Mythology
Grammar
Vocabulary
History/Geography/Culture
Toss Up
100

Which Greek hero, son of Zeus and Danae, defeated Medusa and rescued Andromeda? Perseus; Jason; Theseus; Orpheus

Perseus

100

Montes in Italia sunt _________: alto; alti; altis; altos

Alti

100

Quando sol surget? Why; How; Where; When

When
100

Which Roman, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, is generally considered to have been the first emperor? Augustus; Cicero; Antony; Marius

Augustus

100

Fur sedecim gemmas cepit et in urbe quattuor vendidit. Qut gemmas nunc habet? decem; duodecim; quattuordecim; duodeviginit

duodecim

200

Who battled and finally killed the Hydra, with help from his nephew, Iolaus? Perseus; Daedelus; Jason; Hercules

Hercules

200

Claudia celerius amicis currit: quickly; very quickly; more quickly; as quickly as possible

More quickly

200

Propter magnam tempestatem, cives montes ascendere non poterant: After; Before; Underneath; Because of 

Because of

200

Which land is farthest north: Gallia; Hispania; Britannia; Africa

Britannia

200

Multos dies trans montes ambulabant. for many days; in many days; after many days; many days ago

For many days

300

In the story, if the sailor had lived in Rome, where he see a live lion: Pantheon; curia; thermae; colosseum

Colosseum

300

Ianitor ianuam aperiri iubet: was opened; to open; to be opened; about to open

to be opened

300

Magnus erat numerus aquaeductuum in Hispania. aqueduct; with an aqueduct; of aqueducts; aqueducts

of aqueducts

300

On his way to Rome, Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon. What was it he crossed: small river; wide plain; mountain range; deep swamp

small river

300

Take me to your leader. Ducere; Duxi; Duc; Ducit

Duc

400

Nauta, nomine Elpis, ab insula Samo per Mare Nostrum in Africam iter fecit. 

From what place did the journey begin? Elpis; Samo; Africa; Mare Nostrum

Samo

400

Scipio, ad Africam navigaturus, centuriones convocavit: when he had sailed; as he was sailing; about to sail; having sailed

About to sail

400

Paedagogus librum novum sibi emit: for us; for myself; for you; for himself

For himself

400

Which one of the following describes the border on a senator's toga: flavus; viridis; caeruleus; purpureus

purpureus
400

Based on its latin root, which English word literally means "to make better": minimize; ameliorate; magnify; digitize

ameliorate
500

Leo miserationem quaerebant illo ore aperto quo virum terruerat. 

What did the lion show the sailor? its open mouth; the way to the shore; a dead antelope; its litter of cubs

Its open mouth

500

Brevi tempore ad forum advenies: you arrived; you will arrive; to arrive; you were arriving

You will arrive 

500

What Latin expression might be used to describe an author's most important book? lapsus linguae; status quo; magnum opus; errare humanum est

magnum opus

500

Visne ad forum hodie ire? Which is the most likely response: Bene respondisti!; mihi placet; heri sol lucebat; ubi est stilus meus? 

mihi placet

500

Postquam gladiatrix leonem superavit, quid omnes spectatores clamaverunt? Eugepae; Heri; Caveat emptor; mea culpa

Eugepae