Numbers & Dates
The English word “millenia” is associated by derivation with the Latin word “mīlle” which means?
(1) 10
(2) 50
(3) 1,000
(4) 50,000
(3) 1,000
The English word decades is derived from Latin decem. What is the meaning of decem?
(1) one
(2) a hundred
(3) ten
(4) a thousand
(3) ten
The Latin abbreviation introducing an example is:
(1) N.B.
(2) et. al.
(3) e.g.
(4) etc.
(3) e.g.
With which area are the Latin words paedagōgus, tabella, stilus, and magister best associated?
(1) architecture
(2) education
(3) government
(4) baths
(2) education
When Rome was founded in April 753 BC, it was first ruled by...
(1) emperors
(2) kings
(3) consuls
(4) governors
(2) kings
The Great Fire destroyed much of Rome in 64 AD. What is 64 in Roman numerals?
(1) LXXXI
(2) LXIV
(3) CVI
(4) MMXIV
(2) LXIV
Which Latin word, paired with its English meaning, is the root of the English word visual?
(1) veniō – come
(2) videō – see
(3) vincō – win
(4) vertō – turn
(2) videō – see
The Latin abbreviation P.S. stands for:
(1) Post Scriptum
(2) Per Silvam
(3) Prope Senatum
(4) Pro Sorore
(1) Post Scriptum
On what river was Rome located?
(1) Po
(2) Tiber
(3) Nile
(4) Tigris
(2) Tiber
What types of events took place in the
(1) horse races
(2) gladiator contests
(3) plays
(4) political speeches
Flavian Amphitheater?
(2) gladiator contests
Romulus is said to have built the city of Rome in
(1) 753 BC
(2) 509 BC
(3) 31 BC
(4) 476 AD
(1) 753 BC
Which Latin word, paired with its English meaning, is the root of the English word labor?
(1) labōrō – work
(2) lavō – wash
(3) legō – read
(4) laudō – praise
(1) labōrō – work
The U.S. Marine Corps motto Semper Fidēlis can be translated as:
(1) one out of many
(2) higher
(3) always faithful
(4) time flies
(3) always faithful
Terms such as quaestor, praetor, and cōnsul were all associated with...
(1) government
(2) cooking
(3) slave trade
(4) medicine
(1) government
Pliny the Younger wrote an account of the eruption of which volcano in 79 A.D.?
(1) Krakatoa
(2) St. Helens
(3) Vesuvius
(4) Etna
(3) Vesuvius
A book whose copyright reads MMIX was published in
(1) 2009
(2) 1909
(3) 2020
(4) 1929
(1) 2009
The English word “library” is associated by derivation with what Latin word?
(1) lēx
(2) liber
(3) laetus
(4) lītus
(2) liber
The Latin abbreviation N.B. urges you to:
(1) be prepared
(2) hurry slowly
(3) pay close attention
(4) seize the opportunity
(3) pay close attention
What god came to Italy to preside over a golden age that is celebrated each December?
(1) Romulus
(2) Vulcan
(3) Neptune
(4) Saturn
(4) Saturn
Who are these twin archer deities?
(1) Minerva and Mars
(2) Diana and Apollo
(3) Ceres and Bacchus
(4) Iris and Mercury
(2) Diana and Apollo
The traditional number of hills in Rome was...
(1) 5
(2) 10
(3) 7
(4) 20
(3) 7
The English word “scholars” is associated by derivation with what Latin word paired with its English meaning?
(1) collum – neck
(2) schola – school
(3) scrībō – write
(4) sedeō – sit
(2) schola – school
The acronym of the sporting company A.S.I.C.S. (Anima Sana In Corpore Sanō) is a variation of the motto:
(1) art is long, life is short
(2) to infinity and beyond
(3) make haste slowly
(4) sound mind in sound body
(4) sound mind in sound body
All of the following types of buildings would be found in the Roman Forum EXCEPT...
(1) templa deōrum
(2) basilicae
(3) vīllae rūsticae
(4) tabernae
(3) vīllae rūsticae
From whom does the month of January derive its name?
(1) Janus
(2) Juno
(3) Jason
(4) Julian
(1) Janus