Culture
Name one item that could be served at an upper-class Roman's dinner party:
peacock, figs, grapes, plums, cherries, peaches, dormouse, cheese bread, oysters, artichokes, leeks, olives, boar
Prometheus stole this thing from the gods to give to mankind
Fire
The Latin verb facio (I make) forms the root of this English word, which means "A place where things are made"
Factory
Of Rufus and Claudia, which is a feminine noun?
Claudia
Translate salve
Hello
True or False: The Roman Empire had a large amount of racial diversity (by the modern definition)
True
This woman, whose name means "all-gifted," was engineered by the gods in order to loose evils on mankind by opening a certain box
Pandora
This (feminine) Latin word, meaning "whale," has been used as a root for the English word meaning "the fibers in a whale's mouth by which it filters food." Give either the Latin or English word in this pair
Balaena / Baleen
Which adjective goes with the noun gladius: rubeus or rubea?
Rubeus
Translate one of the verbs in this sentence: Rufus sedet et spectat.
Either "He/Rufus is sitting" or "He/Rufus is watching"
The stories in the Minimus Mus textbook are set in what Roman province?
Britannia/Britain
The nymph Echo was cursed by Hera to:
Only be able to repeat what had already been said to her
Give one English word that is derived from the Latin word centum, meaning "100"
Century, cent, centennial, bicentennial, percent, centurion
What is the number (Singular or plural) of vespae?
Plural
Translate the following sentence: Servi villam purgant.
"The slaves are cleaning the villa."
Roman writing tablets were usually made of this material:
Wax
When Narcissus drowned after falling in love with his own reflection, what spawned at the spot of his death?
A narcissus flower
Name a modern noun that follows Latin grammatical structures.
Cactus, Radius, Antenna, Algae, etc.
What are the gender (Msc/Fem) AND number (Sing/Plur) of puella?
Feminine Singular
Translate the following sentence: Pandora optimus est quod callida est.
"Pandora is the best because she is clever"
What feature did Roman roads have to prevent rainwater from collecting in the middle?
A curved/sloped/convex surface
Which of these is not a constellation? Echidna, Cetus, Scorpio, Cancer
Echidna
The Latin irregular verb esse, to be, has direct modern linguistic descendants in French, Spanish, Italian, Portugese, Romanian, and other Romance languages. Name ONE of these descendants.
Etre, Estar, A Fi, Essere
Which of the following words is masculine plural: Porci, equus, aquila, aquilae
Porci
Change the msc/sng noun-adjective pair delphinus callidus to the msc/pl and translate it
Delphini callidi / clever dolphins