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Quiz about Latin Song Names
Quiz about Latin Song Names

Latin Song Names Trivia Quiz


I will give you the name of a song, translated into Latin. You have to give the song name in the original English. All songs are from the 60s or 70s.

A multiple-choice quiz by armand77. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
armand77
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
202,698
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1086
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who am I singing to if I sing to "puella mea"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What am I doing if I am "saltans in via"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What do I have if I have "voluptas"? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What is my question, if I ask "possumne testem adipisci"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What is a "messis mundo"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What am I looking at if I can see "lacrimae scurrae"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. If I say "Mihi ut flumen ducet", I want to go somewhere. Where is it? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What am I saying to my loved one if I say "es sol meae vitae"? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What advice do I want to give if I say "ostendam te iter"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Easy one to finish with. What is going on in the song "cum homo feminam amat"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who am I singing to if I sing to "puella mea"?

Answer: My Girl

This classic, written by Smokey Robinson, was first performed by the Temptations in 1964.
2. What am I doing if I am "saltans in via"?

Answer: Dancing in the Street

This song was first performed by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, also in 1964.
3. What do I have if I have "voluptas"?

Answer: Satisfaction

First performed in 1965 by the Rolling Stones.
4. What is my question, if I ask "possumne testem adipisci"?

Answer: Can I Get a Witness?

First sung in 1963 by Marvin Gaye.
5. What is a "messis mundo"?

Answer: Harvest for the World

First sung in 1976 by the Isley Brothers.
6. What am I looking at if I can see "lacrimae scurrae"?

Answer: Tears of a Clown

Sung first by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles in 1967.
7. If I say "Mihi ut flumen ducet", I want to go somewhere. Where is it?

Answer: Take Me to the River

This song, covered many times, was most notably sung in 1974 by Al Green.
8. What am I saying to my loved one if I say "es sol meae vitae"?

Answer: You are the Sunshine of my Life

This tremendously upbeat song was first sung by Stevie Wonder in 1972.
9. What advice do I want to give if I say "ostendam te iter"?

Answer: Show you the Way to Go

The literal translation of the Latin would be 'Let me show you the path', which is as close as I could get. It was first sung by the Jacksons in 1976.
10. Easy one to finish with. What is going on in the song "cum homo feminam amat"?

Answer: When a Man Loves a Woman

This song was first sung by Percy Sledge in 1966.
Source: Author armand77

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