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3rd ANNUAL CAPITAL CERTAMEN -NOVEMBER 2002
Sponsored by the Maryland Senior Classical League
LEVEL I ROUND I
1. Welcome to the 3rd Annual Capital Certamen, sponsored by the Maryland Senior Classical League! What does the Latin word "Certamen" mean? CONTEST
Bonus A: The word "Senior" is derived from what Latin word meaning "old man"? SENEX
Bonus B: The word "Capital" is derived from what Latin word meaning "head"? CAPUT
2. We call this Certamen the Capital Certamen because it is held in the region of the *city* of Washington, DC. Give a Latin word that means city or town: URBS or OPPIDUM
Bonus A: Give an English derivative from the Latin word "urbs" meaning city. URBANIZE, URBANE, etc.
Bonus B: Translate into Latin, "I love the city." URBEM/OPPIDUM AMO.
3. The abbreviation D.C. in Washington, D.C. stands for "District of Columbia." If we were to translate "District of Columbia" into Latin, into what case would we place "of Columbia"? GENITIVE
Bonus A: Give the Latin for "of Columbia." COLUMBIAE
Bonus B: Give the accusative form of "Columbia." COLUMBIAM
4. Many buildings in Washington, DC are adorned with what tall and cylindrical architectural elements? COLUMNS
Bonus A: What are the vertical indentations running around the circumference of certain columns called? FLUTES
Bonus B: What style of column has the appearance of scrolls at the top? IONIC
5. Into what case would we place the word "pig" in the following sentence: "The mouse seizes the pig." ACCUSATIVE
Bonus A: Translate the word "pig" into Latin from the previous sentence. PORCAM
Bonus B: For what is accusative case used? DIRECT OBJECTS
6. Who was the blacksmith of the Roman gods? VULCAN (not Hephaestus)
Bonus A: Vulcan made what electrically charged weapons for Jupiter? LIGHTNING BOLTS
Bonus B: Who was the wife of Vulcan? VENUS
7. Imagine that you are an ancient Roman watching a gladiatorial match in the city of Rome. In what building are you most likely to be seated? THE COLOSSEUM /FLAVIAN AMPHITHEATRE
Bonus A&B: Name two other events besides gladiator fights that could take place in the Colosseum. BEAST FIGHTS (VENATIONES) and MOCK NAVAL BATTLES (NAUMACHIAE)