
Diomedes
What was the name of the river near Troy where battles took place?
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Scamander
Which Greek hero dueled with Hector in Book 7 of the Iliad?
Answer
Ajax the Great
What was the name of Achilles' companion who was killed by Hector?
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Patroclus
Who was the Greek king who led the contingent from Crete?
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Idomeneus
Which goddess saved Paris from being killed by Menelaus?
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Aphrodite
Who was the Trojan prince who served as Hector's charioteer?
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Cebriones
Which Greek hero carried a huge shield?
Answer
Ajax the Great
Which Greek hero killed Hector?
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Achilles
Who is the father of Achilles?
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Peleus
Which god saved Aeneas from being killed by Achilles?
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Poseidon
Which god primarily supported the Trojans in the Iliad?
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Apollo
Who was the elderly king of Pylos, known for his wisdom?
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Nestor
Who was the Greek king whose wife Helen was?
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Menelaus
Who was the Trojan prince who abducted Helen?
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Paris
How many books does the Iliad contain?
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24
Who was the Greek king who argued with Achilles over Briseis?
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Agamemnon
Who killed Patroclus in the Iliad?
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Hector
Who was the mother of Achilles?
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Thetis
Who was the wife of Hector in the Iliad?
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Andromache
Who was the king of Troy during the Iliad?
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Priam
Who is the central hero of the Iliad?
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Achilles