Vocabulary
This is the Latin word for "tree"
arbor
Cornelia dormit sub arbore
Cornelia sleeps under a tree
Cornelia is a girl
Cornelia est puella
Danae
Io! From December 17th - 23rd, the Romans celebrated "Saturnalia" in honor of this Greek Titan who ate his own children.
Chronos
Fill in the blank with a Latin word:
Sextus est ____________ molestus.
Puer
Sextus puellam conspicit.
Sextus catches sight of / sees the girl.
Sextus is an annoying boy.
Sextus est puer molestus.
Zeus / Jupiter / Iuppiter
Which NFL team might a Roman have known as the "Pueri Vaccarum"
Cowboys
Give a Latin word that is almost the same in meaning as "conspicit"
videt
Marcus ad arborem currit.
Marcus runs to the tree.
Sextus puellam videt / conspicit.
Because of this, Perseus' grandfather tried to kill him.
An oracle
This god lives underneath Mt. Aetna, occasionally allowing his work to cause volcanos.
Hephaestus / Vulcan
The term we use to describe zero points in soccer, derives from this Latin word which means "nothing".
Nihil
Sextus ex arbore cadit.
Sextus falls from the tree.
Cornelia sleeps under the tree
Cornelia sub arbore dormit.
He is the king of the island who wanted to marry Danae, despite Perseus's objections.
Polydectes
*Answer Closest without going over will win the points*
According to Forbes Magazine, what would the total cost of gifts in the song "12 Days of Christmas" be in today's money?
$50,000
What is the opposite of "ascendit"
descendit
Nihil me terret.
Nothing scares me.
Marcus does not climb the tree because he is scared.
Marcus arborem non ascendit quod est sollicitus.
He is the fisherman who found Perseus and Danae in the box.
Dictys
What song by Taylor Swift might a Roman have called "Fabula Amoris"
Love Story