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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
sub rosa
Uranus
carpe diem
per capita
2. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'
vice versa
Hector
i.e./id est
Ariadne
3. A serpent-like monster with many heads and poisonous breath; when one head got cut off & it grew two more; killed by Hercules as his second labor
Sparta
toga
Hydra
Aegean Sea
4. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)
via
mosaic
Homer
jovial
5. Goddess of victory
ad nauseam
Nike/Victoria
N.B./nota bene
Aegean Sea
6. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent
A.M./ante meridiem
agora/forum
in loco parentis
plebeian
7. Was chosen by Zeus to settle the argument of Who was the fairest of the goddesses; he chose Aphrodite because she promised him the most beautiful woman in the world if he chose her
Arachne
Paris
SPQR
X (Roman numeral)
8. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future
Delphic Oracle
Icarus & Daedalus
Perseus & Medusa
mentor
9. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her
Medea
persona non grata
Pegasus
toga
10. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived
Styx
Daedalus
ambrosia and nectar
etc./et cetera
11. 'from the office &' 'by right of office' - used to refer to someone Who is a member of a group (a board & committee & council & etc.) because they hold another office/position
Spartacus
ex officio
Jason
per capita
12. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare
rara avis
Tantalus
Hestia/Vesta
post mortem
13. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated
summa cum laude
I (Roman numeral)
Ides of March
Romulus and Remus
14. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
labor vincit omnia
Ge/Gaea
Romulus and Remus
Iliad
15. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
Golden Fleece
p.o./ per os
patrician
omniscient
16. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
Hades/Pluto
Romulus and Remus
aqueduct
epic
17. After midday/noon
Pan
per annum
P.M./post meridiem
vice versa
18. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created
Cronus/Saturn
agora/forum
iota
Chaos
19. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar
Pantheon
veni & vidi & vici
muses
Cerberus
20. 1
I (Roman numeral)
Tartarus
tempus fugit
Medea
21. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods
Tantalus
Tiber
Pantheon
e pluribus unum
22. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
L (Roman numeral)
Caesar
sedentary
23. 'After death'
veto
post mortem
veni & vidi & vici
Dionysus/Bacchus
24. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York
Excelsior!
Gorgons
mosaic
et al./ et alii
25. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele
terra firma
per capita
mores
Dionysus/Bacchus
26. 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
Daedalus
Saturnalia
verbatim
Hannibal
27. 'All-knowing'
terra firma
Minotaur
omniscient
the Fates
28. Market place/business center
polytheism
Hercules/Heracles
agora/forum
labyrinth
29. A king Who was tortured in the Underworld by having water and grapes within his reach & but the water and grapes pulled away whenever he went to take drink or a bite
Tantalus
Troy
ambrosia and nectar
toga
30. '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
the Odyssey
Hercules/Heracles
Odysseus/Ulysses
valedictorian
31. 'The state in which'
status quo
et al./ et alii
patrician
carpe diem
32. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court
consul
sub poena
P.S./post scriptum
status quo
33. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.
apple of discord
Paris
vs./versus
tempus fugit
34. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
Jason
epic
Styx
Pompeii
35. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)
in memoriam
Colosseum
Punic Wars
toga
36. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned
Pantheon
labyrinth
consul
patrician
37. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale
Hera/Juno
summa cum laude
puerile
Ithaca
38. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
sedentary
tribune
Orpheus & Eurydice
Pax Romana
39. 'per year'
cave canem
per annum
Chaos
Carthage
40. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband
carpe diem
Penelope
Hector
the furies
41. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur
Theseus
Tiber
errare humanum est
cave canem
42. 1
I (Roman numeral)
labyrinth
Aphrodite/Venus
errare humanum est
43. 'great-souled & high-minded'
magnanimous
Etruscans
labyrinth
Ithaca
44. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79
quid pro quo
Pompeii
summa cum laude
Daedalus
45. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus
Spartacus
Medea
Atlas
ex libris
46. 'A slip of the tongue'
lapsus linguae
consul
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Cyclops
47. Literally 'the greatest bridge' -- the chief priest of Roman religion (later & the emperor took on this role); now used to refer to the Pope & the head of the Catholic Church
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
finis
laurels
pontifex maximus
48. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)
Punic Wars
Perseus & Medusa
Chaos
Ithaca
49. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
Pantheon
Romulus and Remus
sine qua non
Icarus & Daedalus
50. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur
ambrosia and nectar
e.g./exempli gratia
satyr
Ariadne