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What sport's name derives from a word that means "final" in Latin?



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Answer: Ultimate

If you said Ultimate Frisbee you are correct. If you challenged with the phrase, you don't lose any points, but you don't get any points if the other team said one of the correct answers. The word derives from the Latin ultimare, to be final.

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