Latin Words & Phrases
The phrase "fugit ireparabile tempus" has been shortened to just "tempus fugit" - this "flies
What is Time?
This South American country is over 10 times as long as it is wide
What is Chile?
Any point on the Earth's equator moves at a thousand miles per hour; any point on this largest planet's, at 22,000 miles per hour
What is Jupiter?
Broken Hill, this country's largest company, took its name from a small town in New South Wales
What is Australia?
She was Romeo's beloved
What is Juliet?
Latin title of the Christmas hymn "O Come All Ye Faithful"
What is Adeste Fideles?
The Judeo-Galilean Highlands are one of four major land divisions of this country
What is Israel?
The Maxwell Montes region contains the highest point on this planet, the third brightest object in the sky
What is Venus?
This largest European tire maker is headquartered in Clermont-Ferrand, France
What is Michelin?
A person who rides and controls an animal, especially a horse
What is a Jockey?
It literally means "in glass" & is where some fertilizations occur
What is In-Vitro?
Khartoum is the capital of this largest African nation
What is Sudan?
During a total eclipse of the sun, this outermost layer of the sun remains visible`
What is Corona?
Comau, a subsidiary of this Italian company, makes the robots that build its cars
What is Fiat?
It's a shade of green or a green gemstone that's often carved
What is Jade?
It's the opposite of "malafide"
What is Bonafide?
The largest ethnic groups living in this island country are the Sinhalese & the Tamils
What is Sri Lanka?
This British observatory was completed in 1676 from plans prepared by Christopher Wren
What is Greenwich?
Johnson & Johnson owns Acuvue, the world's leading disposable brand of these
What are Contact Lenses?
Swing was the most popular style of this music in the 1930s
What is Jazz?
The period before this event is called ante-partum
What is Childbirth?
Timor is the largest of this country's Lesser Sunda Islands; Bali is one of the smaller ones
What is Indonesia?
This constellation, "The Hunter", is found between Taurus, the bull, & Monoceros, the unicorn
What is Orion?
Phil Knight, founder of this Oregon-based athletic shoe company, owns about 35% of its stock
What is Nike?
Crete de la Neige is the highest peak of this mountain range between France & Switzerland
What are the Jura Mountains?