Decoding Roman numerals

Roman numerals are certainly not as common as they were 2000 years ago. But they’re still used today, in particular for page numbers, book chapters, centuries, clock dials and major sporting events like the Olympics.

Test your knowledge of Roman numerals with the questions below. If you need a hand, check out our writing tip Numbers: Roman numerals.

1. What is the numeric value of the Roman numeral L?
2. What number does XV represent in the following phrase: In accordance with Part XV of Annex III of the Act…?
3. How do you write 455 in Roman numerals?
4. When I woke up, the little hand on my watch was pointing to IIII, and the big hand, to XII. What time was it?
5. What does XXI correspond to in the following sentence: Montreal hosted the XXI Olympic Games in 1976?
6. What number corresponds to the Roman numeral LX?
7. How do you write 19th century, using Roman numerals?
8. What number corresponds to the Roman numeral DCLXVI?
9. What is the numeric value of MDXCI?
10. How do you write 1705 in Roman numerals?
  
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