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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances
sub poena
mea culpa
aqueduct
Cyclops
2. Victorious athletes & generals & and emperors wore crowns of made of the branches of the laurel tree to symbolize their victory; now & 'laurels' refer to someone's achievements
lapsus linguae
et al./ et alii
verbatim
laurels
3. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife
Elysian Fields/Elysium
patrician
sic semper tyrannis
Circus Maximus
4. Victorious athletes & generals & and emperors wore crowns of made of the branches of the laurel tree to symbolize their victory; now & 'laurels' refer to someone's achievements
laurels
carpe diem
finis
Priam
5. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus
i.e./id est
sine qua non
Jove
Minotaur
6. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
Nike/Victoria
Saturnalia
agora/forum
Augustus
7. 'per head' 'per person'
per capita
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
Helen
p.o./ per os
8. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York
Excelsior!
Spartacus
Pegasus
mea culpa
9. 'And you & Brutus?' famous last words of Julius Caesar as the Senate members assassinated him; Brutus was supposed to be a friend of his & but had a hand in the killing
carpe diem
vs./versus
Minotaur
et tu & Brute?
10. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created
Priam
status quo
rara avis
Chaos
11. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)
quid pro quo
Saturnalia
semper fidelis
Hades/Pluto
12. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up
D (Roman numeral)
Jason
errare humanum est
sic semper tyrannis
13. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina
vs./versus
Pegasus
Styx
Demeter/Ceres
14. 'The one who says farewell' -- the student with the highest grade point average & Who is chosen to give a speech at the end of graduation
Penelope
mosaic
per annum
valedictorian
15. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare
rara avis
Odysseus/Ulysses
mea culpa
Etruscans
16. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus
Hestia/Vesta
A.M./ante meridiem
D (Roman numeral)
Ithaca
17. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece
tempus fugit
cave canem
Jason
apple of discord
18. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre
Circus Maximus
Troy
Priam
Apollo/Apollo
19. A teacher Who is like a parent; comes from the Mentor & Odysseus' old friend & whom he left in charge of his son Telemachus when he went off to the Trojan War
mentor
Priam
Atlas
Pegasus
20. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts
Tantalus
Tiber
muses
cave canem
21. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country
persona non grata
errare humanum est
Athena/Minerva
pro tempore
22. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (i); commonly used in the phrase 'not one iota &' meaning 'not one bit'
P.M./post meridiem
puerile
Gorgons
iota
23. The technical biological term for the human species
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24. Son of Zeus; had to complete 12 labors to regain favor with the gods after killing his family; when he died & he became a god
lapsus linguae
muses
Sparta
Hercules/Heracles
25. 1000
veto
L (Roman numeral)
M (Roman numeral)
Athens/Acropolis
26. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC
Spartacus
Chaos
I (Roman numeral)
quid pro quo
27. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
Daedalus
Persephone/Proserpina
epic
puerile
28. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)
Tartarus
Jove
puerile
lapsus linguae
29. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')
mellifluous
Pantheon
terra firma
Hera/Juno
30. 10
Persephone/Proserpina
tribune
Carthage
X (Roman numeral)
31. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods
per diem
Golden Fleece
sic transit gloria mundi
Hera/Juno
32. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)
vs./versus
errare humanum est
fresco
iota
33. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome
Circus Maximus
per diem
iota
the furies
34. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens
Parthenon
A.M./ante meridiem
ambrosia and nectar
atrium
35. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated
the furies
Ides of March
Perseus & Medusa
veto
36. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year
Ge/Gaea
vice versa
Prometheus
consul
37. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter
omniscient
Jove
Cerberus
et al./ et alii
38. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon
D (Roman numeral)
A.M./ante meridiem
errare humanum est
mentor
39. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.
ex libris
Priam
N.B./nota bene
Penelope
40. Goddess of the hearth
Persephone/Proserpina
Hestia/Vesta
Helen
Excelsior!
41. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
Etruscans
Uranus
mea culpa
Ariadne
42. God of the sea
Saturnalia
D (Roman numeral)
Poseidon/Neptune
tribune
43. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War
Augustus
e.g./exempli gratia
Iliad
cornucopia
44. 'The state in which'
status quo
Trojan Horse
puerile
Pantheon
45. 'great-souled & high-minded'
polytheism
Minotaur
magnanimous
valedictorian
46. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived
sub rosa
Daedalus
Icarus & Daedalus
carpe diem
47. The river surrounding the Underworld
Styx
etc./et cetera
Gorgons
finis
48. 'The end'
Athens/Acropolis
i.e./id est
finis
Ides of March
49. 'per day'
Jove
sub rosa
per diem
Ides of March
50. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them
Colosseum
tribune
jovial
Apollo/Apollo