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LATIN CONUNDRUMS

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The answers to these riddles involve puns on some common Latin vocabulary.   You don't need to know Latin to solve conundrums.

(This section was taken from the Cambridge Rindge & Latin School with some minor changes.)

Directions:  Choose the Latin Word the SOUNDS LIKE the answer to each question.

Words:      

HABET                  VICUS                  
MORTI                  SCIT                    
AT                  MONS           
BELLO                  CEPI                      
NOBILI VIX

1.  What do we hear in a sick room?

2.  What does an Englishman ask for when his cup is empty?

3.  What is kitchen duty called in the army?

4.  What do some of us do when something goes wrong?

5.  What does mother say to William when she refuses his request? 

6.  With what word would a Cockney Englishman describe a torrid day?

7.  An oil lamp or candle without this would be useless.

8. What makes you repeat an action constantly?

9.  If you went down to Avernus, where would you be?

10.  What do we call a vaudeville act?

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