Mythology
Which Greek hero killed the minotaur in the Labyrinth?
Theseus
What was the name of the Roman political system that existed before Augustus became the first emperor?
The Roman Republic
Which Greek tragedian wrote Oedipus Rex (Oedipus Tyrannus)?
Sophocles
Which Athenian philosopher was sentenced to death and drank hemlock in 399 BCE?
Socrates
Which Greek god/goddess turned Medusa's hair into snakes, in a common version of the myth?
Athena
In Ovid's Metamorphoses, which nymph was transformed into a laurel tree to escape Apollo?
Daphne
What was the name of the political and military alliance formed by Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus around 60 BCE?
the First Triumvirate
Which Greek playwright wrote Medea?
Euripides
Which Greek philosopher was the teacher of Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
According to the Roman writer Pliny the Elder, what unusual substance did some Romans use in laundry to help clean their clothes?
Urine
What was the name of the hundred-handed giants who helped Zeus defeat the Titans?
the Hecatoncheires (Briareus, Cottus, Gyges)
Which Persian king invaded Greece and fought the Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BCE?
Xerxes I
Which Roman playwright wrote Adelphoe (The Brothers), a comedy about two brothers with different approaches to raising their sons?
Terence
Which Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher wrote the Meditations?
Marcus Aurelius
In Percy Jackson, what is the name of Percy's sword, which disguises itself as a pen?
Riptide (Anaklusmos)
Which two giants attempted to overthrow the Olympian gods by piling Mount Pelion on top of Mount Ossa?
Otus and Ephialtes, the Aloadae
Which Athenian statesman led Athens during much of its Golden Age in the fifth century BCE?
Pericles
What is the name of the ancient Greek literary critic whose Poetics discusses tragedy, plot, and catharsis?
Aristotle
Which Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman was forced to commit suicide by Emperor Nero in 65 CE?
Seneca
According to Suetonius, which Roman emperor supposedly made his horse Incitatus a priest and considered giving him a consulship?
Caligula
What was the name of the river of lamentation in the Underworld, distinct from the Styx and Lethe?
Cocytus
What oligarchic regime ruled Athens briefly after its defeat in the Peloponnesian War in 404 BCE?
the Thirty Tyrants
Which Greek lyric poet from Lesbos is famous for poetry expressing desire and longing, and gives us the modern term “Sapphic”?
Sappho
What Greek term, central to Aristotle's ethics, refers to human flourishing or living well?
eudaimonia
What Greek island was essentially blown apart by a massive volcanic eruption during the Bronze Age?
Thera (Santorini)