Latin Quiz I
Can you translate the following well known Latin phrases?
- Bona fide
- Caveat venditor
- Contra legem
- Magnum opus
- Domine salvam fac reginam
- Habeas corpus
- Omnia omnibus
- Primus inter pares
- Si monumentum requiris circumspic (from the epitaph on Christopher Wren's tomb in St Paul's Cathedral)
- Quo vadis
- Qui audet adipiscitur (famous motto)
- Carpe diem
Answers:
- In good faith
- Let the seller beware
- Against the law
- Great work
- God save the queen
- You may have the body
- All things to all men
- First among equals
- If you seek (his) monument, look around you
- Where are you going?
- Who Dares Wins (motto of the SAS)
- Sieze the day
Language Quiz II
- Which French phrase means a restaurant meal offered at a fixed price, with few if any choices?
- What is the national and official language of Bangladesh?
- Which German word literally means 'spirit of the time'?
- Which French phrase means literally a ‘feat of strength’?
- 'Quocunque jeceris stabit' which translates to 'whithersoever you throw it, it will stand', is the motto of which part of the UK?
- The English words 'cargo', 'patio', and 'tornado' are derived from which language?
- Which German word is used to wish good health especially before drinking?
- Which English word comes from the Japanese word meaning 'squad leader'?
- From which language do we get the painting terms landscape, easel, and still life?
- In France, what is a 'billet-doux'?
- What is the word for dog in the following languages: (a)German, (b)French, (c)Italian, d)Welsh, (e)Spanish, and (f)Latin?
- Which American English term meaning one who is stupid or foolish, or an obnoxious person, came into the English language from Yiddish?
- What do the following words or phrases all found on German signage mean: (a)Rauchen verboten, (b)Kein Zutritt, (c)Ausgang, and (d)Herren?
- Name the two African countries with over 20 milion Portuguese speakers?
Answers:
- Table d’hote
- Bengali
- Zeitgeist
- Tour de force
- Isle of Man
- Spannish
- Prosit
- Honcho
- Dutch
- Love letter
- (a)Hund, (b)chien, (c)cane, (d)ci, (e)perro, and (f)canis
- Schmuck
- (a)No smoking, (b)No entry, (c)Exit, and (d)Gentlemen
- Mozambique and Angola