Language
Using an irregular verb, translate “I wish” into Latin.
Volo
What was the largest group of Roman military organization, comprised of some 5,000 men?
Legion
In Roman mythology, who is said to hold up the earth?
Atlas
Translate into English. “Navigaveramus per maria.”
We had sailed through the seas
We are the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, patron goddesses of the fine arts.
The Muses
From what Latin noun and its English meaning does our English word “senile” come?
Senex (Old man)
Which emperor of Rome made his horse a senator?
Caligula
As one of his labors, Hercules attacked what man-eating animals of Diomedes?
Horses
What would they have called Lex et Ordo?
Law and Order
On what day of the month did the Ides typically fall?
13th
How many declensions are there in Latin?
Five
Of what large animals did Hannibal make use on his journey from Carthage to Rome?
Elephants
Which mythological character fell in love with his own reflection?
NARCISSUS
Translate the following: Puella puerque in villa pugnabant
The girl and boy were fighting in the farmhouse (villa).
What radioactive element is named after a god of the Underworld?
Plutonium
Amor, of course, is a noun and means love. But what other part of speech with what meaning, can it be?
Verb / I am loved.
Which Roman Emperor is famous for seeing the sign of the cross above the battlefield?
Constantine
Which god, half-goat and half-man, plays the pipes?
PAN
When recognized, obey this command: "Dic mihi nomen tuum"
*Say name*
Who was the first woman, created by Zeus to be a pest to man?
Pandora
What number is missing from this sequence? viginti, quadraginta, quinquaginta, sexaginta
Triginta
What is the cursus honorum?
THE SERIES OF SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL OFFICES IN ROMAN GOVERNMENT
According to mythology, who disregarded his father’s advice and flew too close to the sun, thus falling to his death into the sea?
Icarus
Name the song “Heu, iterum id feci”
Oops, I did it again
Name the three orders of classical architecture
DORIC, IONIC, CORINTHIAN