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Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Two 1.1-18
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2. What happened on August 24, 79 A.D.? Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
Bonus: Name two of the three towns destroyed in that catastrophe. Pompeii, Herculaneum, Stabiae.
3. Who caused the Sphinx to destroy herself by correctly answering the riddle she posed to passers-by? Oedipus.
Bonus: And what was that riddle and its answer? What creature walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 at noon, and 3 in the evening /man.
4. Distinguish in meaning between moneo and maneo . I warn (to warn) /I remain (to remain).
Bonus: Now distinguish in meaning between dico and disco I say (to say) /I learn (to learn).
5. Responde Latine: Take the number of consuls each year, add the number of the kings of Rome, and multiply by the number of Julio-Claudian Emperors. 45.
Bonus: Speaking of Julio-Claudian emperors, which one was the nephew of Tiberius and the uncle of Caligula? Claudius.
6. "He gave gifts to the boys". In Latin, how would you say "boys" in that sentence? Pueris.
Bonus: How would you says "gifts"? Dona.
7. What were the two ways of disposing of a dead body in ancient Rome? Burial /cremation.
Bonus: You might have a tomb along the Appian Way if you were important enough, but no matter who you were where could you never be buried? Within the city.
8. With what great power of the Western Mediterranean did Rome fight three wars? Carthage.
Bonus: Who was the Roman general who finally defeated Hannibal and in which of the three wars did this occur? Scipio (Africanus) /2nd
9. Give me the numbers 10 &50 in Roman numerals. X &L.
Bonus: Give mean the sum of the numbers represented by the word "civil". 157 .
10. Change all forms in the following sentence to the plural: Puella ambulabat in via. Puellae ambulabant in viis.