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 439 obscured view 910 dark chamber 3685 dimmed light 981 “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 341 winners are not forgotten 450 first, not to harm 4942 the first will be the last 436 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 815 first among equals 3540 first, not to harm 390 The first gets it all 324 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 3416 Virgil 1155 Homer 936 Sappho 229 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 507 by word and by heart 788 to everyone and to all 554 to the city and the world 3787 “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 498 golden ideas 474 go with me 2556 read and remember 720 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 964 against 1541 with 156 in front of 401 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 294 upright man 3185 chosen man 148 tall man 361 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 278 hunting man 387 wandering man 741 handy man 3018 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 3428 upright man 223 modern man 323 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
