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1. The Latin 'victoria', perhaps unsurprisingly, means 'victory' in English. It is the name of a very famous British queen, who was on the throne for almost 64 years and was the ancestor of many a European royal. In which century did she begin her reign?
2. During Queen Victoria's reign, a poem was published, written by a man named Edward Lear. Its name in Latin would be 'Noctua et Feles'. I will tell you that 'feles' means 'pussycat'; based on that, what do you think 'noctua' means?
3. 'Volvo' in Latin means 'I roll'. Perhaps those who gave this name to their automobile company had this meaning in mind. In which country was Volvo founded?
4. I have another Latin verb for you - 'ambulo'. It means 'I walk'. The vehicle which hospitals use has a name which derives itself from 'ambulo'. What is the vehicle called?
5. The Latin for 'merchant', 'mercator', is rather similar to the English, isn't it? See, Latin is not that difficult! It's also the surname of a man named Gerardus, who was famous for being a cartographer in the 16th century. What did his job involve?
6. 'Casa' is the Latin for 'cottage' or 'hut'. You might recognize the word from a popular phrase 'mi casa es su casa', which translates to 'my home is your home', or 'make yourself at home'. Which language, which derives much from Latin, is this phrase from?
7. Romans like me would use 'etsi' where one would use the English 'though', or 'and yet', or, more literally, 'even if'. When I visit the technological age of 2011, I realize that the word is used for a technologically-based company, though they spell it 'Etsy'. What exactly is 'Etsy'?
8. The river Loire is referred to by Romans as 'Liger'. It has come to my attention that there is an animal with such a name, which is a hybrid cross of two animals. Which two?
9. 'Igneus' is a Latin adjective meaning 'burning' or 'fiery'. Along with 'metamorphic' and 'sedimentary', English uses the word 'igneous', derived of course from 'igneus' to describe one of the three main types of what?
10. When I travel through time, I tend to avoid watching television - I much rather prefer to watch a play of Plautus acted on the stage. But I have knowledge of a man named Jay Leno, who hosts a television show in the US. His name rather amuses me, as it is very unfortunate indeed! I promised you wouldn't need to know any Latin to answer my questions, but have a go at this one anyway! What is one meaning of 'leno' in Latin?
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