Mottos
The meaning of Western Reserve’s motto, “Lux.”
What is Light?
The word “philosophy” literally means this in Ancient Greek.
What is the love of wisdom?
The hero who completed 12 impossible tasks.
Who is Hercules?
The river that Rome was founded on.
What is the Tiber River?
This abbreviation of Latin words is used to mean, ”and the rest.”
What is ”et cetera?”/What is “etc.”
The meaning of New York’s state motto, “Excelsior.”
What is Higher?
The word octopus literally means this in Ancient Greek.
What is “eight foot(ed)”?
Helen of Troy was said to be the “face that launched [redacted]”
What are 1000 ships?
This Greek philosopher was forced to consume hemlock in 399 BC. He is known for claiming that the only thing he knew was that he knew nothing.
Who is Socrates?
This Latin abbreviation means “for the sake of example.”
What is ”exempla gratia”/What is “eg?”
Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer’s motto, “Ars gratis artis” means this.
What is art for the sake of art?/What is art for art’s sake?
The word thermometer literally means this in Ancient Greek.
What is heat measure?
The leader of the Argonauts.
Who is Jason?
Who is Romulus?
This Latin abbreviation means “in the year of the Lord.”
What is ”Anno Domini”/AD?
Julius Caesar is said to have proclaimed, “Alea iacta est,” as he crossed the Rubicon, meaning this in Latin.
What is ”the die has been cast?”
This is a modern term inspired by a Greek general who narrowly defeated Roman armies at the Battle of Heraclea and the Battle of Asculum.
What is a Pyrrhic victory?
The movie 300 is loosely based upon this historical event.
What is the Battle of Thermopylae?
This Latin word is commonly used in medical settings when something needs to be done immediately.
What is (the word) “statim/stat”?
The Latin motto of the Olympics is, “Citius, Altius, Fortius,” and means this.
What is Faster, Higher, Stronger?
The word physics comes from the Ancient Greek word, φύσις which means this in English.
What is nature?
The city that was the setting for the Seven Against [redacted].
What is Thebes?
This culture/kingdom immediately succeeds the Roman Empire, and its capital falls in 1453 to the Ottoman Turks.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
This Latin abbreviation literally means, “that is,” and is used to introduce a subordinate clause in a sentence to clarify something previously mentioned.
What is “id est/ie.”?