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Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Three 1.62-84
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15. Who was the last king of Rome? TARQUINIUS SUPERBUS
Bonus A: What other king of Rome shared the name Tarquinius? TARQUINIUS PRISCUS
Bonus B: How many kings in total did Rome have? Answer in Latin. SEPTEM
16. This road ran across the length of Italy from Roma to Brundisium. Name it. VIA APPIA /APPIAN WAY
Bonus A: What range of mountains that runs down the spine of Italy would the Via Appia have to cross? APPENNINE MOUNTAINS
Bonus B: What was th name of the road that ran through the Forum Romanum? VIA SACRA
17. Translate into Latin, "The woman works and prepares the food." FEMINA LABORAT ET CIBUM PARAT.
Bonus A: What person, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, is the verb laborat? THIRD
Bonus B: In what case is the word "cibum"? ACCUSATIVE
18. Please give the Latin word and its meaning from which we derive our English word pugnacious. PUGNA MEANING A FIGHT or PUGNARE MEANING TO FIGHT
Bonus A: From what Latin word and its meaning do we derive our English word bellicose? BELLUM MEANING WAR
Bonus B: Now try this one �aqueous. AQUA MEANING WATER
19. Change the following phrase to the plural: vir bonus. VIRI BONI
Bonus A: Try this one �feminae bonae. FEMINARUM BONARUM or FEMINIS BONIS
Bonus B: Try this �gladio longo. GLADIIS LONGIS
20. What is the Latin and its English meaning for which the abbreviation N.B. stands? NOTA BENE MEANING NOTE WELL
Bonus A: What is the Latin and its English meaning for which the abbreviation E. G. stands? EXEMPLI GRATIA MEANING FOR EXAMPLE
Bonus B: Now try this one �B. I. D. BIS IN DIEM MEANING TWICE A DAY