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 448 obscured view 925 dark chamber 3740 dimmed light 992 “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 345 winners are not forgotten 455 first, not to harm 5086 the first will be the last 449 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 823 first among equals 3674 first, not to harm 392 The first gets it all 333 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 3525 Virgil 1184 Homer 950 Sappho 234 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 797 to everyone and to all 565 to the city and the world 3890 “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 506 golden ideas 478 go with me 2648 read and remember 736 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 1021 against 1555 with 156 in front of 404 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 296 upright man 3281 chosen man 151 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 279 hunting man 392 wandering man 754 handy man 3066 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 3532 upright man 228 modern man 328 handy man 100 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
