Game I Questions - 'A Day in the Circus Maximus' |
- Complete the analogy:
matricide = mother : genocide = __________
- Describe an untenable position.
- Stuck in the mud! Eheu! ('Alas!') Lege chartam! ('Pick a card!')
- When Harold died, he left Henry $10,000. Which person is the benefactor?
- What is the meaning of the suffix -fy in words such as specify, magnify,
and mortify?
- Which of the following words is a synonym of magnanimous?
A. benevolent B. bona fide C. eloquent D. omnifarious
- Broke an axle! Eheu! ('Alas!') Lege chartam! ('Pick a card!')
- T/F: The Emancipation Proclamation ordained the institution of slavery on
southern plantations. Tell why or why not.
- Complete the analogy: coniferous = cone : somniferous = __________
- Horse needs a rest! Eheu! ('Alas!') Lege chartam! ('Pick a card!')
- Divide this word into prefix, root, and suffix and define each: malediction
- If your town is celebrating its sesquicentennial, when was it founded?
- Give the Latin and its meaning for the time abbreviation a.m.
- T/F: Loquacious people often speak in circumlocutions. Why or why not?
- Fill in the blank: Despite the annoying behavior of some of the class, the teacher
always treated each student with incredible __________.
A. equanimity B. gravity C. malevolence D. tenacity
- Put these words in number order: sextet, millimeter, biceps, decimal
- Complete the analogy: brevity = longevity : levity = __________
- Give a synonym of attack from the following list:
A. omnibus B. incursion C. elocution D. manumission
- What is the difference between a magnum opus and an opera?
- Dropper your reins! Eheu! ('Alas!') Lege chartam! ('Pick a card!')
- What would you see if you visited an aviary?
- What even occurs when the day and night are of 'equal' length?
- Fill in the blank: When I realized I lost $25.00 from our club account, I tried to
__________ the situation by donating from my own savings.
A. misconstrue B. rectify C. deduce D. interject
- Dust in your eyes! Eheu! ('Alas!') Lege chartam! ('Pick a card!')
- Fill in the blank: Since the theif knew he'd been caught red-handed in the shoplifting scheme,
he issued the plea __________
A. habeas corpus B. in loco parentis C. nolo contendere D. de jure
- Describe a story character who is omniscient, omnipresent, but not
omnipotent.
- Give in Roman Numerals the year 2005.
- Translate: Amore vincit omnia.
- What even occurs when the sun seems to 'stand still'
- Translate: Justitia omnibus.
- T/F: Teachers usually criticize rambling papers for being discursive. Explain
why or why not.
- If you have sublingual bumps, where are they located?
- Lost count of the laps! Eheu! ('Alas!') Lege chartam! ('Pick a card!')
- Would you take your horse to a bovine veternarian? Why or why not?
- Give two meanings to the prefix in- as in the words injection and immortal.
- Which of the following is quadruped?
A. fish B. bird C. octopus D. camel
- Fill in the blank: Due to loose wiring, the radar tower sent out only
__________ signals.
A. omnipotent B. tenacious C. projectile D. intermittent
- What comes to mind if you hear someone described as having an aqualine
nose?
- If you are suffering from gastritis, what is your ailment?
- Give the Latin prefix and root of teh movie character E.T.
- Convert to Arabic numerals: XXXIV
- Give an antonym of impede that also derives from the ped root.
- Identify and define the prefix and root of the following word:
colloquium.
- Getting crowded on the turn! Lege chartam!
- Fill in the blank: My little brother is so __________, that he believed me
when I said our swimming pool had flooded with rain water.
A. tenacious B. intractable C. credulous D. diffident
- Complete the analogy: solar = sun : sidereal = __________.
- If you are a septuagenarian, how old are you?
- Which of the following is a somniferous beverage?
- Explain: 'It is important not to judge someone's guilt on prima facie
evidence.'
- During what season of the year do we experience the vernal equinox?
- If a piece of music is instructed to play fortissimo (abbrev. ff), would
you play very softly or very loudly? Why?
- Horse needs to sneeze! Eheu! Lege chartam!
- Why does an athletic shoe company have the name NIKE? FINIS!!!!
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