READY-MADE CLASSROOM REVIEW
Latin Jeopardy
Latin. Project the board, share one room code, and keep the class on the same review.
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Check the clues and answers for your group. Answers stay hidden during live play until the host reveals them.
Round 1
Grammatical Quirks
$200This case is used to indicate the subject of a sentence.
$400This specific verb form functions as a noun, representing the action itself.
$600This term refers to the second of three verb moods, expressing commands.
$800Often called the case of the object, this is used for the direct object of a verb.
$1000This is the grammatical term for when a verb's subject does not perform the action.
Roman History
$200This Carthaginian general led elephants across the Alps to attack Italy.
$400He was the first emperor of Rome, ending the era of the Roman Republic.
$600This mythical founder of Rome is said to have killed his brother Remus.
$800This famous statesman and orator was assassinated in the year 43 BCE.
$1000The battle that effectively ended the Roman Republic occurred in 31 BCE at this location.
Legal Concepts
$200This phrase describes a person appearing in court on their own behalf.
$400Literally 'by the name', this indicates a payment made for each person.
$600Meaning 'by the fact itself', this is often used in cases of obvious liability.
$800This phrase refers to a case that is no longer subject to further legal action.
$1000This is a court order requiring someone to perform a specific action.
Scientific Latin
$200This is the Latin term used in science for the Earth's moon.
$400This phrase indicates a drug dose taken through the mouth.
$600Meaning 'I think', this word is part of a famous philosophical assertion.
$800This is the genus name for the domestic dog in biological classification.
$1000This Latin term denotes a specific specimen, often used as a standard for a species.
Literature
$200This historian wrote 'The Annals', a history of the Roman Empire.
$400This playwright specialized in comedies based on Greek models, such as The Brothers.
$600He was a Roman poet famous for his love elegies and the Metamorphoses.
$800This epic poem by Virgil describes the legendary origins of Rome.
$1000This satirical poet wrote sixteen satires documenting life in Rome.
Latin Phrases
$200This means 'in the place of a parent'.
$400Meaning 'seize the day', this phrase comes from Horace.
$600This translates to 'buyer beware'.
$800This translates to 'one from many', appearing on the Great Seal of the US.
$1000This phrase refers to a person who is not qualified for a position.
Double Jeopardy
Grammatical Quirks
$400This grammatical phenomenon involves a noun agreeing in case, number, and gender with another.
$800This case is primarily used to express the indirect object of a transitive verb.
$1200This is a dependent clause that functions like an adverb to modify a main verb.
$1600This specific tense describes an action that started in the past and is still ongoing.
$2000This complex construction uses an accusative subject and an infinitive verb.
Roman History
$400He was the general who defeated Spartacus in the Third Servile War.
$800This emperor divided the Roman Empire into the Tetrarchy to better manage borders.
$1200This Roman leader is remembered for his administrative reforms in Dacia.
$1600This leader emerged after the Social War to become dictator of Rome.
$2000This woman was the final ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt before Roman annexation.
Legal Concepts
$400This means a case is being heard by all judges of a court.
$800This implies that a person is guilty of a crime by association.
$1200This term describes an individual who has been declared legally dead.
$1600This phrase refers to evidence being presented outside the presence of the jury.
$2000This refers to the inherent right of a government to take private property for public use.
Scientific Latin
$400This Latin phrase is used in medicine to describe an unknown cause of a disease.
$800This term identifies a disease that is transmitted from animals to humans.
$1200This term refers to a phenomenon occurring during the life of a person.
$1600This refers to a standard of measurement defined by comparison to a vacuum.
$2000This botanical term refers to a plant that grows on another plant for support.
Literature
$400This collection of letters by Pliny the Younger provides a look at Roman life.
$800He authored the 'De Rerum Natura', an epic poem on Epicurean philosophy.
$1200This philosopher wrote 'Letters to Lucilius', exploring Stoic ethics.
$1600This writer is famous for his collection of anecdotes titled 'Facta et Dicta Memorabilia'.
$2000This author wrote 'Pharsalia', an epic about the civil war between Caesar and Pompey.
Latin Phrases
$400This means 'the work of the devil'.
$800This phrase means that something is done without public announcement.
$1200This phrase refers to a necessary condition for a specific outcome.
$1600This means 'in the state in which it was before'.
$2000This translates to 'it does not follow', used for a flawed argument.
Final Jeopardy · Latin Language
French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian all belong to this group of languages that directly descended from Vulgar Latin.