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Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Two 1.38-78
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9. Please say in Latin, "I love Latin." LATINAM AMO.
Bonus A: Now try, "She loves Latin." LATINAM AMAT.
Bonus B: Now try, "Y'all love languages." LINGUAS AMATIS.
10. Quis sum? Sum deus Romanus vini. Uvas habeo. BACCHUS
Bonus A: Who were the crazed female followers of Bacchus? MAENADS
Bonus B: What is an English derivative from Bacchus that refers to a wild party? BACCHANALIA
11. Now let's see how speedy you really are. Each of the following three questions will be asked using only three words. Give it a try: Locket for children. BULLA
Bonus A: What is the Latin word for "children"? LIBERI
Bonus B: What is the Latin word for "book"? LIBER
12. Purple striped toga. TOGA PRAETEXTA
Bonus A: Although the Romans called the stripe on this toga purple, to us this stripe would appear to be what color? (DARK) RED
Bonus B: With what liquid did the Romans wash their togas? URINE
13. First Roman Emperor. AUGUSTUS
Bonus A: By what name are the first five Roman Emperors known? JULIO-CLAUDIANS
Bonus B: Who was the last of the Julio-Claudians? NERO
14. Please translate into English, "In agris pueri laborant." THE BOYS WORK IN THE FIELDS
Bonus A: Say in Latin, "with the girls." CUM PUELLIS
Bonus B: Say in Latin, "into the houses." IN CASAS /IN DOMOS
15. This Roman art form is composed of tiny tiles made of stone or glass. MOSAIC
Bonus A: What are these tiny tiles called? TESSERAE
Bonus B: A famous mosaic includes what famous Latin phrase concerning a dog? CAVE CANEM
16. Translate: carpe diem. SIEZE THE DAY
Bonus A: Try this one, festina lente. HASTEN SLOWLY
Bonus B: And this one, fama volat. RUMOR FLIES
17. What did gladiators say to the emperor before the competition began? NOS MORITURI TE SALUTAMUS /WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE SALUTE YOU
Bonus A: Change "salutamus" to the singular. SALUTO
Bonus B: Change "saluto" to the infinitive. SALUTARE
18. Noun is to declension as verb is to _____. CONJUGATION
Bonus A: What conjugation is the verb amare? FIRST
Bonus B: What conjugation is the verb tenere? SECOND
19. What Roman god lived beneath Mt. Etna? VULCAN /VOLCANUS