Carpe Diem, the phrase made famous in popular culture by Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society
What is "Seize the Day"?
100
This was the first Roman Emperor and a member of the second triumvirate alongside Lepidus and Marc Antony
Who is Octavian/Augustus?
100
Don’t fly too close to the sun or you’ll end up like this character
Who is Icarus?
100
Dumbledore’s first name comes from the Latin word for “white”
What is Albus?
100
Be grateful for this Roman invention, or you’d be wading in much dirtier, and much smellier, streets
What are sewers?
200
Veni Vidi Vici, Caesar’s phrase describing his victory at Pontus
What is “I came, I saw, I conquered”?
200
The original city of Rome was built upon this hill.
What is the Palatine Hill?
200
This spidery character challenged Minerva to a weaving contest?
Who is Arachne?
200
Drink this magic potion for a lotta luck!
What is Felix Felicis?
200
The Croton version of this Roman architectural structure carried water to New York City
What are aqueducts?
300
When purchasing an item, you may be told this phrase, Caveat Emptor
What is "buyer beware"?
300
This famous general was known for his victory in the War of the Pirates and the Third Servile War
Who is Pompey?
300
This beautiful princess was married to Cupid, but never allowed to look at him
Who is Psyche?
300
This faux latin phrase could mean “to rise up with high wings”
What is “Wingardium Leviosa”?
300
The two months named for Roman emperors.
What are July and August?
400
Alea Iacta Est, the phrase used by Caesar when he crossed the Rubicon River and started a Civil War
What is "the die has been cast"?
400
This Emperor infamously fiddled while Rome burned during the Great Fire of 64 AD
Who is Nero?
400
This island was ruled by Odysseus in Homeric Epics, and a city of the same name is the home of an Ivy League University
What is Ithaca?
400
Voldemort’s henchwoman, whose name comes from the Latin root for war
Who is “Bellatrix”?
400
Now played with pointy metal trinkets and a rubber ball, this game was originally played in Rome with knucklebones.
What is “Jacks”?
500
Phrase said in reference to the Trojan Horse, Timeo Danaos et Dona Ferentes
What is “I fear the Greeks even when bearing gifts”?
500
George Washington is referred to as the American version of this 5th Century BCE Roman Dictator, famed for returning to his fields after he completed his term
Who is Cincinnatus?
500
Called the greatest killer of monsters before the days of Hercules, he killed the Chimera and rode Pegasus
Who is Bellerophon?
500
One of the Unforgivable Curses, used to make a witch or wizard do your bidding, comes from the Latin word for "power"
What is “Imperio”
500
This system that produces and circulates hot air below the floor of a room originated with the Romans
(we need the original Latin word)