Latin for You, Latin for Me Trivia Quiz

Brush up your Latin! This shouldn't be too hard.

A multiple-choice quiz by Smart_girl123. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
Smart_girl123

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
142,173

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
2678

Last 3 plays: vizqjohn (7/10), Guest 136 (5/10), Guest 217 (7/10).

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1. How would 'quis portat aquam' be translated into English? Hint

What are you holding?

Where did that girl go?

Is the farmer ploughing?

Who is carrying the water?

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2. How would 'facta non verba' be translated? Hint

Not of this world

Think again

Deeds not words

Think of a verb

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3. 'Lux et veritas' is translated as what? Hint

Love and money

Luck and fortune

Light and truth

Hope and cherish

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4. In English 'Vi et armis' means what? Hint

By all means

By the side

By the gods

By force of arms

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5. How is 'A mari usque ad mare' translated into English? Hint

The truth and the trial

From sea to sea

Save or perish

From me to you

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6. 'Nulli secundus' means what in English? Hint

no one lasts

not second

second to none

not to be

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7. 'Splendor sine occasu' is the motto of British Columbia. Which of the following is BC's official translation of the phrase? Hint

Splendour on occasion

Splendour on setting

Splendour without occasion

Splendour without diminishment

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8. In English, what does 'Transit umbra, lux permanet' mean? Hint

Shadow passes, light remains

Understand, and learn

Trade winds, safe return

Live long, die well

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9. You are almost done. What is 'Fiat lux'? Hint

Let there be light

Search for the light

Find the light

Let the light guide you

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10. And last but not least: What does 'Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus' mean in English? (This is not the literal translation. Think Harry Potter.) Hint

Never tickle a sleeping dragon

The dragon is angry

Sleep well little dragon

He is the dragon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How would 'quis portat aquam' be translated into English?

Answer: Who is carrying the water?

'Quis' means who, 'portat' means carrying, and 'aquam' is water.

2. How would 'facta non verba' be translated?

Answer: Deeds not words

'Facta' means deed, 'non' means either not or no, and 'verba', of course, means words.

3. 'Lux et veritas' is translated as what?

Answer: Light and truth

'Lux' means light, 'et' means and, and 'veritas' translates to truth. This is the motto of Yale University.

4. In English 'Vi et armis' means what?

Answer: By force of arms

'Vi' is by force, 'armis' stands for arms.

5. How is 'A mari usque ad mare' translated into English?

Answer: From sea to sea

'A' means from, 'mari & mare' mean sea, 'usque' is both all the way and as far as, 'ad' means to. This is the motto of Canada.

6. 'Nulli secundus' means what in English?

Answer: second to none

'Nulli' means none, and 'secundus' stands for second.

7. 'Splendor sine occasu' is the motto of British Columbia. Which of the following is BC's official translation of the phrase?

Answer: Splendour without diminishment

Word for word, 'Splendor' of course stands for splendour, 'sine' means without, and 'occasu' means diminishment. A less strict translation is "unfailing shining glory".

8. In English, what does 'Transit umbra, lux permanet' mean?

Answer: Shadow passes, light remains

'Transit' is pass, 'umbra' can be either shade or shadow, 'lux' means light, and 'permanet' stands for remains (from an ancient sun-dial).

9. You are almost done. What is 'Fiat lux'?

Answer: Let there be light

'Fiat' stands for let there be, and 'lux', of course, is light (from the Bible).

10. And last but not least: What does 'Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus' mean in English? (This is not the literal translation. Think Harry Potter.)

Answer: Never tickle a sleeping dragon

'Draco' means dragon, 'dormiens' is sleeping, 'nunquam' is never, 'titillandus' from 'titillare' which means tickle. This is the motto for Hogwarts (Harry Potter).

Source: Author Smart_girl123

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