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Mottoes and Abbreviations KJCL 2025
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1. Which abbreviation would be used after a list that is NOT inclusive?
etc.
et al.
ad lib.
i.e.
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2. What is the correct abbreviation for videlicet?
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vs.
viz.
vc.
vil.
3. What does the abbreviation t.i.d. Tell you about a medicine?
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How often you take it
Where you place it
Whether or not you need to eat
Whether or not you need to drink
4. In English, de facto means _____.
About the books
About the reasons
From the actions
In fact
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5. The abbreviation cf. stands for which Latin word(s)?
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centum
confer
cave canem
causa famae
6. The abbreviation P.S. stands for _____.
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post scribere
per silvam
post scriptum
pro stylum
7. In English, P.O. means _____.
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By mouth
Noted
As much as needed
At leisure
8. Which of the following is an abbreviation for the most advanced degree a medical doctor receives?
PhD
DM
MS
MA
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9. Vade mecum is like the phrase _____ in English.
From soup to nuts
Leave with me
Look with me
Constant companion
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10. At State Convention, Ian decided to compete in Impromptu Art
ex tempore
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on time
later in time
the next day
spur of the moment
11. “It does not follow” in Latin is
de iure
non sequitur
de mortuis
de nihilo nihil
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12. Divide et impera roughly translates into English as
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Beware of the dog
Divide and rule
Seize the day
To err is human
13. Modus vivendi can best be translated into English as
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circle of life
way of living
life is hard
life goes on
14. The acronym Q. E. D. stands for the phrase
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Quod erat demonstratum
Qui erit dominum
Quisquam erunt dolores
Quod erat demonstrandum
15. The teacher made the student repeat the phrase over and over _____.
ad nauseam
de iure
pro re nata
ad hominem
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16. Augustus is credited with the phrase, festina lente meaning _____.
Go slower!
To the window!
Make haste slowly!
Hurry up!
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17. Mens sana in corpore sano roughly translates into English as _____.
A quiet hand in a quiet body
A sound mind in a sound body
While there is breath, there is belief
A sane hand on a sane body
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18. The motto of the Royal Air Force is:
Semper fidelis
Per ardua ad astra
Semper paratus
Per mare per terram
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19. What is the Latin motto of the modern Olympic Games?
Excelsior
Melior, fortior, celerior
Ars longa, vita brevis
Citius, altius, fortius
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20. Where would one find the phrase
requiescat in pace
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On a door
In the bathroom
on a tombstone
In a church
21. The Latin motto of Kent, England is invicta, meaning:
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undefeated
convincing
defeating
Definite
22. What is Belize’s motto?
Ad lucem
Sub umbra floreo
A mari usque ad mare
A caelo usque ad centrum
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23. Miserando atque eligendo is the motto of which country?
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Malta
United Kingdom
Vatican City
Zambia
24. What is the Latin for the British Virgin Islands’ motto, ‘Be watchful’?
excelsior
Virtute
Deo juvante
vigilate
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25. What is the motto of the Green Berets?
Semper fidelis
De opresso liber
Semper paratus
Non sibi sed patria
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26. Who said, alea iacta est (the die is cast) when they crossed the Rubicon?
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Julius Caesar
Augustus
Marcus Acacius
Sulla
27. Vergil said, sed terrae graviora manent, meaning _____.
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But on earth, worse things await
But earth remains heavy
Serious things are on earth
You are only what you believe
28. The phrase, sub rosa, is best reflected in which circumstance?
An eerie empty parking lot
People having to learn new ways to live after a major life event
This conversation doesn’t leave this room
A teacher guiding their class through the curriculum
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29. Who is attributed with the phrase divitae bonum non sunt?
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Octavian Augustus Caesar
Julius Caesar
Terentius
Seneca the Younger
30. The phrase “misery loves company” can be translated as _____ in Latin:
sol omnia regit
sola fide
solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris
sola lingua bona est lingua mortua
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31. Which is an example of a
sero venientibus ossa
action?
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An Uber taking someone home
Being late to the party means no food
Adoption
Lawyer offering services for free
32. A slip of the tongue
lapsus linguae
lapsus ossae
felix culpa
modus operandi
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33. On school field trips, like State Convention, your sponsor is In Loco Parentis, meaning _____.
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Your sponsor is in place of your parent/guardian
The location of your parent/guardian is always known by the sponsor
The location of your sponsor is always known by your parent/guardian
Phone numbers have been exchanged and tracking beacons turned on
34. I will be taking participation points by the day.
per se
per capita
pax vobiscum
per diem
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35. Disney’s “The Emperor’s New Groove” starts in medias res, meaning…
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at the beginning of the story
In the middle of things
about ⅓ of the way through
at the end of all things
36. New York State’s Motto is excelsior. What does this mean?
Look around you
Ever higher
Work conquers all
Knowledge
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37. Kansas’ motto translates in English as “to the stars through difficulties”; what is it in Latin?
Esse quam videri
Labor asperae vincit
Ad astra per aspera
Sic semper astrae
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38. Qui transtulit sustinet, the motto of Connecticut, translates into English as _____.
He who transplanted sustains
By wisdom and sustainability
By virtue of arms
Virtue is won through movement
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39. Montani semper liberi is the motto of which state?
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North Dakota
West Virginia
South Carolina
Washington
40. What does California’s NON LATIN motto mean?
Ever higher
I have found it
Let us be bold
I lead
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41. Which Florida college’s motto is
civium in moribus rei publicae salus
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Florida A&M University
University of Florida
University of South Florida
Miami University
42. Which Texas college’s motto is
disciplina praesidium civitatis
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Texas State
Texas A&M
University of Texas
Baylor University
43. The motto of Michigan is
si quaeris paeninsulam amoenam circumspice
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If you seek around the peninsula, it will find you
If they search for a peninsula, they will find it
If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you
If you fail to search the peninsula, you will lose hope
44. Oregon’s Latin motto is:
Montani semper liberi
Temet nosce
Alis volat propriis
Cedant arma togae
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45. The country of Panama has which Latin motto?
Pax et justitia
Pro mundi beneficio
Virtute et lux
Annus mirabilis
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46. Who wrote “One deception brings another,” or in Latin
Fallacia alia aliam trudit
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Terence
Lucretius
Plautus
Seneca
47. When Seneca said
errare humanum est
he meant
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To be is human
Humans are wanderers
Humans are what we are
To err is human
48. Who penned,
rident stolidi verba Latina
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Plautus
Propertius
Ovid
Cato
49. Who said
omnium rerum principia parva sunt
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Lucretius
Terence
Cicero
Ovid
50. Constantine is associated with this quote, based on the ancient accounts of Eusebius and Lactantius, after he had a vision in the sky before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge?
Carpe diem
Semper in augenda festinat
Festina lente
In hoc signo vinces
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