Latin Trivia

Dei Sub Numine Viget is the motto of ______

Romans believed that Cacus, a giant who lived on the Aventine Hill, was defeated by whom?

Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem is the motto of ______

“Dulce et Decorum Est,” a poem by Wilfred Owen inspired by Horace , was written about which war, which Owen died in?

Romans built approximately _______ miles of roads.

Who was the first Roman emperor?

Retiarii were gladiators who fought with which weapons?

Lux et Veritas is the motto of ______

In pharmaceuticals, ac (ante cibum) means a medicine should be taken...

Which of these places was Roman coins found in?

Which of these straits between the Black Sea and Mediterranean means "cow-crossing"?

Lorem ipsum, used by typesetters as filler text, is taken from a passage written by what author?

What French author, credited with inventing the essay, is believed to be the last native speaker of Latin?

In Deo Speramus is the motto of ______

Traian, from the emperor's name, is still a popular boys' name in which country, which the Romans called Dacia?

Which of these continents was the Roman Empire on?

This document, Latin for “Great Charter” was signed by King John in 1215

The constellation sagittarius means...

Justinian’s Corpus Juris Civilis forms the basis of Civil Law, the legal system in use in which state?

This is the symbol of silver, from its Latin name

This element has the symbol Au from its Latin name.

This Roman road goes south from Rome to Capua, and was later extended to the tip of the boot.

The Pillars of Hercules mark the Western boundary of this body of water.

Leges sine moribus vanae is the motto of ______

Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion are contained in this book, published in Latin in 1687.

What symbol is a ligature of the Latin word et?

Esse quam videri is the motto of ______

In Lumine Tuo Videbimus Lumen is the motto of ______

This language, closer to Latin than most Romance languages, is the 4th official language of Switzerland

What play is based on Ovid's story of Pyramus and Thisbe?

This period in the Mesozoic, which ended 65 Mya, is named after the Latin word for “chalky”

Galileo's book including the first description of the moons of Jupiter was called...

This continent is named after a woman who was abducted by Jupiter.

Veritas is the motto of ______

John Wilkes Booth's father was named after which infamous Roman?

What city takes its current and third name from the Greek for “to the city”?

The word "trivia" comes from a Latin word meaning...

Vox Clamantis in Deserto  is the motto of ______

What's the official language of Vatican City?

Harpastum, a Roman game played with an inflated bladder, may be the ancestor of which sport?