Grammar
Give an example of a defective verb.
Potential answers include coepi, memini, and odi.
Give the gender and definition of the noun 'Virtus, virtutis'
f. manliness/courage
Odysseus was the king of what island/city?
Ithaca
Which praenomen was abrreviated 'Ser.'?
Servius
What is Samir Saeed's favorite declension?
4th neuter
Give three examples of deponent verbs.
There are many, many options.
Which of the following is not a synonym of the other options?
Coluber, serpens, unguis, draco, anguis
Unguis
Which hero sailed a ship known as the Argo?
Jason
Which was not one of the three Graces?
Euphrosyne, Thalia, Aglaea, Pemphredo
Pemphredo
What does TBLCAH stand for?
The Berkeley Latin Club at Hollingsworth
Give the declension and gender for the noun from which with the form 'gelibus' comes.
4th neuter
Differentiate in meaning between the verbs 'minor' and 'miror'.
Minor = threaten, jut forth, miror = wonder at
Who is the father of Achilles?
Peleus
Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was better known by his nickname, Caligula. How did he earn this name?
He wore little soldier boots as a child at his father's military camp.
Which current Latin Club member won the “ships and sailors” game at states his sophomore year?
Weston Poe
'Id temporis' is a typical example of what uncommon accusative construction?
Adverbial Accusative
Differentiate in meaning between the adjectives 'calidus' and 'callidus'.
Calidus = hot, callidus = crafty, skillful, shrewd
Who was the only Danaid who did not kill her husband?
Hypermnestra
Which queen of Themiscyra did Achilles kill only to fall in love with her corpse?
Penthesilea
Which former Latin Club member famously answered “Paul” at a regional competition when he did not know the answer?
Logan Guzik
Parco, fallo, perdo, and trado are all part of what group of 3rd conjugation verbs? Hint: Their names comes from the construction of their 3rd principal part.
Reduplicative verbs
What is the gender and definition of the noun 'caligo, caliginis'?
f. mist, fog, darkness
What name was Heracles born with?
Alcides
Who would drink posca?
Slaves, soldiers, and people of the lower classes
Ms. McDaniels has a little red standard in her room that she admitted she stole from a national Latin convention. What animal is depicted on it?
A bull