Trivia quiz questions with answers about Jupiter
Who is Jupiter in Roman mythology?
Answer: Jupiter is the king of the gods and the god of the sky and thunder
in Roman mythology.
What was Jupiter's Greek equivalent?
Answer: Zeus.
What was Jupiter's symbol?
Answer: The eagle.
Who were Jupiter's siblings in Roman mythology?
Answer: Neptune and Pluto.
Who was Jupiter's wife?
Answer: Juno.
Who was Jupiter's chief priest in ancient Rome?
Answer: The Flamen Dialis.
What was the name of the temple dedicated to Jupiter on
Capitoline Hill in ancient Rome?
Answer: The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus.
What was the name of the festival held in honor of
Jupiter each year in ancient Rome?
Answer: The Feriae Iovi.
What was the name of the sacred geese that were said to
have saved Rome from an invasion by Gauls by warning the Romans of the
attack?
Answer: The sacred geese of Juno.
What was the name of the goddess who was said to have
nursed Jupiter as a baby?
Answer: Amalthea.
Who was the god of war and second in importance to
Jupiter in Roman mythology?
Answer: Mars.
What was the name of the hill in Rome that was the
center of political and religious life in ancient Rome and the site of
Jupiter's temple?
Answer: Capitoline Hill.
Which planet in our solar system is named after
Jupiter?
Answer: The planet Jupiter.
Who was the god of the sea and brother to Jupiter in
Roman mythology?
Answer: Neptune.
What was the name of the Roman festival held in honor
of Jupiter that marked the end of the year?
Answer: Saturnalia.
What was the name of the nymph who Jupiter fell in love
with and turned into a cow to hide her from his jealous wife?
Answer: Io.
What was the name of the giant who challenged Jupiter
for control of the universe in Roman mythology?
Answer: Typhon.
What was the name of the Roman general who claimed to
be the son of Jupiter and was later assassinated for his ambition?
Answer: Julius Caesar.
Who was the goddess of wisdom and daughter of Jupiter
in Roman mythology?
Answer: Minerva.
What was the name of the sacred shield that was said to
have fallen from heaven and was kept in Jupiter's temple in ancient Rome?
Answer: The Ancile.
Who was the god of fire and the forge and a son of
Jupiter in Roman mythology?
Answer: Vulcan.
What was the name of the queen of the gods and
Jupiter's wife in Roman mythology?
Answer: Juno.
Who was the messenger of the gods and son of Jupiter in
Roman mythology?
Answer: Mercury.
What was the name of the Roman festival held in honor
of Jupiter that marked the beginning of the year?
Answer: The Feriae Marti.
Who was the god of wine and fertility and the son of
Jupiter in Roman mythology?
Answer: Bacchus.
What was the name of the Roman goddess of love and
beauty who was the daughter of Jupiter and worshipped in the same temple as
Venus?
Answer: Juno.
What was the name of the Roman festival held in honor
of Jupiter that marked the end of the military campaign season?
Answer: The Feriae Latinae.
What was the name of the Roman festival held in honor
of Jupiter that was celebrated with the lighting of torches and a procession
to the temple of the god?
Answer: The Luminaria.