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Lines 1.32-1.38
Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Two 1.32-38
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Bonus: The egg, of course, was the appetizer and the apples were the dessert. How do you say those words (appetizer and dessert) in Latin. Gustatio/gustatorium, secunda mensa/bellaria.
18. What man in mythology was forever tormented by having food and drink near but out of reach? Tantalus.
Bonus: One common version of his crime is that he attempted to feed his son Pelops to the gods. Who was the only one who ate? Demeter.
19. The Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus obtained what better-known nickname because of the little boots he war as a child with his father's troops on the Rhine? Caligula.
Bonus: How did Caligula die? He was assassinated.
20. Sta et dic nomen tuae scholae. The student should give the name of his school
Bonus: The word ludus has two meanings which some people would find rather incongruous. Certamen shows that the two go hand in hand, however. What are these two meanings? School and game, play.