Latin questions This is a list of recently added questions about Latin. Latin quiz What is the literal meaning of Latin “camera obscura”? crude painting 449 obscured view 926 dark chamber 3764 dimmed light 995 “Camera” means “chamber” and “room” in Latin. Camera obscura was an optical device used in drawing, and an ancestor of modern photography. This is a source of the modern word camera. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Camera obscura 1 Very interesting! Latin phrases questions What does Latin “primum non nocere” literally mean? first of all 348 winners are not forgotten 456 first, not to harm 5118 the first will be the last 454 This famous phrase is a motto of medicine. Most probably, it is a paraphrase of Hippocrates’ words. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → List of Latin phrases (P) 1 Very interesting! Phrases questions What does Latin “primus inter pares” literally mean? winner among losers 824 first among equals 3698 first, not to harm 393 The first gets it all 337 This famous phrase was the title of Roman Emperors. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → List of Latin phrases (P) 1 Very interesting! Antiquity questions Who is the author of famous aphorism “carpe diem”? Horace 3550 Virgil 1192 Homer 953 Sappho 236 Carpe diem is a Latin aphorism, usually translated "seize the day", taken from book 1 of the Roman poet Horace's work Odes (23 BC). globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Horace 1 Very interesting! Poetry questions What is the meaning of “Urbi et Orbi”, a standard opening of the pope’s blessings? hear and know 520 by word and by heart 802 to everyone and to all 568 to the city and the world 3915 “Urbi et Orbi” means literally “To the city (meaning Rome) and the circle (meaning the world outside)”. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → List of Latin phrases (U) 0 Very interesting! Popes questions What is the literal meaning of Latin “vade mecum”? precious book 510 golden ideas 480 go with me 2665 read and remember 740 The term is today used for handbooks, but a “vademecum” may be any helpful thing one carries around. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → List of Latin phrases (V) 0 Very interesting! Books questions What is the literal meaning of Latin “versus”? towards 1027 against 1561 with 156 in front of 409 Literally, “versus” means "in the direction of". The word is often erroneously used in English for "against", probably as the truncation of "adversus" globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → List of Latin phrases (V) 1 Very interesting! Languages questions What does Latin “homo erectus” literally mean? first man 297 upright man 3305 chosen man 152 tall man 365 The name of homo erectus indicates that it was the first human ancestor which was bipedal. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Homo erectus 1 Very interesting! Humans questions What does Latin “homo habilis” literally mean? archaic man 281 hunting man 394 wandering man 755 handy man 3076 The name of homo habilis indicates that it was the first human ancestor which used and created stone tools. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Homo habilis 1 Very interesting! Evolution questions What does Latin “homo sapiens” literally mean? wise man 3556 upright man 229 modern man 328 handy man 102 The name “homo sapiens” was introduced in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Human 1 Very interesting! Paleontology questions --> Play and see more questions Latin quiz
