Question
This woman allegedly kept 700 lactating animals to bathe in their milk, for her complexion. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this woman who, in another legendary display of opulence, dissolved her pearl earring in vinegar and drank it.
ANSWER: Cleopatra VII [or Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator]
[10m] Cleopatra used the milk of these animals for her baths. The philosopher Chrysippus died of laughter after watching one of these animals eat figs.
ANSWER: donkeys [or asses]
[10h] Pliny the Elder attributed exorbitant donkey milk baths to this woman, who reluctantly leaves her husband in a chariot driven by Aphrodite in a fragmentary apotheosis. This imperial woman was unusually embalmed with numerous spices rather than cremated, and her husband burned a year’s worth of Arabian spices at her funeral.
ANSWER: Poppaea Sabina [or Ollia]
<JC, Mythology>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror | 05/31/25 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 75% | 75% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror | 08/10/25 | Y | 6 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |