Calendar and its elements

Question 1

true or false? romans counted hours, but not minutes or seconds

Answer 1

true

Question 2

“day” means // “night” means

Answer 2

when the sun goes up // when the sun goes down

Question 3

why do we have 60 minutes in an hour?

Answer 3

because at the vernal equinox, there were 60 minutes in an hour

Question 4

how long was each hour at the vernal equinox?

Answer 4

60 minutes

Question 5

how long was each hour at the summer solstice?

Answer 5

76.33 minutes

Question 6

how long was each hour at the autumnal equinox?

Answer 6

60 minutes

Question 7

how long was each hour at the winter solstice?

Answer 7

45.5 minutes

Question 8

dies

Answer 8

day

Question 9

nox

Answer 9

night

Question 10

Oriens

Answer 10

sunrise

Question 11

occasus

Answer 11

sunset

Question 12

meridies

Answer 12

noon (meri = mid, dies = day)

Question 13

morning

Answer 13

ante meridiem (am)

Question 14

afternoon

Answer 14

post meridiem (pm)

Question 15

which days of the week were renamed after Norse Gods in English?

Answer 15

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Question 16

which day of the week got influenced by Christian Romans in French?

Answer 16

Sunday (dimanche, Dominica)

Question 17

monday / lundi

Answer 17

dies lunae (moon’s day)

Question 18

Tuesday / Mardi

Answer 18

dies Martis (mars’ day)

Question 19

Wednesday / mercredi

Answer 19

dies mercurii (mercury’s day)

Question 20

thursday / jeudi

Answer 20

dies jovis (Jupiter’s day)

Question 21

friday / vendredi

Answer 21

dies veneris (venus’ day)

Question 22

Saturday / samedi

Answer 22

dies saturni (Saturn’s day)

Question 23

sunday / dimanche

Answer 23

dies solis (sun’s day)

Question 24

why did christian romans change the names of the days of the week?

Answer 24

they didn’t like days being named after pagan gods

Question 25

originally, how many days were in a roman week?

Answer 25

8

Question 26

nundinae

Answer 26

market days (8 per month)

Question 27

how many days were originally in a Roman year?

Answer 27

355

Question 28

januarius

Answer 28

January

Question 29

februarius

Answer 29

February

Question 30

martius

Answer 30

march

Question 31

aprilius

Answer 31

April

Question 32

maius

Answer 32

may

Question 33

iunius

Answer 33

June

Question 34

quintilis (iulius)

Answer 34

July (name was changed to honour Julius caesar)

Question 35

sextilis (augustus)

Answer 35

august (name was changed to honour Augustus Caesar)

Question 36

what is the name of the month that existed within February?

Answer 36

intercalaris

Question 37

how often did intercalaris happen?

Answer 37

every 2 years

Question 38

why is leap day in February?

Answer 38

February used to be the 12th month of the year, so they just tacked on a day to the end of the year

Question 39

how many months did romans originally have?

Answer 39

10 (march - December)

Question 40

which king added two new months (myth, not fact)

Answer 40

king numa

Question 41

who moved January - February to the beginning of the calendar?

Answer 41

the decemviri

Question 42

kal or kl

Answer 42

kalendae or kalends, the first day of the month

Question 43

non

Answer 43

nonae or nones, the 5th or the 7th of the month (only the 7th in months that originally had 31 days)

Question 44

Id

Answer 44

idus or ides, the 13th or the 15th of the month

Question 45

pridie

Answer 45

the day before

Question 46

what holiday was stuck in February?

Answer 46

terminalia

Question 47

true or false? romans counted their calendar backwards

Answer 47

true. romans counted inclusively, so the last day of march was 3 days before the first day of April

Question 48

in what months did nones take place on the 7th and ides take place on the 15th? (4)

Answer 48

march, may, July and October

Question 49

"F" means

Answer 49

Fastus, working days

Question 50

"C" means

Answer 50

comitialis, working days

Question 51

"EN" means

Answer 51

edotio exito nefas, days when business was banned in the morning and evening

Question 52

"NP" means

Answer 52

nefas piaculum, days of great public festivals and holidays when trials and comitia (committees) were banned

Question 53

"N" means

Answer 53

nefastus, days when trials, committees and assemblies (comitia) were banned

Question 54

parilia

Answer 54

rome's birthday

Question 55

how many days off did romans get in January?

Answer 55

4 1/2

Question 56

how many days off did romans get in September?

Answer 56

3

Question 57

how many days off did romans get in November?

Answer 57

1

Question 58

how many days off did romans get in February?

Answer 58

20 (15 in a row)

Question 59

how many days off did romans get in April?

Answer 59

18

Question 60

how many days off did romans get in December?

Answer 60

10 1/2

Question 61

feriae publicae

Answer 61

days dedicated to gods and goddesses, big festivals and games

Question 62

ludi magnae

Answer 62

the big games, lasted 16 days

Question 63

ludi plebeii

Answer 63

plebeian games, lasted 14 days

Question 64

who said there were too many festivals and (unsuccessfully) tried to cut them back?

Answer 64

Marcus Aurelius

Question 65

how many days off were there by the third century ?

Answer 65

175