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 ______? Alias Alibi Modus operandi Amicus curiae

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

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

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

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

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

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? Ora pro nobis Nil per os Non per os Nec plus os

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