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