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How did druids pass on their sacred teachings?

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  1. 1 Easy

    What garment did Romans first scorn, then adopt from the Celts?

    Answer: Trousers

    Why: Kilts came far later: the belted great kilt is first recorded in the 1500s and the small modern kilt in the 1720s.

  2. 2 Medium

    Which Roman ruler began the conquest of Britain in AD 43?

    Answer: Claudius

    Why: Julius Caesar had crossed to Britain in 55 and 54 BC, but he left without conquering it.

  3. 3 Hard

    How many months does the Gaulish Coligny calendar show?

    Answer: 62

    Why: Its five-year cycle has 12 lunar months a year plus two extra months slipped in to keep pace with the sun.

  4. 4 Easy

    Which bird shares its Latin name with the Gauls?

    Answer: Rooster

    Why: French revolutionaries revived the rooster as an emblem in 1789, when they traced France's origins back to ancient Gaul.

  5. 5 Medium

    Which people gave Latin 'carrus', the root of the word 'car'?

    Answer: The Gauls

    Why: Latin carrus in turn became carro in Italian and Spanish and char in French.

  6. 6 Hard

    Whose gold stater with a two-horse chariot did Gauls copy?

    Answer: Philip II of Macedon

    Why: In some Gaulish copies, Apollo's hair grew into huge stylized curls and the chariot shrank to a single horse.

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