80 The Trojan War Trivia Questions with Answers

80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?

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The Trojan War

In Homer’s Iliad, which Greek warrior commanded the Locrian contingent at Troy?

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Ajax the Lesser

Hard Hard difficulty.
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Which ancient Greek mathematician calculated 1184 BCE as the traditional date for Troy’s fall?

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Eratosthenes

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which Homeric epic tells of Odysseus’s journey home after the Trojan War?

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The Odyssey

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In Homer’s Iliad, which Greek god sends a plague against the Greek army at Troy?

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Apollo

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which Roman poet wrote the Aeneid, an epic that begins with a Trojan survivor’s journey after Troy falls?

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Virgil

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which ancient Greek poet is traditionally credited with composing the Iliad, the epic about Achilles and Troy?

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Homer

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In Greek mythology, which Greek archer kills the Trojan prince Paris with Heracles’ bow?

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Philoctetes

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Greek mythology, which Trojan archer fatally wounds Achilles during the later tradition of the Trojan War?

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Paris

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Homer’s Iliad, which Trojan prince kills the Greek warrior Patroclus in battle?

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Hector

Hard Hard difficulty.
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In Homer’s Iliad, what major event of the Trojan War is not narrated?

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The fall of Troy

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In Trojan War mythology, which Trojan princess received prophecies that no one would believe?

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Cassandra

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Trojan War mythology, what wooden object concealed Greek soldiers inside Troy?

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The Trojan Horse

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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In Trojan War mythology, which Greek leader was said to sacrifice Iphigenia at Aulis?

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Agamemnon

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Trojan War mythology, which king ruled Troy during the Greek siege?

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Priam

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Virgil’s Aeneid, which Trojan survivor carries his father Anchises from burning Troy?

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Aeneas

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Greek mythology’s Trojan War, which Greek hero devised the plan for the wooden horse?

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Odysseus

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Greek mythology’s Trojan War, which goddess won Paris’s judgment by promising him Helen?

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Aphrodite

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Trojan War mythology, which Greek warrior used Achilles’ armor after Achilles withdrew from battle?

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Patroclus

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In the traditional story of the Trojan War, how long did the Greeks besiege Troy?

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Ten years

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Homer’s Iliad, what emotion does the opening line identify as Achilles’ central subject?

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Wrath

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In Homer’s Iliad, which Greek hero won the footrace at Patroclus’ funeral games?

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Odysseus

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In the Trojan War tradition, which Greek warrior was called the son of the sea goddess Thetis?

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Achilles

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In the Trojan War legend, which Greek king was the husband of Helen before she went to Troy?

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Menelaus

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In Greek mythology, which goddess protected the Greek hero Odysseus during the Trojan War?

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Athena

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Homer’s Iliad, which Greek hero was known as the swift-footed warrior?

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Achilles

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In the Trojan War tradition, which Greek hero was the father of Neoptolemus?

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Achilles

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Greek mythology, which daughter did Helen have with Menelaus?

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Hermione

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Trojan War mythology, what was the name of Hector’s young son?

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Astyanax

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Homer’s Iliad, which Greek king ruled Pylos and advised the younger warriors at Troy?

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Nestor

Hard Hard difficulty.
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In Greek mythology, which Trojan prince was killed by Achilles after trying to ransom his life with gold?

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Lycaon

Hard Hard difficulty.
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In Greek mythology, which goddess helped Paris escape after Menelaus defeated him in single combat?

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Aphrodite

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Greek mythology, which Trojan prince was the husband of Andromache?

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Hector

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In Homer’s Iliad, which Thracian king was killed by Diomedes during a night raid?

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Rhesus

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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In Homer’s Iliad, which Trojan spy was captured and killed by Odysseus and Diomedes?

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Dolon

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Homer’s Iliad, who was Achilles’ closest companion during the Trojan War?

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Patroclus

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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In Greek mythology, which Greek hero was the father of the giant warrior Ajax?

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Telamon

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Trojan War mythology, which Trojan woman was given prophetic powers but cursed never to be believed?

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Cassandra

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Greek mythology, which Greek king led the expedition against Troy after Helen’s abduction?

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Agamemnon

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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In Trojan War mythology, which Greek captive was awarded to Achilles after the raid on Lyrnessus?

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Briseis

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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In Greek mythology, which son of Achilles fought at Troy after his father’s death?

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Neoptolemus

Hard Hard difficulty.
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In the Trojan War legend, what sacred statue did Odysseus and Diomedes steal from Troy?

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The Palladium

Hard Hard difficulty.
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In Greek mythology, which Trojan ally was an Amazon queen who fought in the Trojan War?

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Penthesilea

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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In Greek mythology, which Trojan prince was the father of the hero Aeneas?

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Anchises

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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In Greek mythology, what golden object did Eris throw among the goddesses at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis?

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The golden apple

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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In Greek mythology, which god forged Achilles’ replacement armor during the Trojan War?

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Hephaestus

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Homer’s Iliad, how many books make up the epic poem about the Trojan War?

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24

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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In the Trojan War legend, which Greek hero killed the Trojan prince Troilus?

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Achilles

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Homer’s Iliad, which Greek hero wounded the goddess Aphrodite during the fighting at Troy?

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Diomedes

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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In Greek mythology’s Trojan War, which king of Ethiopia fought for Troy and was killed by Achilles?

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Memnon

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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In the Trojan War tradition, who was the first Greek warrior to set foot on Trojan soil?

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Protesilaus