City and Geography
Roman Culture
Familia
Corpus Humanum
Grammar
100
What happened in the amphitheatrum?
Gladiator fights
100
What was the most popular form of entertainment in ancient Rome?
Gladiator fights
100
Quid significat mater?
mother
100
Tange caput
touch your head
100
What gender are most nouns that end in "-a"?
feminine
200
What is the modern name for the province the Romans called Gallia?
France
200
What's the name of the volcano that destroyed Pompeii?
Mt. Vesuvius
200
Quid significat avus?
grandfather
200
Tange nasum
touch your nose
200
What gender are nouns that end in "-us"?
masculine
300
What is the Latin name for the large area (i.e. not a single building) where Romans gathered to do business, shop, and gossip?
forum
300
In what year was Pompeii destroyed? A. 212 BC B. 79 BC C. 79 AD D. 212 AD
C. 79 AD
300
Filia mei patris est mea...
soror
300
Tange genu
touch your knee
300
How many genders are there for Latin nouns?
3
400
What's the difference between an insula and a paeninsula?
An insula is surrounded by water on all sides, while a paeninsula is mostly surrounded by water but still connected to the mainland.
400
What is significant about many of the bodies that were found in Pompeii?
They are plaster casts. The bodies decomposed and the holes that were left were filled with plaster. They are in the exact positions that the people were in when they died. Other people died from extreme heat and their brains and bones exploded.
400
Quomodo dicitur "wife"?
uxor
400
Tange bracchium
touch your arm
400
What do we call a group of nouns with the same ending?
declension
500
What was the name of the speaker's platform in the middle of the city?
rostrum
500
What was the name of the admiral who tried to rescue people in Pompeii, who eventually died from the toxic fumes? (Hint: his nephew the author has a similar name)
Pliny (the Elder)
500
Mater meae matris est mea...
avia
500
Tange supercilium
touch your eyebrow
500
Change the adjective "minimus" to match each of these 3 words: -puella -pensum -ursus
-puella minima -pensum minimum -ursus minimus
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