Q 01/05

Rome was co-produced by HBO and which British broadcaster?

A) ITV

B) Channel 4

C) Sky

D) The BBC

Answer · why

D) The BBC

The BBC: it had already backed HBO's Band of Brothers, and it recut Rome's opening three episodes into two, so British viewers got an 11-part season.

Q 02/05

Which chieftain surrenders to Caesar in the opening episode of HBO's Rome?

A) Ambiorix

B) Ariovistus

C) Vercingetorix

D) Cassivellaunus

Answer · why

C) Vercingetorix

Vercingetorix is brought before Caesar and made to surrender, which ends eight years of war and wins Caesar the people's adulation and the enmity of r...

Q 03/05

The real Vorenus and Pullo are mentioned in which ancient text?

A) Tacitus's Annals of Rome

B) Suetonius's Twelve Caesars

C) Caesar's Gallic War commentaries

D) Livy's History of Rome

Answer · why

C) Caesar's Gallic War commentaries

Caesar's Gallic War commentaries give them a single passage: two centurions locked in a bitter rivalry who charge out to outdo each other and end up s...

Q 04/05

Who plays Lucius Vorenus in HBO's Rome?

A) Ray Stevenson

B) Kevin McKidd

C) James Purefoy

D) Lee Boardman

Answer · why

B) Kevin McKidd

Kevin McKidd went from Rome's stern centurion to trauma surgeon Owen Hunt, the Grey's Anatomy part he took up in 2008.

Q 05/05

Who plays Titus Pullo in HBO's Rome?

A) Kevin McKidd

B) Ray Stevenson

C) Tobias Menzies

D) Kenneth Cranham

Answer · why

B) Ray Stevenson

Ray Stevenson went from Rome's brawling legionary to two Marvel roles, starring as Frank Castle in Punisher: War Zone and then playing Volstagg in the...