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 420 obscured view 890 dark chamber 3548 dimmed light 953 “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 331 winners are not forgotten 437 first, not to harm 4721 the first will be the last 423 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 789 first among equals 3412 first, not to harm 378 The first gets it all 312 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 3251 Virgil 1107 Homer 902 Sappho 224 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 496 by word and by heart 762 to everyone and to all 537 to the city and the world 3603 “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 487 golden ideas 453 go with me 2424 read and remember 694 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 910 against 1499 with 149 in front of 388 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 284 upright man 3037 chosen man 145 tall man 353 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 268 hunting man 378 wandering man 711 handy man 2906 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 3290 upright man 219 modern man 312 handy man 95 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
