Mesopotamia & Gilgamesh
Indian Religions
Greece
Who's That?
Name that Instrument
100
This is another term used for Mesopotamia, based on its land which is good for farming and the general curved shape of the area.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
100
Hindus, Buddhists, and Taylor Swift fans know that this refers to the concept of good deeds being rewarded and bad deeds being punished, either in this life or the next.
What is karma?
100
There were hundreds of independent Greek city-states, such as Athens, Sparta, and this one in modern-day Turkey, famous for its wooden horse.
What is Troy?
100
This football player, coach, and commentator, who passed away in 2021, will be familiar to fans of sports and video games, especially those who enjoy both.
Who is John Madden?
100
Casiopea - Domino Line (2:50)
What is a bass guitar?
200
Gilgamesh was a legendary king of this city-state, which is also the namesake of Iraq.
What is Uruk?
200
Buddhists aimed to escape samsara in order to achieve this state of release; so inspiring that Kurt Cobain named his grunge rock band after it.
What is nirvana?
200
Most of the things we talk about relating to Athens and Sparta come from the upper class in those city-states; these people, however, made up most of the population.
What are slaves?
200
Number two is rarely as famous as number one, but you'll get 200 points if you can name this second president of the United States.
Who is John Adams?
200
Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
What is a cowbell?
300
In the Cedar Forest, Gilgamesh and Enkidu had some help from a friendly wind god to defeat this monster.
Who is Humbaba?
300
At the top of the caste system in Ancient India were the brahmins - these people.
Who are priests/religious scholars?
300
Meaning "high city," most Greek city-states had this as their central feature, usually on a hill or mountain.
What is the acropolis?
300
The most famous figure of the Underground Railroad, this woman escaped slavery herself before returning to the South over a dozen times and leading many more to freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
300
Zone 32 - Djassen (1:18)
What is an electric keyboard?
400
This type of writing was invented in Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?
400
Hinduism contains a massive amount of literature. Among the most famous is this story detailing the actions of the prophetic prince Krishna. (Two acceptable answers.)
What is the Bhagavad Gita or the Mahabharata?
400
The Peloponnesian League, which gave its name to the war and was led by Sparta, was formed in response to this league, an alliance started by Athens to expand its power and prestige.
What is the Delian League?
400
This chief of several Native American tribes who lived along the Puget Sound is most famous today for giving his name to the largest city in Washington.
Who is Seattle?
400
Shagu - Mulatu Astatke (1:16)
What is vibrophone/xylophone?
500
Some parallels have been drawn between the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Old Testament of the Bible, based on the character Utnapishtim, who in the story was the only human to be granted immortality, because he did this.
What is built an ark to survive a divine flood?
500
Followers of the Buddha, once asked him whether he was a human or a god. "I am this," was his answer, "the thus come one."
What is the Tathagata?
500
"This historian's" Trap, named after the Greek author of the famous book, History of the Peloponnesian War, refers to the supposedly inevitable war conflict between two rising powers, such as he described with Athens and Sparta.
Who is Thucydides?
500
Laika, a husky-terrier mix, became the first living thing to do this in 1957.
What is orbit the Earth/fly into space?
500
Les Adiuex - Cristophe Zurfluh (2:05)
What is an organ?