Q 01/05

How many days does June have?

A) 28

B) 29

C) 30

D) 31

Answer · why

C) 30

It is one of four 30-day months, alongside April, September and November.

Q 02/05

Juno, the goddess who gave June its name, was identified with which Greek goddess?

A) Hera

B) Athena

C) Artemis

D) Demeter

Answer · why

A) Hera

The Romans equated Juno, queen of the gods and wife of Jupiter, with the Greek Hera, wife of Zeus; the Latin month Iunius took its name from her.

Q 03/05

In the original Roman calendar, June was which month of the year?

A) Second

B) Fourth

C) Sixth

D) Eighth

Answer · why

B) Fourth

In the ten-month calendar credited to Romulus the year began with March, making June the fourth month; January and February were added later, traditio...

Q 04/05

In AD 65, June was briefly renamed Germanicus in honour of which Roman emperor?

A) Nero

B) Augustus

C) Caligula

D) Trajan

Answer · why

A) Nero

Nero, whose names included Germanicus, had the Senate rename June after the deaths of two Junii Silani made the name Junius seem ill-omened; the renam...

Q 05/05

Which emperor renamed June 'Aelius' while renaming every month after his own names?

A) Commodus

B) Hadrian

C) Domitian

D) Caracalla

Answer · why

A) Commodus

Commodus, whose names included Lucius Aelius Aurelius, renamed all twelve months after his names and titles late in his reign; the Senate reversed it ...