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| 1. According to its Latin motto, what state only requires you to look around if you seek a pleasant peninsula? |
1. Michigan
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| 2. According to Roman Tradition, what hero saved Rome from the Etruscans by defending the Pons Sublicius? |
2. Horatius Cocles
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| 3. After she brought about her father's death by cutting her purple lock of hair, who was changed into a ciris bird? |
3. Scylla
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| 4. During the Salutatio it was customary for clients to bring what small gift basket to their patrons? |
4. Sportula
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| 5. From the blood of what Spartan youth did Apollo cause a flower to grow after accidentally killing him with a discus? |
5. Hyacinthus
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| 6. From what Latin noun with what meaning do we derive the English noun coin? |
6. Cuneus - wedge
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| 7. From what Latin noun with what meaning do we derive the English word "coward"? |
7. Cauda - tail
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| 8. Generally worn by freedmen, what conical hat was also placed upon slaves during auctions? |
8. Pilleus
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| 9. Give the Latin and English for the motto of Kentucky. |
9. Deo Gratiam Habeamus - Let us give thanks to God
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| 10. Give the Latin and English for the motto of London? |
10. Domine, dirigo nos - Lord guide us
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| 11. Give the Latin and English for the state motto of New Mexico. |
11. Crescit eundo - It grows as it goes
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| 12. Give the Latin and English for the state motto of New York. |
12. Excelsior! - Higher!
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| 13. Give the Latin and English for the state motto of South Carolina. |
13. Dum Spiro, Spero - While I breathe, I hope
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| 14. Give the Latin and English for the state of Idaho? |
14. Esto perpetua - Be always
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| 15. Give the Latin and English for the state of Kansas? |
15. Ad astra per aspera - To the stars through difficulties
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| 16. Give the Latin and English for the state of Wyoming. |
16. Cedant arma togae - Let arms yield to the toga
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| 17. Give the Latin motto and its meaning for the state of Arizona. |
17. Ditat Deus - God enriches
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| 18. Give the Latin term for the person whose duties included placing a titulus and pilleus upon slaves to prepare them for auction? |
18. MangÅ
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| 19. In which part of a Roman house would you find an impluvium for collecting rainwater? |
19. Atrium
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| 20. In which room of a Roman house was it customary to eat? |
20. Triclinium
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| 21. In which room of a Roman house was it customary to sleep? |
21. Cubiculum
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| 22. Into what was Clytie transformed because of her jealous actions against her sister Leucothoe? |
22. Sunflower
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| 23. Into what were the tears of the Heliades transformed? |
23. Amber
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| 24. The former Latin motto of Wyoming was "cedant arma togae". Translate this into English. |
24. Let arms yield to the toga
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| 25. The Latin phrase "crescite et multiplicamini" is the Latin motto of what U.S. state? |
25. Maryland
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| 26. The recently adopted Latin motto of North Dakota is "serit ut alteri saeclo prosit". Translate this into English. |
26. One sows for the benefit of another age
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| 27. Translate into English the motto of Alabama, which is rendered in Latin as "audemus iura nostra defendere". |
27. We dare to defend our rights
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| 28. Translate into English the motto of Boston, which is rendered in Latin as "sicut patribus, sit deus nobis". |
28. As to our fathers, may God be to us
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| 29. Translate into English the motto of the Olympics. "Citius, Altius, Fortius" |
29. Swifter, Higher, Stronger
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| 30. Translate into English the motto of the state of Colorado. "Nil sine numine" |
30. divine will/Nothing without god
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| 31. Translate into English the motto of the US Coast Guard. "Semper Paratus" |
31. Always prepared
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| 32. Translate into English the motto of the US Marine Corps. "Semper Fidelis" |
32. Always faithful
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| 33. Translate into English the motto of Vermont, "stella quarta decima fulgeat". |
33. May the fourteenth star shine bright
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| 34. Translate into English the state motto of Connecticut. "Qui transtulit sustinet." |
34. He who transplanted sustains
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| 35. Translate into English the state motto of Missouri. "Salus populi suprema lex est." |
35. The welfare of the people is the supreme law
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| 36. Translate into English the state motto of North Carolina. "Esse quam videri." |
36. To be rather than to seem
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| 37. Translate into English the state motto of Oklahoma. "Labor omnia vincit." |
37. Work conquers all
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| 38. Translate into English the state motto of Oregon. "Alis volat propiis." |
38. She flies with her own wings
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| 39. What battle of 260 B.C was Rome's first major naval victory? |
39. Mylae
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| 40. What battle of 321 B.C was a decisive victory for the Samnites? |
40. Caudine Forks
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| 41. What childhood amulet did Roman boys lay aside during their Liberalia when they assumed the toga virilis? |
41. Bulla
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| 42. What city has as its Latin motto "urbs in horto" which means "a city in a garden"? |
42. Chicago
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| 43. What consul of 249 B.C was responsible for the naval disaster at Drepana? |
43. Publius Claudius Pulcher
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| 44. What consul was victorious at the battle of Mylae? |
44. Duilius
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| 45. What couple, riding an oxcart, led the Encheleans into various wars until that tribe was routed and they were transformed into snakes? |
45. Cadmus & Harmonia
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| 46. What daughter of Peneius was changed into a Laurel tree as she fled from Apollo? |
46. Daphne
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| 47. What device marked the hours of the night as well as day and could be used in the house with the use of water? |
47. Clepsydra
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| 48. What European city has as its Latin motto "fluctuat nec mergitur" which means "it is tossed by the waves but does not sink"? |
48. Paris
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| 49. What group of Campanian Mercenaries seized the city of Messana in 289 B.C? |
49. The Mamertines
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| 50. What happened to the Roman army at the Caudine Forks after they were defeated? |
50. Driven under the Yolk
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| 51. What is the Latin term for a slave who was in charge of managing a familia rustica? |
51. Vilicus
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| 52. What is the Latin term for the 9th day after birth when an infant was given his name? |
52. Dies Lustricus
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| 53. What is the Latin term for the guardian spirit that entered the world with boys? |
53. Genius
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| 54. What is the only State in the union with a Greek motto? |
54. California
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| 55. What King of Epirus did the Tarentines appeal to for help in 280 B.C? |
55. Pyrrhus
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| 56. What Latin adverb with what meaning lies at the ultimate root of clandestine? |
56. Clam - secretly
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| 57. What Latin noun is at the root of cavalier? |
57. Caballus
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| 58. What Latin noun with what meaning is at the ultimate root of chef? |
58. Caput - head
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| 59. What Latin noun with what meaning is at the ultimate root of proctor? |
59. Cura - concern
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| 60. What Latin noun with what meaning is at the ultimate root of trident? |
60. Dens - tooth
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| 61. What Latin noun with what meaning lies at the root of kennel? |
61. Canis - dog
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| 62. What Latin verb with what meaning lies at the root of "challenge"? |
62. Calvor - to deceive, to use tricks against
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| 63. What Latin verb with what meaning lies at the root of "chisel", "concise", and "suicide"? |
63. Caedo - to fall
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| 64. What Latin verb with what meaning lies at the root of chisel? |
64. Caedo - to cut
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| 65. What Latin verb with what meaning lies at the root of chowder, scald, and cauldron? |
65. Caleo - to be warm
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| 66. What Latin verb with what meaning lies at the root of the English noun chauffeur? |
66. Caleo - to be warm
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| 67. What Latin verb with what meaning lies at the ultimate root of "nonchalant"? |
67. Caleo - to be warm
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| 68. What Ligurian musician was changed into a swan as he mourned for his friend Phaethon? |
68. Cycnus
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| 69. What man did the Senate chose to be dictator to save the Romans at Mt.Algidus? |
69. Cincinnatus
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| 70. What man, the only member of both decemviri councils, is infamous for his tyrannical actions? |
70. Appius Claudius
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| 71. What naval battle of 241 B.C proved to be the deciding battle of the First Punic War? |
71. Aegates Island
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| 72. What piece of naval technology did the Romans use against the Carthaginians to turn a naval battle into a land battle? |
72. Corvus
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| 73. What Plebeian consul, responsible for the Foedus Cassianum, was executed by a patrician consul n 485 B.C? |
73. Spurius Cassius
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| 74. What Roman commander committed the devotio during the battle of Sentinum? |
74. Decius Mus
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| 75. What Roman commander was the victorious admiral at the battle of Aegates Islands? |
75. Lutatius Catulus
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| 76. What Roman patrician, exiled through plebeian hostility, led a Volscian attack on Rome in 491 B.C? |
76. Coriolanus
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| 77. What Sennonian chieftain reportedly said vae victis to the Romans when they complained of weighted scales? |
77. Brennus
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| 78. What son of Cephissus & Leiriope fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away watching it? |
78. Narcissus
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| 79. What Spartan mercenary did the Carthaginians hire in 255 B.C to reform their military? |
79. Xanthippus
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| 80. What state has as its Latin motto "civilitas successit barbarum ", which means "civilization succeeds barbarism"? |
80. Minnesota
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| 81. What state's legislature displayed their great facility with the text of Lucretius when they accepted "crescit eundo" as their state motto? |
81. New Mexico
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| 82. What two day battle did Pyrrhus fight against the Romans in 279 B.C, ultimately winning another Pyrrhic victory? |
82. Asculum
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| 83. What two Latin nouns with what meanings lie at the root of dandelion? |
83. Dens - tooth, Leo - lion
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| 84. What US state has as its motto "Dirigo" which means I direct? |
84. Maine
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| 85. What war ended with the consul Gaius Lutatius Catulus destroying a Carthaginian fleet near the Aegates Islands in 241 BC? |
85. First Punic War
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| 86. What woman from Colophon dared to challenge Athena to a weaving contest and as a result was transformed into a spider? |
86. Arachne
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| 87. What word is shared by the mottoes of Missouri and Idaho? |
87. Esto
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| 88. Where did Pyrrhus defeat the Romans in 280 B.C? |
88. Heraclea
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| 89. Where did the Romans defeat Pyrrhus in 275 B.C? |
89. Beneventum
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| 90. Where in 295 B.C did the Romans defeat a coalition of Samnites, Etruscans, Sabines, and Umbrians? |
90. Sentinum
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| 91. Where in 390 B.C were the Romans routed by Gaullic invaders? |
91. Allia River
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| 92. Where in 458 B.C was a Roman army trapped by the Aequi? |
92. Mt.Algidus
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| 93. Where, in 225 BC, did the consuls Gaius Atilius Regulus and Lucius Aemilius Papus decimate a force of over 70,000 Insubrian Gauls? |
93. Cape Telamon
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| 94. Which Greek deity had the epithet "Argeiphontes", meaning "killer of Argus"? |
94. Hermes
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| 95. Which Greek deity had the epithet "Ennosigaeus", meaning "Earth-shaker"? |
95. Poseidon
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| 96. Which Greek deity had the epithet "Promachos"? |
96. Athena
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| 97. Which Greek deity had the epithets "Anadyomene", and "Cytheria"? |
97. Aphrodite
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| 98. Which Greek deity had the epithets "Delphinius", and "Smintheus"? |
98. Apollo
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| 99. Which Greek Olympian does Homer call "Nephelegereta" meaning "the cloud gatherer"? |
99. Zeus
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| 100. Which of the following if any does not belong because of derivation? Cutlet, accolade, accost, coast |
100. Accolade
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| 101. Which of the following words if any does not share the same Latin root as the others? Chivalry, chef, cavalier, cavalry |
101. Chef
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| 102. Which pious couple offered to kill their pet goose to provide a meal for a pair of disguised gods? |
102. Baucis & Philemon
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| 103. Which state called upon an exchange between Cicero and his brother when accepting the phrase "dum spiro, spero" as its Latin motto? |
103. South Carolina
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| 104. Which two women persuaded Coriolanus to turn back from his assault on Rome? |
104. Veturia (mother), Volumnia (wife)
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| 105. Which US state has a future imperative in its Latin motto? |
105. Idaho/Missouri
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| 106. While grieving over the loss of his daughter who flung himself from a cliff and was transformed into a hawk? |
106. Daedalion
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| 107. Who blinded Polymnestor for killing her youngest son and was transformed into a fiery-eyed dog? |
107. Hecuba
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| 108. Who sacked Carthage in 146 BC? |
108. Scipio Aemilianus
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| 109. Who sacked Corinth in 146 BC? |
109. Mummius
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| 110. Who stuck his right hand in a fire to prove the resolve of the Romans to Lars Porsenna? |
110. Mucius Scaevola
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| 111. Who twice punished by Demeter in the underworld - first trapped under a heavy stone, and later transformed into an owl? |
111. Ascalaphus
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| 112. Who was the Samnite commander at the battle of Caudine Forks? |
112. Gavius Pontius
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| 113. Whose rude laughter at the way Demeter greedily drank barley water resulted in his transformation into a lizard? |
113. Ascalabus
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