More Latin Phrases
Cats
Big Pharma
Geometry
Drop the Last Letter
100
This phrase refers to the period of relative peace from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius
What is the "Pax Romana"?
100
Classic, Mackerel, Spotted, and Patched are all varieties of this coat pattern on domesticated cats
What is Tabby?
100
Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, their products include Trulicity and Jardiance
Who is Eli Lilly and Company?
100
A member of the irrational numbers, one definition of this value is the ratio of any circle's circumference to its diameter
What is pi (π)?
100
a special nutrition plan - when one's life ends
What are diet/die?
200
"seize the day" - I think Robin Williams said it once...
What is "carpe diem"?
200
The genus Panthera contains five living species: the Lion, Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, and this one native to the Americas
What is a jaguar?
200
In this type of medical study, neither the patients nor the researchers know who is receiving the treatment or placebo
What is a double-blind study?
200
This term refers to any set of 3 positive integer values which together define the sides of a right triangle (e.g. 3, 4, 5 or 5, 12, 13)
What is a Pythagorean Triple?
200
A sculpture of the head and torso - inner city public transportation
What are bust/bus?
300
This describes the the stiffening of the limbs about 3-4 hours after a corpse's death
What is "rigor mortis"?
300
Pennsylvania State University's mascot is named after the mountain lions that dwell on this mountain overlooking the campus
What is Mount Nittany?
300
This diabetes test measures blood sugar levels over a multi-month period. Therefore, fasting isn't required
What is A1C?
300
This is the name for a 12-sided polygon
What is a dodecagon?
300
secret or hidden - to conceal by placing something on top
What are covert/cover?
400
It's the "e.g." when referring to examples of something - it literally means "for the sake of example"
What is "exempli gratia"?
400
In the musical, Cats, he is the other half of the cat-burglar duo opposite Rumpleteazer
Who is Mungojerrie?
400
Ibuprofen, naproxen, and aspirin are members of this class of medication used to reduce pain, fever, and inflammation
What are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)?
400
Seen here, this line segment perpendicularly connects the center of a regular polygon to any of its sides
What is an apothem?
400
habitual repetition - the decay of time
What are rote/rot?
500
"god from a machine" - It usually refers to a theatrical situation where a contrived solution to a plot appears out of nowhere
What is "Deus ex Machina"?
500
This sidekick of "Colonel" the dog from 101 Dalmatians helped rescue the puppies from the clutches of Cruella de Vil
Who is Sergeant Tibbs?
500
As of 2025, over $60 billion worth of pharmaceutical settlements are a result of violations of this 1863 federal law
What is the False Claims Act (FCA)?
500
240 B.C., this man calculated the size of the Earth using only shadows, a pole, and a well at two sites: Alexandria and Syene
Who is Eratosthenes?
500
The area between the ribs and hip - a custard dessert
What are flank/flan?