PMAQ Introduction Questions

Question 1

What university has as its Latin motto “non sibi, sed suis”?

Answer 1

Tulane University, Week 1

Question 2

Give the Latin and English for the motto of Brooklyn College.

Answer 2

Nil sine magno labore - nothing without great effort, Week 1

Question 3

Give the Latin and English for the state of Kansas?

Answer 3

Ad astra per aspera - to the stars through difficulty, Week 2

Question 4

What word is shared by the mottoes of Missouri and Idaho?

Answer 4

Esto, Week 2

Question 5

Give the latin and english for the abbreviation i.e.

Answer 5

id est - that is, Week 3

Question 6

What four word quotation of Horace affirms that a work of literature will carry on a person’s memory for longer than any monument?

Answer 6

exegi monumentum aere perennius, Week 6

Question 7

What school has as its Latin motto “mihi cura futuri”?

Answer 7

Hunter College, Week 1

Question 8

Translate into English the motto of Boston, which is rendered in Latin as “sicut patribus, sit deus nobis”.

Answer 8

As to our fathers, may god be to us, Week 2

Question 9

Who is the author of the following Latin quotation? Audentis Fortuna iuvat.

Answer 9

Vergil, Week 6

Question 10

When should a medicine be taken if it is labeled h.s.?

Answer 10

in the hour of sleep, Week 3

Question 11

The death certificate of your spinster aunt reads d.s.p. What does this abbreviation indicate about this person?

Answer 11

died without offspring, Week 3

Question 12

The former Latin motto of Wyoming was “cedant arma togae”. Translate this into English.

Answer 12

Let arms yield to the toga, Week 2

Question 13

What university has as its Latin motto “sapientia et doctrina”?

Answer 13

Fordham University, Week 1

Question 14

When should a medicine be taken if it is labeled a.c.?

Answer 14

after a meal, Week 3

Question 15

What three word Latin phrase refers to unlikely and providential intervention in a work of literature?

Answer 15

deus ex machina, Week 4

Question 16

Give the Latin motto and its meaning for the state of Arizona.

Answer 16

Diat Deus. - God enriches., Week 2

Question 17

What is the Latin equivalent for the expression “there is no accounting for taste”?

Answer 17

De gustibus non est disputandum, Week 4

Question 18

How is an action performed if it is done “ad gustum”?

Answer 18

according to one’s taste, Week 4

Question 19

Give the latin and english for the tombstone abbreviation H.J.S.

Answer 19

hic iecet sepultus - here lies buried, Week 3

Question 20

If a tombstone is labeled d.s.p., what does it indicate about the person?

Answer 20

died without offspring, Week 3

Question 21

Give the Latin and English for the motto of Dartmouth College.

Answer 21

Vox clamantis in deserto. - a voice of one crying in the desert, Week 1

Question 22

What school has as its Latin motto “Civium in moribus rei publicae salus”, which means “in the character of its citizens lies the welfare of the state”?

Answer 22

University of Florida, Week 1

Question 23

What state has as its Latin motto “civilitas successit barbarum “, which means “civilization succeeds barbarism”?

Answer 23

Minnesota, Week 2

Question 24

Give the Latin and English for the motto of Johns Hopkins University.

Answer 24

Veritas vos liberabit. - the truth will set you free, Week 1

Question 25

If a tombstone is labeled d.s.p., what does it indicate about the person?

Answer 25

died without offspring, Week 4

Question 26

Translate into English the motto of the US Marine Corps. Semper Fidelis

Answer 26

always faithful, Week 2

Question 27

What author is our source for the quotations "tempus edax rerum" and "rident stolidi verba Latina"?

Answer 27

Ovid, Week 6

Question 28

How should a medicine be applied if it is labeled o.d.?

Answer 28

in the right eye, Week 3

Question 29

What Latin phrase is used in English to refer to a constant companion, whether a book or a friend?

Answer 29

vade mecum, Week 5

Question 30

Give the latin and english for the abbreviation p.r.n.

Answer 30

pro re nata - as the need arises, Week 4

Question 31

What city has as its Latin motto "urbs in horto" which means "a city in a garden"?

Answer 31

Chicago, Week 2

Question 32

Who is the author of the following Latin quotation? Mens sana in corpore sano

Answer 32

Juvenal, Week 6

Question 33

The Latin phrase "crescite et multiplicamini" is the Latin motto of what U.S. state?

Answer 33

Maryland, Week 2

Question 34

What US state has as its motto "Dirigo" which means I direct?

Answer 34

Maine, Week 2

Question 35

Give the correct three words to complete this quotation of Catullus. Ave in perpetuum, frater, ___________.

Answer 35

ave atque vale, Week 6

Question 36

Who is the author of the following Latin quotation? Errare humanum est

Answer 36

Seneca, Week 6

Question 37

Give the Latin and English for the motto of London?

Answer 37

Domine, dirigo nos - lord guide us, Week 2

Question 38

Give the latin and english for the tombstone abbreviation H.I.S.

Answer 38

hic iacet sepultus - here lies buried, Week 3

Question 39

Give the latin and english for the abbreviation v.s.

Answer 39

vide supra - see above, Week 4

Question 40

What school has as its Latin motto "Civium in moribus rei publicae salus", which means "in the character of its citizens lies the welfare of the state"?

Answer 40

University of Florida, Week 1

Question 41

Give the Latin and English for the motto of Amherst College.

Answer 41

Terras irradient - let them illumine the earth, Week 1

Question 42

What Latin phrase, which is comes directly into English as an ablative absolute, is commonly used in to mean “conversely?”

Answer 42

vice versa, Week 5

Question 43

What is the meaning of the latin phrase "caveat emptor"?

Answer 43

may the buyer beware, Week 4

Question 44

Translate into English the motto of the state of Colorado. Nil sine numine

Answer 44

Nothing without god/divine will, Week 2

Question 45

Which author advised us to seize today and trust as little as possible in tomorrow?

Answer 45

Horace, Week 6

Question 46

What is the only State in the union with a Greek motto?

Answer 46

California, Week 2

Question 47

What Latin phrase is used to describe a foreign diplomat who has angered the host government so much that he is no longer welcome in the host country?

Answer 47

persona non grata, Week 5

Question 48

Translate into English the state motto of Oklahoma. Labor omnia vincit.

Answer 48

Work conquers all, Week 2

Question 49

Translate into English the motto of Columbia University, which is rendered in Latin as "In lumine tuo videbimus lumen".

Answer 49

In your light we shall see light, Week 1

Question 50

If a medicine is labeled p.o. how should it be taken?

Answer 50

orally, Week 3

Question 51

What is the meaning of the latin phrase "sine mora"?

Answer 51

without delay, Week 5

Question 52

Give the latin and english for the abbreviation v.i.

Answer 52

vide infra - see below, Week 4

Question 53

Give the latin and english for the abbreviation ff.

Answer 53

foliis - on the following pages, Week 3

Question 54

Give the Latin and English for the state motto of Wyoming.

Answer 54

cedant arma togae - let arms yeild to the toga, Week 2

Question 55

Translate into English the motto of Alabama, which is rendered in Latin as "audemus iura nostra defendere".

Answer 55

We dare to defend our rights, Week 2

Question 56

Who remarked "alea iacta est" before leading his army acros the Rubicon?

Answer 56

Caesar, Week 6

Question 57

Give the latin and english for the tombstone abbreviation R.I.P.

Answer 57

requiescat in pace - may he rest in peace, Week 3

Question 58

What school has as its Latin motto "Terras irradient" which means "let them illuminate the earth"?

Answer 58

Amherst College, Week 1

Question 59

The recently adopted Latin motto of North Dakota is "serit ut alteri saeclo prosit". Translate this into English.

Answer 59

One sows for the benefit of another age, Week 2

Question 60

Give the Latin and English for the motto of Kentucky.

Answer 60

Deo Gratiam Habeamus - let us give thanks to God, Week 2

Question 61

Translate into English the state motto of Oregon. Alis volat propiis.

Answer 61

He flies with his own wings, Week 2

Question 62

Who is our source for the quotation "festina lente" which means "make haste slowly"?

Answer 62

Augustus, Week 6

Question 63

Give the Latin and English for the state of Idaho?

Answer 63

Esto perpetua - be always, Week 2

Question 64

What does the Latin phrase "sub rosa" denote about how an action is performed?

Answer 64

done secretly, Week 5

Question 65

Give the Latin and English of the abbreviation viz.

Answer 65

videlicet - namely, precisely, Week 4

Question 66

Translate into English the state motto of Connecticut. Qui transtulit sustinet.

Answer 66

He who comes across, holds up, Week 2

Question 67

What European city has as its Latin motto "fluctuat nec mergitur" which means "it is tossed by the waves but does not sink"?

Answer 67

Paris, Week 2

Question 68

What three word Latin phrase is used to explain the fact that a text such as the Iliad begins in the midst of the action?

Answer 68

in medias res, Week 5

Question 69

When should a medicine be taken if it is labeled h.s.?

Answer 69

in the hour of sleep, Week 3

Question 70

Which state called upon an exchange between Cicero and his brother when accepting the phrase "dum spiro, spero" as its Latin motto?

Answer 70

South Carolina, Week 2

Question 71

Give the Latin motto of the University of Oregon which is translated in English as "the mind moves the mass".

Answer 71

Mens Agitat Molem, Week 1

Question 72

What common Latin phrase means "the existing condition of things"?

Answer 72

status quo, Week 5

Question 73

How is an action performed if it is done "ex tempore"?

Answer 73

without preparation, Week 4

Question 74

According to its Latin motto, what state only requires you to look around if you seek a pleasant paeninsula?

Answer 74

Michigan, Week 2

Question 75

Which US state has a future imperative in its Latin motto?

Answer 75

Idaho / Missouri, Week 2

Question 76

Give the Latin and English for the state motto of New Mexico.

Answer 76

Crescit eundo - it grows as it goes, Week 2

Question 77

If a medicine is labeled p.r.n., how often should you take it?

Answer 77

as the need arises, Week 4

Question 78

If an action is deemed infra dig., what does it indicate about the nature of the action?

Answer 78

beneath one's dignity, Week 3

Question 79

Translate into English the motto of the US Coast Guard. Semper Paratus

Answer 79

always prepared, Week 2

Question 80

Give the Latin and English for the state motto of New York.

Answer 80

Excelsior! - Higher!, Week 2

Question 81

Give the latin and english for the abbreviation Q.E.D.

Answer 81

quod erat demonstrandum - that which was to be shown, Week 4

Question 82

Translate into English the state motto of North Carolina. Esse quam videri.

Answer 82

To be rather to seem, Week 2

Question 83

What Latin legal phrase refers to the right of a detained person to be brought before a jury, and literally means "you may have the body"?

Answer 83

habeas corpus, Week 5

Question 84

Translate into English the state motto of Missouri. Salus populi suprema lex est.

Answer 84

The welfare of the people is the supreme law, Week 2

Question 85

What states legislature displayed their great facility with the text of Lucretius when the accepted "crescit eundo" as their state motto?

Answer 85

New Mexico, Week 2

Question 86

What Latin term, used by John Locke to describe the human mind at birth, can refer to an emptied tablet or a “blank slate”?

Answer 86

tabula rasa, Week 5

Question 87

What four word quotation of Horace reminds us of how quickly time flies by?

Answer 87

Eheu fugaces labuntur anni, Week 6

Question 88

Give the latin and english for the abbreviation cf.

Answer 88

confer - compare, Week 3

Question 89

Translate into English the motto of Columbia University. In lumine tuo videbimus lumen.

Answer 89

In thy light we shall see light, Week 1

Question 90

Give the Latin and English for the state motto of South Carolina.

Answer 90

Dum Spiro, Spero - while I breath, I hope, Week 2

Question 91

How is an action performed if it is done "suo motu"?

Answer 91

spontaneously, Week 5

Question 92

Give the Latin and English for the motto of Brown University.

Answer 92

In Deo Speramus - in god we trust, Week 1

Question 93

The motto of NYU is Perstare et Praestare. Translate this into English.

Answer 93

To preserve and to surpass, Week 1

Question 94

Translate into English the motto of the Olympics. Citius, Altius, Fortius

Answer 94

swifter, higher, stronger, Week 2

Question 95

Translate into English the motto of Vermont, "stella quarta decima fulgeat".

Answer 95

May the fourteenth star shine bright, Week 2

Question 96

Often a Latin title given to British monarchs, the abbreviation F.D. stands for what Latin phrase?

Answer 96

Fidei Defensor, Week 3

Question 97

The motto of the city college of New York is "respice, adspice, prospice". Translate this into English.

Answer 97

Look back, look to the present, look to the future, Week 1

Question 98

Give the Latin and English for the motto of Trinity College.

Answer 98

Pro ecclesia et paria - for church and country, Week 1