Derivatives
This English word means of or relating to dogs and comes from the Latin word canis
What is canine?
This river runs through Rome.
What is Tiber?
He was the first emperor of Rome and named the eighth month of the year after himself.
Who is Augustus?
This Roman god rules the underworld and has a planet named after him.
Who is Pluto?
This name comes from the Latin word that means to marvel at and shares the same root as the word miracle.
What is Miranda?
This English word means characteristic of a mother and comes from the Latin word mater
What is maternal?
Marcus Antonius had an affair with the queen of this north African nation.
What is Egypt?
After being saved by a she-wolf and killing his brother, he became the first king of Rome.
Who is Romulus?
The number of labors Hercules completed.
What is twelve?
This name comes from the Latin word meaning queen and shares the same root as the word regal.
What is Regina?
This English word means occurring every year or once a year and comes from the Latin word annus
What is annual?
The ancient Romans knew this capital as Constantinople.
What is Istanbul?
"This is Sparta" is what this king said in the movie 300 in which he and his army held their ground against the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae.
Who is Leonidas?
This winged horse sprang from Medusa as she was dying.
Who is Pegasus?
The name of this state comes from the Latin word mons, which means mountain.
What is Montana?
This English word means producing good results or helpful effects and comes from the Latin word bene
What is beneficial?
This Roman province was the birthplace of Alexander the Great.
What is Macedonia?
The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle was taught by this talkative man.
Who is Socrates?
Charon, the ferryman of the underworld, delivers souls across this river (hint: the river is also a name of a rock band).
What is Styx?
The name of this state comes from the Latin word flos, which means flower.
What is Florida?
This element on the periodic table has the atomic symbol Ag and comes from the Latin word argentum
What is silver?
This Greek island was home to the mythological labyrinth.
What is Crete?
This Carthaginian general crossed the Alps on elephants to take the fight to the Romans in the Second Punic War.
Who is Hannibal?
This mythological group, which predates the Olympians, shares a name with an NFL team.
Who are the Titans?
The name of this country comes from the Latin word that means silver.
What is Argentina?