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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The male head of a Roman family
in toto
ad nauseam
paterfamilias
Hera/Juno
2. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar
tribune
veni & vidi & vici
persona non grata
Cerberus
3. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War
Iliad
Ithaca
I (Roman numeral)
satyr
4. 'After death'
rostra
in memoriam
post mortem
Ares/Mars
5. 'peace be with you'
Aegean Sea
pax vobiscum
Helen
SPQR
6. 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
Colosseum
Hercules/Heracles
ex officio
et tu & Brute?
7. 100
per annum
Sisyphus
C (Roman numeral)
Prometheus
8. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created
Chaos
X (Roman numeral)
Aphrodite/Venus
status quo
9. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent
I (Roman numeral)
in loco parentis
Ides of March
atrium
10. Queen of Sparta Who was promised to Paris by Aphrodite for choosing her (Aphrodite) as the fairest goddess; Helen was already married to Menelaus and her kidnapping began the Trojan War
C (Roman numeral)
jovial
Helen
aqueduct
11. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died
consul
etc./et cetera
epic
Tartarus
12. 1000
Jason
muses
Odysseus/Ulysses
M (Roman numeral)
13. 'This for that &' a fair trade
M (Roman numeral)
quid pro quo
mellifluous
Augustus
14. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread
Hydra
Etruscans
consul
Theseus
15. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines
semper fidelis
cornucopia
tempus fugit
Zeus/Jupiter
16. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year
consul
Iliad
ego
Augustus
17. 'The other way around'
in toto
Daedalus
N.B./nota bene
vice versa
18. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War
agenda
the Odyssey
laurels
Sicily
19. 'The things that must be done' - a to-do list
pro tempore
sine qua non
Hercules/Heracles
agenda
20. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
epic
Icarus & Daedalus
SPQR
P.S./post scriptum
21. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum
I (Roman numeral)
Mt. Vesuvius
Styx
Excelsior!
22. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'
Hannibal
mea culpa
aqueduct
status quo
23. Goddess of the hearth
aqueduct
Hestia/Vesta
Zeus/Jupiter
M (Roman numeral)
24. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.
vs./versus
Cronus/Saturn
semper paratus
vice versa
25. 'A slip of the tongue'
e.g./exempli gratia
Hades/Pluto
Poseidon/Neptune
lapsus linguae
26. A polis (city-state) in Greece & center of art and philosophy & named after Athena (its patron goddess); the Acropolis was the hill in Athens where many temples (including the Parthenon & the temple to Athena) were located
apple of discord
Persephone/Proserpina
Athens/Acropolis
semper fidelis
27. 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
semper fidelis
laurels
X (Roman numeral)
puerile
28. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)
Priam
Carthage
p.o./ per os
tempus fugit
29. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare
et al./ et alii
per diem
rara avis
Hades/Pluto
30. 'beware of the dog'
SPQR
cave canem
puerile
Pax Romana
31. 'for the time being' - temporary
p.o./ per os
P.S./post scriptum
mosaic
pro tempore
32. 1
the Fates
Carthage
pontifex maximus
I (Roman numeral)
33. The technical biological term for the human species
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34. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)
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35. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
pontifex maximus
carpe diem
atrium
Hephaestus/Vulcan
36. After midday/noon
P.M./post meridiem
Zeus/Jupiter
polytheism
Hector
37. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter
Hephaestus/Vulcan
the Odyssey
SPQR
Jove
38. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
Sparta
Mt. Olympus
Jove
muses
39. Goddess of wisdom
Athena/Minerva
in toto
per diem
Sisyphus
40. 'The end'
finis
tribune
Cyclops
A.D./anno Domini
41. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal
i.e./id est
ambrosia and nectar
Pantheon
per diem
42. 'great-souled & high-minded'
magnanimous
mellifluous
labyrinth
in toto
43. Carthaginian general who attacked Italy by crossing the Italian Alps in the 2nd Punic War; He was eventually defeated by Scipio at the Battle of Zama
agenda
vs./versus
ego
Hannibal
44. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'
apple of discord
plebeian
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Troy
45. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride
laurels
Arachne
per capita
Pandora
46. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79
sic transit gloria mundi
Hydra
Pompeii
et tu & Brute?
47. 'Always prepared'
laurels
Arachne
semper paratus
muses
48. A modern day race of 26.2 miles; from Marathon in Greece & the scene of a victory over the Persians in 490 BC; the modern race is based on the tradition that a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens (26 miles) with the news.
Aegean Sea
Pompeii
fresco
marathon
49. River that runs through the city of Rome
Tiber
Spartacus
tribune
Ides of March
50. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head
Dionysus/Bacchus
Jason
Pegasus
X (Roman numeral)