Mythology
General Knowledge
History
Word Origin
Fun Trivia
100
Traditional stories of gods, heroes, and monsters
What is mythology?
100
Romance languages are derived from this language.
What is Latin?
100
The Romans borrowed a lot from this other civilization, including their gods.
What is Greece?
100
This is the name for the origin of a word.
What is a root?
100
Before it was conquered by the Romans, this country built pyramids to bury mummies.
What is Egypt?
200
Roman king of the gods who rules over the skies.
Who is Jupiter?
200
French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, etc., are all part of this language group.
What are Romance Languages?
200
The city of Rome is in this modern country.
What is Italy?
200
Nomenclature comes from this Latin root.
What is nomen?
200
Before Julius Caesar and August named two months for themselves, the Roman calendar had this many months.
What is ten?
300
The word "volcano" comes from the name of this god of volcanoes
Who is Vulcan?
300
"Quid tibi nomen est?" is how you ask someone for their ___ in Latin.
What is name?
300
He is the legendary founder of Rome who was raised by a wolf.
Who is Romulus?
300
This is the definition of "annihilate."
What is to destroy?
300
Roman shields were this shape.
What is rectangle?
400
The planet Neptune is named after the Roman god of this.
What is the sea?
400
The Latin word for "thank you" is "gratias." In Spanish it is this ___.
What is gracias?
400
English is very complex and comes from several languages. The English alphabet comes from this language.
What is Latin?
400
This is what "valediction" means.
What is a farewell speech?
400
Roman gladiators fought in these arenas.
What are coliseums?
500
I am the only god who has the same name in Greek & Roman mythology.
Who is Apollo?
500
Annus Novus is the Latin phrase for this.
What is "new years?"
500
He was the first Roman Emperor.
Who is Augustus (Octavian)?
500
The Latin root of "valedictorian."
What is a valedictorian?
500
This Roman Emperor, nicknamed "Little Boot," made his horse one of his political advisors.
Who is Caligula (Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus)?