If Latin Weren't Dead Trivia Quiz

Suppose that people today spoke Latin. That's the premise of this quiz. A careful look at context clues in the question and the possible answers ought to result in a correct response.

A multiple-choice quiz by sircrossen. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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sircrossen

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5 mins

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274,523

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Dec 03 21

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1. Let's suppose that George Lucas wrote "Star Wars" in Latin. It means that the scene just prior to Luke Skywalker destroying the Death Star would contain the following voice over (by Alec Guinness - aka Obi Wan). Hint

Sic semper tyrannis

Sit vis vobiscum

Pretium iustum est

Domus dulcis domus

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2. You're very concerned over how many of the largest oceanic mammals are left alive, so you shout what? Hint

Brevior saltare cum deformibus mulieribus est vita!

Balaenae nobis conservandae sunt!

Latine loqui coactus sum!

Anulos qui animum ostendunt omnes gestemus!

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3. A certain king of pop might have shouted this when he was covered in a shower of sparks while filming a Pepsi commercial. Hint

Anulos qui animum ostendunt omnes gestemus!

Di! Ecce hora! Uxor mea me necabit!

Mei capilli flagrantes sunt!

Credo elvem etiam vivere

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4. You're a teacher, and you've heard every excuse in the book. You roll your eyes when a student says this about his missing homework. Hint

Da mihi sis cerevisiam dilutam

Nemo me impune lacessit

Magnus frater spectat te

Canis meus id comedit

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5. You've kicked back to relax with your iPod. Now you're listening to a classic Motley Crue hit from the 80s. In Latin, it's: Hint

Carpe Cerevisi

Dies Delices

Domus Dulcis Domus

Deus Wult

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6. You're watching a classic film set mostly in a land somewhere over the rainbow. At one point, the protagonist looks down at her tiny companion and says: Hint

Brevis esse latoro obscurus fio

Certe, Toto, sentio nos in Kansate non iam adesse

Id tibi praebet speciem lepidissimam!

Meum cerebrum nocet

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7. You're at a birthday party for your five year old nephew. Just when it's time for cake and that delicious dairy treat, the kids chant what? Hint

Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!

Clamo, clamatis, omnes clamamus pro glace lactis!

Feles mala! cur cista non uteris? Stramentum novum in ea posui.

Huc accedit zambonis!

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8. You're on a date at an Italian restaurant. Just after you sample the manicotti al forno, your date leans forward and whispers something to you. You blush with embarrassment as you tidy up with a napkin. What did she say? Hint

Fortunatus sum! Pila mea de gramine horrido modo in pratum lene recta volvit

In dentibus anticis frustrum magnum spiniciae habes

Id tibi praebet speciem lepidissimam

Da mihi sis bubulae frustrum assae, solana tuberosa in modo gallico fricta, ac quassum lactatum coagulatum crassum

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9. You're reading a new Garfield strip, and in this one Jon is angry because Garfield has just made an unwelcome addition to the living room carpet. In a fit of baffled anger, Jon says what? Hint

Hic puer est stultissimus omnium!

Id imperfectum manet dum confectum erit.

Estne volumen in toga, an solum tibi libet me videre?

Feles mala! Cur cista non uteris? Stramentum novum in ea posui.

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10. It's been a long day (and a long quiz). You'd like nothing more but to kick back with a refreshing and fermented brewed beverage. However, you're watching your calories, so you say to the bartender: Hint

Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt

Da mihi sis cerevisiam dilutam

Cave canem, te necet lingendo

Braccae illae virides cum subucula rosea et tunica Caledonia-quam elenganter concinnatur!

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Sit vis vobiscum

Obi Wan comforted Skywalker by saying, "May the force be with you." The context clue here is "vobiscum," meaning with you - as Catholics say, "Pax vobiscum," or "Peace be with you."

2. You're very concerned over how many of the largest oceanic mammals are left alive, so you shout what?

Answer: Balaenae nobis conservandae sunt!

Of course, you want to "Save the whales!" The key word for context here is "conservandeae," or, in English, "conserve" (aka "save").

3. A certain king of pop might have shouted this when he was covered in a shower of sparks while filming a Pepsi commercial.

Answer: Mei capilli flagrantes sunt!

I'm not sure what Jackson really yelled, but it might as well have been "My hair is on fire!". The main context clue here is "flagrantes," similar to the English word "conflagration," meaning fire.

4. You're a teacher, and you've heard every excuse in the book. You roll your eyes when a student says this about his missing homework.

Answer: Canis meus id comedit

What is it about homework that dogs mythically find so irresistable? Nothing, you would think, but still students claim, "My dog ate it!"

Of course, the key context clue is "canis," which means dog.

5. You've kicked back to relax with your iPod. Now you're listening to a classic Motley Crue hit from the 80s. In Latin, it's:

Answer: Domus Dulcis Domus

Released on the band's 1985 album "Theater of Pain," the monster hit "Home Sweet Home" is considered one of the great metal ballads of the 80s. The context clue is "Domus," related to the English "Domicile," meaning house or home.

6. You're watching a classic film set mostly in a land somewhere over the rainbow. At one point, the protagonist looks down at her tiny companion and says:

Answer: Certe, Toto, sentio nos in Kansate non iam adesse

Who doesn't love the "Wizard of Oz"? Of course, when things seem out of sorts, any one of us might say, "You know, Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." Context clues include "Toto" and "Kansate."

7. You're at a birthday party for your five year old nephew. Just when it's time for cake and that delicious dairy treat, the kids chant what?

Answer: Clamo, clamatis, omnes clamamus pro glace lactis!

What's a party without a cake and ice cream? Context clues include "clamo" -"I scream", "clamatis" - you scream", "omnes clamamus"- "we all scream" (think "clamor" in English). Also note "lactis," and think of milk - at least the lactic acid part.

Answer: In dentibus anticis frustrum magnum spiniciae habes

She just told you that you have a big piece of spinach in your front teeth. Context clues include "dentibus" (teeth - think dentist!) and "spiniciae" (think spinach - main ingredient in manicotti).

9. You're reading a new Garfield strip, and in this one Jon is angry because Garfield has just made an unwelcome addition to the living room carpet. In a fit of baffled anger, Jon says what?

Answer: Feles mala! Cur cista non uteris? Stramentum novum in ea posui.

"Bad cat!" he shouts, "Why don't you use the cat box. I put new litter it it." Then again, Garfield does what he wants. Context clues include "Feles" (think feline, or cat) and "mala" (meaning "bad," used primarily as a prefix in English - e.g. malevolent, malediction).

Answer: Da mihi sis cerevisiam dilutam

"I'll have a light beer," that's what you'd say. Context clues include cerevisiam (think "cerveza" - Spanish for beer; come on, you've seen the labels for Corona, "Cerveza mas fine"!) and "dilutam" (think diluted - or light).

Source: Author sircrossen

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