Culture
Complete the analogy: "Rōma” is to “Italy” as “Athēnae” is to “?”
Greece.
What was Cassandra’s curse?
She had prophetic powers, but was doomed never to be believed.
Make the phrase pulchra dea accusative plural.
Pulchrās Deās.
What did Titus’ brother, Domitian, build in the Forum to honor his brother’s conquest of Jerusalem?
An arch of Titus
In which hallway is Mrs. T's room located?
B hall
In the name Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus, what is the cognomen?
Metellus
After slaying the Nemean Lion, what monster did Heracles take down for his second labor?
(Lernaean) Hydra
Give a second declension, masculine noun that is equivalent in meaning to ancilla.
Servus.
How many days did Cincinnatus serve as dictator before he resigned?
16 days
Given that Caesar was born on July 12, 100 BC, what is his star sign?
Cancer
On what island did the First Punic War take place, which later became Rome’s first province?
Sicily
At noon on the first day of his life (what a prodigy), Hermes invented what instrument using a tortoise shell and sheep guts?
(Seven-string) Lyre
What is the English translation of the Latin word “quod”?
Because/which/that/what
Seeing that the empire could no longer be ruled by one man, what emperor created the system of the Tetrarchy?
Diocletian
What is the name of the comically short, ruthless king in Shrek?
Lord Farquaad
Name any three of the seven hills of Rome
Quirinal, Viminal, Esquiline, Caelian, Aventine, Capitoline, Palatine
What two deities were responsible for recovering Zeus’ sinews from the mountain cave where Typhon had hidden them?
Aegipan and Hermes
From what first declension noun with what meaning is the English word “sylvan” derived?
Silva, silvae (forest)
What man, who was advised by the nymph Egeria, served as Rome’s second king?
Numa (Pompilius)
What is the price of a Costco rotisserie chicken?
$4.99
What was the term for the saffron veil that the bride wore on her wedding day? (hint: the color of the veil)
Flammeum
What blind man did the Argonauts come upon in their travels and assist by chasing away the Harpies that plagued him?
Phineus
Numerius has more money than Sextus. He has precisely as many sestertiī as there are Latin genders, multiplied by the number of principal parts in a typical Latin verb. How many sestertiī does Numerius have?
Twelve/Duodecem
What man, who swore eternal vengeance against Rome at the age of nine, led the main Carthaginian forces during the Second Punic War?
Hannibal
Name one of the four soloists in the Miami Boys Choir who sang Yerushalayim.
David Hershkowitz, Yoshi Bender, Binyomin Abromowitz, C. Abromowitz