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Virginia Certamen Questions, Round One 1.33-65
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8. Translate the following sentence into Latin, "Grumio prepares food." GRUMIO CIBUM PARAT.
Bonus A: In what case is Grumio in that sentence? NOMINATIVE
Bonus B: For what is nominative case used? SUBJECTS
9. Who was the founder of Rome? ROMULUS
Bonus A: Who was his brother? REMUS
Bonus B: On what exact date does legend say that Rome was founded? APRIL 21, 753 BC
10. Which of the following words does not belong and why not: equus, feles, silva, canis. SILVA BECAUSE IT IS NOT AN ANIMAL
Bonus A: What is an equus? HORSE
Bonus B: What is a feles? CAT
11. Listen to the following story: Vacca ambulat ad forum. Puer dicit, "Cur vacca est in foro?" Vacca mugit et fugit. Puer dicit, "Ecce, pater, vacca fugiens!" Now answer this question: To whom is the puer speaking? PATER/FATHER
Bonus A: Give one English derivative from pater. PATERNAL, PATRIMONY, etc
Bonus B: What would we call the wife of the father? MATER
12. Britain is to Britannia as _____is to Gallia. FRANCE
Bonus A: France is to Gallia as Spain is to _____. HISPANIA
Bonus B: Spain is to Hispania as _____is to Dacia. ROMANIA
13. Name two of the Romance languages. FRENCH, ITALIAN, SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, ROMANIAN
Bonus A: Is English a Romance language? NO
Bonus B: What family of languages includes Latin? INDO-EUROPEAN
14. In what room of the ancient Roman house might one find three couches? TRICLINIUM
Bonus A: In what indoor garden might Romans also have eaten? PERISTYLIUM
Bonus B: Homes with such lavish rooms would generally have been reserved for the very wealthy. Poorer Romans might have lived in apartment buildings. What is the Latin word for an apartment building? INSULA
15. What edible object am I? I am the reason why Proserpina must remain in the Underworld for six months out of every year. POMEGRANATE
Bonus A: What other fruit was quite popular amongst the Romans because its oil could be used as for eating, cooking, and burning, or even for soap? OLIVE
Bonus B: Romans made wine from what fruit? GRAPE
16. When you enter your classroom, you generally sit in a chair. What did the Romans call a chair? SELLA