The Romans in Britain: Claudius, Boudica and Hadrian’s Wall

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What has keys but can’t open locks?

Answer each question. Find the letter next to the right answer and write it in the box with the same number. The letters spell the punchline!

  1. Which tribe did Boudica rule?Q the VikingsA the IceniH the PictsY the Saxons
  2. Which emperor ordered a wall across the north of England in AD 122?I Julius CaesarZ ConstantineR ClaudiusP Hadrian
  3. Which Roman town did Boudica’s army burn?D JorvikJ AthensI LondiniumP Rome
  4. Why was Hadrian’s Wall built?Q to hold water for bathsJ to keep out the seaO as a race trackA to guard the northern edge of Roman Britain
  5. What did the Romans call London?U EboracumX JorvikN LondiniumO Camulodunum
  6. Which Roman emperor ordered the invasion of Britain in AD 43?V HadrianO ClaudiusJ NeroC Augustus
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The Romans in Britain: Claudius, Boudica and Hadrian’s Wall

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Circle the correct answer.

  1. What did the Romans build instead of muddy tracks? motorways     straight stone roads     airports     railways
  2. About when did the Romans leave Britain? 55 BC     AD 43     AD 1066     AD 410
  3. About how long did the Romans rule Britain? 4,000 years     40 years     4 years     nearly 400 years
  4. What did the Romans call London? Camulodunum     Jorvik     Londinium     Eboracum
  5. Which Roman emperor ordered the invasion of Britain in AD 43? Hadrian     Augustus     Claudius     Nero
  6. Which tribe did Boudica rule? the Picts     the Saxons     the Vikings     the Iceni
  7. Why was Hadrian’s Wall built? to hold water for baths     to keep out the sea     as a race track     to guard the northern edge of Roman Britain
  8. Who led a rebellion against the Romans? Cleopatra     Claudius     Boudica     Alfred the Great
  9. Which emperor ordered a wall across the north of England in AD 122? Hadrian     Constantine     Claudius     Julius Caesar
  10. What language did the Romans speak? French     Greek     Old Norse     Latin
  11. Where did Romans watch gladiator fights? in a hill fort     in a longship     in a pyramid     in an amphitheatre
  12. In which year did the Romans successfully invade Britain? AD 410     1066     1666     AD 43
  13. Why did people visit the Roman baths in Bath? to catch fish     to get clean, get fit and meet friends     to fight gladiators     to bury pharaohs
  14. Which Roman town did Boudica’s army burn? Jorvik     Rome     Athens     Londinium
  15. Which Roman tried to invade Britain in 55 and 54 BC but did not conquer it? Claudius     Julius Caesar     Boudica     Hadrian

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The Romans in Britain: Claudius, Boudica and Hadrian’s Wall

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Secret code joke

What has keys but can’t open locks? A PIANO

1. the Iceni (A) · 2. Hadrian (P) · 3. Londinium (I) · 4. to guard the northern edge of Roman Britain (A) · 5. Londinium (N) · 6. Claudius (O)

Worksheet

  1. What did the Romans build instead of muddy tracks? straight stone roads
  2. About when did the Romans leave Britain? AD 410
  3. About how long did the Romans rule Britain? nearly 400 years
  4. What did the Romans call London? Londinium
  5. Which Roman emperor ordered the invasion of Britain in AD 43? Claudius
  6. Which tribe did Boudica rule? the Iceni
  7. Why was Hadrian’s Wall built? to guard the northern edge of Roman Britain
  8. Who led a rebellion against the Romans? Boudica
  9. Which emperor ordered a wall across the north of England in AD 122? Hadrian
  10. What language did the Romans speak? Latin
  11. Where did Romans watch gladiator fights? in an amphitheatre
  12. In which year did the Romans successfully invade Britain? AD 43
  13. Why did people visit the Roman baths in Bath? to get clean, get fit and meet friends
  14. Which Roman town did Boudica’s army burn? Londinium
  15. Which Roman tried to invade Britain in 55 and 54 BC but did not conquer it? Julius Caesar

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