Derivatives
What latin word for water is commonly used for the place where people go to see marine life?
What is the Aquarium?
This Roman emperor took control after defeating Marc Antony and Cleopatra in the Battle of Actium. He took on the name ¨First Citizen¨.
This Roman Goddess was born on a giant clamshell risen from the ocean, like a pearl.
Who was Venus?
This sports brand uses the name of the Greek goddess of victory.
What is Nike?
On the back of every U.S coin, this saying translates to ¨out of many, one¨.
What is ¨e pluribus unum¨?
what word is derived from the latin words for ¨year¨ and ¨thousand¨?
What is millenium?
Which Roman city was destroyed in a fiery disaster in 7.9. CE? Double points on this question if you get both citites!
What is Pompeii (& Herculaneum)?
What temple in Ancient Rome was dedicated to the twelve main gods? This word is also used to refer to them in general.
What was the Pantheon?
In Rick Riordan's Heroes of Olympus series, this camp housed the Roman demigods. It is also the name of the lightning god.
What is Camp Jupiter?
Coined by Julius Caesar after a swift takeover in 47 BCE, this three word phrase was said after he conquered. What is it?
What is Veni, Vidi, Vici?
This root is used for words with the meaning ¨above¨ or ¨beyond¨.
What is ¨super-¨?
What room of the Roman house, or villa, was used to receive and greet guests? (Reception Room).
What is the Atrium?
Who was Vesta?
This dystopian country, written in the Hunger Games books, came from the Latin saying for ¨Bread and circuses¨?
What is Panem?
In our state of Virginia, our quote translates to ¨Thus always to tyrants¨. What is the Latin version of this?
What is Sic Semper Tyrannis?
From the Latin root ¨spir/spirat¨, meaning ¨to breathe¨, this english word is used in the scientific process by which cells break down food for energy.
What is respiration?
During the Punic Wars, which Carthaginian general led a charge of elephants through the Alps in an attempt to invade Italy from the North?
Who was Hannibal Barca?
This Roman hero supposedly escaped Troy to found the lands where Rome was built.
Who was Aeneas?
Name three of the romance languages, which all have their origins from Latin?
What is: Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian, Portuguese, Catalan. (Choose three).
This phrase, most notably found in Pompeii, warned citizens from dogs. What was it, in latin?
What is Cave Canem?
Derived from the Latin word ¨loqu¨, or ¨to speak¨, this word describes a character in a story or play sharing their thoughts out loud, alone.
What is a soliloquy?
This was the earliest form of Roman law. Created around 450 BCE, laws were written on these bronze objects and placed in the Forum for all citizens could know their rights. What objects were the laws written on, and how many where there?
What were the Twelve Tablets?
This two-faced Roman god represented beginnings, gates, and transitions. He is unique because he has no Greek counterpart.
Who was Janus?
What months on our modern calendar correspond with the last 4 months of the Roman ten month calendar?
What is September, October, November, December?
What saying comes from a longer one, with the second part being ¨...quam minimum credula postero¨, which translates to ¨trusting as little as possible in tomorrow¨?
What is Carpe Diem (or Seize the Day)?