Mythology
What son of Jupiter is famous for completing twelve labors?
Hercules
Where were gladiator fights held in ancient Rome?
The colosseum
Ancient Rome was located in what modern day country.
Italy
Canis domesticus is the scientific name of what animal?
dog
Constellation comes from the Latin word stella meaning ________.
star
What name of the Roman “king of the gods” was given to the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
Roman men often wore what article of clothing?
toga
What island is between Italy and Africa?
Sicily
What is Chaminade’s motto in Latin and English?
Esto Vir - Be a Man
Terrain, territory, subterranean, and extraterrestrial all come from the Latin word terra meaning ________.
ground/earth/land
What Greek or Roman god carried a trident?
Poseidon/Neptune
What is a word that means house in both Latin, Spanish, and Italian?
casa
Rome imported grain, papyrus, and cotton from what modern country that was once in the Roman Empire?
Egypt
What is the missing Roman numeral in this sequence: I, III, V, ____, IX?
VII
Gladiator comes from the Latin word gladius meaning ________.
sword
What is the name of Pluto’s three headed dog who guarded the underworld?
Cerberus
Augustus, Nero, Trajan, and Constantine were ____________ of Rome.
emperors
What volcano erupted in 79 AD destroying the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum?
Mt. Vesuvius
Which House’s motto is Ad Iesum Per Mariam in Latin, which means “To Jesus Through Mary?”
Meyer House
Spectator, inspect, and perspective all come from the Latin word spectare meaning to __________.
watch/look at/see/view
Who according to legend founded the city of Rome?
Romulus
What structure brought fresh water into Roman cities?
aquaduct
What river runs through Rome?
Tiber River
A veterinarian specializing in equine health would work primarily on what type of animal?
horses
From the Latin word paene meaning “almost” and insula meaning “island” what geographical feature is the state of Florida?
peninsula