Ides of March Certamen
Round 1
1. What kind of number is quintus?Cardinal
Bonus 1: What is the other kind of number?Ordinal
Bonus 2: How many days is it to November 13th in this phrase? VI a.d. Idibus Novembribus 5
2. What kind of event is a connubium?Wedding
Bonus 1: What kind of tunic did the bride wear at one?Tunica Recta
Bonus 2: Who was the goddess of marriage?Juno
3. Translate this sentence: Tullia dixit paucis nautarum veniret. Tullia said she has seen enough sailors.
Bonus 1: What kind of construction is paucis nautarum?Partitive Genitive
Bonus 2: Whose beloved daughter was named Tullia?Cicero
4. According to Caesar, Gaul as a whole is divided into _____ parts.Three
Bonus 1: Give the Latin and English of the name of the book this starts De Bello Gallico
Bonus 2: Name Caesar’s book about the civil war. De Bello Civile
5. How many muses were there?Nine
Bonus 1: Who was their father?Jupiter
Bonus 2: What was Clio the muse of?History
6. Follow this command: Sta et dic tuum nominum.Player should stand and say their name.
Bonus 1: What kind of verb is sta? Pres. Act. Imperative
Bonus 2: Give the plural of dic.Dicite
7. Who guarded the entrance of Tartarus?Cerberus
Bonus 1: How many heads did Cerberus have?Three
Bonus 2: Who reigned over the underworld?Pluto and Persephone
8. Who was part of the First Triumvirate? Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
Bonus 1: Who was the richest member of the group?Crassus
Bonus 2: Who was decapitated?Pompey
9. Give the first part of a Roman name.Praenomen
Bonus 1: Now the third part.Cognomen
Bonus 2: Give the full name of Cicero.Marcus Tullius Cicero
10. From what Latin word do we get the English word binoculars?Oculus – eye
Bonus 1: What fruit gets its name for the Latin for gold?Orange
Bonus 2: What metal’s name does plumber come from?Lead
Round 2
1. What current city would the Romans call Lugdonum?London
Bonus 1: What city did they call Aquae Sulis?Bath, England
Bonus 2: What country did they call Helvetia?Switzerland
2. What is the meter of The Aeneid? Dactylic Hexameter
Bonus 1: Give the cognomen of the man who wrote that work.Maro
Bonus 2: Who wrote the Metamorphoses?Ovid
3. Who would wear a bulla and a toga praetexta?Noble Roman boys
Bonus 1: Who else wore that toga?Senators
Bonus 2: What was the Romans’ basic garment?Tunica
4. Deianeira gave her husband a robe doused with the blood of whom?Nessus
Bonus 1: What did she think the blood was?Love potion
Bonus 2: Who was her husband?Hercules
5. Whose grandsons were Romulus and Remus?Numitor
Bonus 1: Who was their mother?Rhea Silvia
Bonus 2: Where did she live?Alba Longa
6. What movie would the Romans call: “O frater, ubi es?” O Brother, Where Art Thou
Bonus 1: What case is frater?Vocative
Bonus 2: What epic was this movie based on?The Odyssey
7. Who ruled the sea before Neptune?Nereus
Bonus 1: What was Neptune’s favorite animal?Horse
Bonus 2: Who was Neptune’s wife?Amphrite
8. Where was Apollo’s oracle?Delphi
Bonus 1: Where were the sacred trees of Jupiter?Dodona
Bonus 2: What blind seer was turned into a woman?Tiresias
9. Conjugate the verb Iubeo, Iubere… in the 2nd person plural future perfect active. Iussi Eritis
Bonus 1: Now make it singular.Iussus Eris
Bonus 2: Now make that pluperfectIussus Eras
10. How many conjugations are there?Four
Bonus 1: How many declensions are there?Five
Bonus 2: What is the ablative singular ending of a fourth declension noun? -u
Round 3
1. Who argued against Verres in the case Ad Verrem?Cicero
Bonus 1: How many orations against Catiline did Cicero deliver?Four
Bonus 2: How many speeches were delivered against Antony?14
2. Who were the members of the Second Triumvirate? Antony, Octavian and Lepidus
Bonus 1: Whose mistress was Cleopatra?Antony
Bonus 2: Who was Cleopatra’s brother?Ptolemy
3. What is the use of the dative in this sentence? Venit praesidio urbi Double Dative
Bonus 1: Translate that sentence.He came as a protection for the city
Bonus 2: What is the dative of reference in that sentence?Urbi
4. Who was Rome’s second king?Numa
Bonus 1: What was the name of the nymph he was said to have consulted? Egeria
Bonus 2: Who was Rome’s last king?Tarquinius Superbus
5. Who was the cupbearer of the gods?Ganymede
Bonus 1: From what city was he?Troy
Bonus 2: Who was Troy’s greatest fighter?Hector
6. Who was Agamemnon’s wife who killed him?Clymnestra
Bonus 1: Who was his son who killed her?Orestes
Bonus 2: Who was Antigone’s father/brother?Oedipus
7. What kind of participle is a verb’s 4th principal part?Perfect Passive
Bonus 1: What stem is the 3rd principal part?Perfect
Bonus 2: What infinitive is the 2nd principal part?Present Active
8. Who was born of the sea foam?Venus
Bonus 1: Who sprung from Jupiter’s head?Minerva
Bonus 2: Name one thing Diana was the goddess of.Hunt or moon
9. Give Cicero’s full name.Marcus Tullius Cicero
Bonus 1: Now Vergil’s Publius Vergilius Maro
Bonus 2: And finally Ovid’s. Publius Ovidius Naso
10. When was Rome said to be founded?753 BC
Bonus 1: How many kings did Rome have?7
Bonus 2: Who was Rome’s first consul who fought Aruns?Brutus