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which is the Roman god of the sky?
Jupiter
100
Which English word comes from the Latin word flos/floris?
Flower.
100
This famous landmark is where gladiators fought for the entertainment of the Roman people.
Colosseum
100
Which Harry Potter character was named after the Roman goddess of wisdom?
Minerva (professor McGonagall)
100
what is the capital of modern day Italy?
Rome.
200
Who is the Roman goddess of Love?
Venus
200
what Latin root word does the English word Infant come from?
Infans.
200
What did the ancient Roman people use to bring water to their city?
aqueducts
200
Name a movie that has Latin in it.
Gladiator, Spartacus, etc.
200
Who are the Latin teachers?
Magistra Barie and Magistra Alexander
300
who is the Roman god of the Underworld?
Pluto
300
Name an English word that comes from accepto, accipere, accepi?
Accept, acceptable, acceptance, etc.
300
In which year was Rome founded?
753 B.C. (700-800 B.C.)
300
what is the name of the famous hotel/casino in Las Vegas named after a Roman Emperor?
Ceasar's Palace
300
where is Mount Vesuvius?
Pompeii
400
Which Roman goddess is the equivalent of the Greek goddess Hera?
Juno
400
What English word does apprehendere derive from?
apprehensive, apprehensible, apprehend, ect.
400
Which famous Roman author wrote the Aeneid?
Vergil
400
This band wrote a song in 2013 titled "Pompeii" about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Bastille
400
How many times was Caesar stabbed on the Ides of March?
23 times.
500
Which twin boys founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus
500
Lupus, Lupi means wolf. what English word means pertaining to wolves?
Lupine.
500
What position in Ancient Rome preformed sacrifices and rituals to predict the future?
Haruspex.
500
This fictional character was named after the ancient hero that killed Medusa and the Sea Monster that was about to kill Princess Andromeda.
Percy Jackson.
500
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