Grammar
All of the following English words derive from what Latin noun with what meaning? chef, cadet, capital, precipitate
Caput, meaning Head
Translate into English: Puella laborat in casa.
The girl works in the house.
What animal is said to have nursed Romulus and Remus?
A She-Wolf
I am married to Hephaestus, but I like hanging out with Ares. Who am I?
Aphrodite
Certamen means contest. Speaking of contests, in what building in Rome did the gladiatorial contests take place?
Colosseum/ Flavian Amphitheatre
What is the case and usage of cibum in this sentence: Ursus cibum amat.
Accusative, Direct Object
Using an enclitic, say in Latin: the man and the woman walk.
Vir Feminaque Ambulant.
What happened on August 24, 79 AD?
Mount Vesuvius erupted
I accidentally ate some delicious ruby-colored fruit in the Realm of Hades, and now I have to stay here for six months out of the year. FYI: I'd rather be at home, above ground, and in the sunshine. Who am I?
Persephone.
What distinguishes the toga praetexta from toga virilis?
A purple or crimson stripe
What is wrong with this sentence? “Flaccus est puer Romana”?
Because Puer is Masculine and Adjectives must agree with their Nouns in Gender (along with Case and Number), Romana should be Romanus
Using only one word, say in Latin: Y'all will be
Eritis
What hill is known as the religious center of Rome?
Capitoline
I was a kind, but rather stupid man who was the King of the Phrygians. I foolishly choose a satyr as the better musician in a music contest against Apollo. I also mistakenly wished for all I had to turn to gold. Who am I?
King Midas
In ancient Rome, married women could wear what special garment?
Stola
What case does the preposition "ad" take?
Accusative
In the following sentence translate Sextus into Latin: "Get out of the tree, Sextus!"
Sexte
69 AD was the year of the Four Emperors. Who was the second emperor in this year?
(Marcus Salvius) Otho
I was Heracles' music teacher, but he killed me by smacking me on the head with a lyre. (Oops) A blanket-loving Charlie Brown character shares my name. Who am I?
Linus
What in the Roman House was the peristylium?
The Indoor Garden
What gender are most 5th declension nouns?
Feminine
Translate: "Cogito ergo sum”
I think therefore I am
Who said :"carpe diem"
Horace
What child of Rhea did she replace with a stone wrapped in swaddling clothes, to prevent her husband Cronus from eating the child?
Zeus.
On which days of month can the Ides occur?
The 13th and the 15th