Greek Mythology
Where did the council of Greek gods meet?
a) The Parthenon
b) Mount Olympus
c) Crete
b) Mount Olympus
Holden Caulfield’s teenage angst still holds up in this J.D. Salinger classic.
a) The Outsiders
b) On the Road
c) The Catcher in the Rye
c) The Catcher in the Rye
Which city is also called the Peace Capital?
a) Geneva
b) Washington D.C.
c) Paris
a) Geneva
This White Christmas (1954) star got her start singing duets with her sister on the radio.
a) Debbie Reynolds
b) Judy Garland
c) Rosemary Clooney
c) Rosemary Clooney
“Popeye” refers to which vegetable?
a) Lettuce
b) Spinach
c) Broccoli
b) Spinach
What is the child of a god and a mortal called?
a) Semigod
b) Halfgod
c) Demigod
c) Demigod
Elie Wiesel’s memories of his family’s capture and murder bring stark reality to these Holocaust lessons.
a) The Things They Carried
b) Night
c) All Quiet on the Western Front
b) Night
Which city is known as Sin City?
a) Miami
b) Chicago
c) Las Vegas
c) Las Vegas
This singer became a star when she took on the lead role in the film Stormy Weather (1943). Her rendition of the title song became her trademark.
a) Etta James
b) Lena Horne
c) Billie Holiday
b) Lena Horne
“Give it shoes” or “Go for a walk” means
a) Get a customer to pay their bill
b) Remove an item from the menu
c) Make it a takeout order
c) Make it a takeout order
Arachne was a proud and skilled weaver who though herself equal to Athena. As a result, Athena turned her into a
a) Spider
b) Sheep
c) Porcupine
a) Spider
Written in 1937, this John Steinbeck tale of two friends during the Depression endures.
a) Of Mice and Men
b) The Grapes of Wrath
c) The Sound and the Fury
a) Of Mice and Men
Which city is called “Venice of the North”?
a) London
b) Amsterdam
c) Oslo
b) Amsterdam
Whose autobiography is titled Lady Sings the Blues?
a) Nina Simone
b) Billie Holiday
c) Rosemary Clooney
b) Billie Holiday
Eggs might be “chicks” or “Adam and Eve,” but what is the “raft” that they are on?
a) A plate
b) Toast
c) A waffle
b) Toast
Who ultimately killed Medusa, the gorgon created by a jealous Athena?
a) Hercules
b) Perseus
c) Polydectes
b) Perseus
This story of four 1949 Chinese immigrants by Amy Tan centers on Women.
a) The Joy Luck Club
b) The Good Earth
c) The House on Mango Street
a) The Joy Luck Club
Which city is called “The Emerald City”?
a) Glasgow
b) Stockholm
c) Seattle
c) Seattle
This “Queen of the Blues” won a Grammy for her rendition of the song “What a Diff’rence a Day Makes.”
a) Dinah Washington
b) Lena Horne
c) Aretha Franklin
a) Dinah Washington
“Life preservers” and “submarines” both are slang for
a) Doughnuts
b) Hot dogs
c) Pancakes
a) Doughnuts
Who are the two brothers of Hades, god of the underworld?
a) Ares and Apollo
b) Poseidon and Zeus
c) Hermes and Helios
b) Poseidon and Zeus
S. E. Hinton was only 15 when she started writing this story of Ponyboy Curtis and his friends.
a) Lord of the Flies
b) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
c) The Outsiders
c) The Outsiders
Which city is called the End of the World?
a) Auckland
b) Sochi
c) Ushuaia
c) Ushuaia
“Sassy” came by her nickname when performing with Billy Eckstine’s band.
a) Pearl Bailey
b) Etta James
c) Sarah Vaughan
c) Sarah Vaughan
“Axle grease” is
a) Coffee
b) Butter
c) Maple syrup
b) Butter