Multiple choice general knowledge culture

'Plus ultra' on pillar of Hercules means

  1. other part

  2. too close

  3. another end

  4. further beyond
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Explanation

'Plus ultra' is Latin for 'further beyond' and appears on the Pillars of Hercules in Spain's Coat of Arms. It represents moving beyond the Strait of Gibraltar (ancient limit of the known world) to the Americas and beyond. The motto replaced 'Non plus ultra' (no more beyond) after Columbus's voyages.

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