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Mythology
Roman Sayings
Everyday Life
Harry Potter
Julius Caesar
100
Who is the Roman goddess of love?
Venus
100
What Latin saying did William Shakespeare coin in his play “Julius Caesar”?
“Et tu, Brute?”
100
What was the most common place for Romans to socialize?
Bathhouses
100
What is the fidelius charm?
A spell of faith between two friends, in the Potter's case to keep their whereabouts a secret.
100
How did Julius Caesar die?
He was assassinated by conspirators within the Senate.
200
How are Artemis and Apollo related?
Twins
200
The Georgetown Voice, a blog, is called the Vox Populi. What does this blog focus on (as suggested by this name)?
Popular opinion
200
What color was a symbol of status for Roman emperors and senators?
Purple
200
How is the spell “vera verto” used?
To alter the truth (change animals into goblets)
200
What medical procedure is named after Julius Caesar?
The Caesarian section
300
From where was Athena born?
Zeus's head
300
What does the judge say in a trial to acquit a defendant?
Absolvo
300
What is the name of the giant stadium used for chariot racing?
Circus Maximus
300
Which jinx shoots wind from the wand?
Ventus.
300
Which famous queen from Africa did Caesar have an illegitimate child with?
Cleopatra
400
Which of the three sons of Cronus was not one of the 12 Olympians?
Hades
400
The Finnish composer Sibelius said “acta est fabula, plaudite” in his String Quartet No. 2, which has 3 movements instead of the expected 4. What did he want the audience to do?
Applaud
400
Roman men wore togas. What did Roman women wear?
Stolas
400
Hermione used this spell to repair Harry’s glasses.
Oculus reparo
400
How was Augustus related to Caesar?
Caesar was his great-uncle
500
Which Goddess gave Prometheus fire to give to humans?
Hestia/ Vesta
500
A servant says “quem di diligunt adulescens moritur” to his aging, sick master in a comedy by Plautus. How is this ironic?
The servant says that if the gods favor you, you die young, but since his master is old and sick, he is suggesting the gods did not favor him.
500
What did Romans use to wash their cloths?
Urine
500
Harry used this spell to provide Dumbledore with something to drink while finding the horcrux.
Aquimenti
500
Name the other 2 members of the first triumvirate (other than Caesar)
Pompey the Great and Marcus Licinius Crassus