Latin Lives!

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Who hasn't served on a committee at one time or another? What is the Latin term for a committee charged with dealing with one specific task? Ad infinitum Ad hominem Ad hoc Ad lib

2. If you're ever charged with a crime, I hope you have a good ______? Alibi Modus operandi Alias Amicus curiae

3. Every student who ever wrote a paper on any subject has made use of this Latin word when making footnotes. Quid pro quo Emeritus Ergo Ibidem

4. We're all familiar with this method of human propagation. Ipso facto Fac simile In vitro Sub rosa

5. So, you graduated 'magna cum laude'. Just what does that mean? Top of the class You're going to summer school 'Straight A' student With great honour

6. Remember that wonderful movie, "The Dead Poet's Society" ? What was the Latin motto that Robin Williams' character urged his students to adopt? Semper Paratus Per Diem Carpe Diem Semper Fidelis

7. This common Latin phrase is usually found on book plates. Camera obscura Cogito ergo sum Ex libris Persona non grata

8. You're in hospital and you get a glimpse of your chart. Your doctor has written n.p.o. on it, and that means you needn't expect a supper tray because n.p.o is shorthand for which Latin phrase? Nec plus os Ora pro nobis Nil per os Non per os

9. You've been caught in flagrante delicto. What does that mean? Red-handed Wrapped in the flag Beating yourself up In a traffic jam

10. Probably the most common Latin word still in use is found on doors in public buildings. Egress Enter Entrance Exit