It's All Greek to Me!
Who is the Titan who swallowed his children?
Kronos/Cronos
From whom did the teddy bear get its name? (FULL name, please!)
Theodore Roosevelt (Teddy Roosevelt)
Who is the serial killer who was active in the Whitechapel District in London in 1888?
Jack the Ripper
Before the Trojan War began, who was chosen to be the judge of the goddesses' beauty contest?
Paris
What are the five elements of fiction that we discussed in class?
plot, character, setting, theme, and POV
What happened to Typhon in his battle with Zeus?
He became a volcano (Mount Etna).
How many US Presidents were assassinated?
four
Who is the Scottish-born detective and founder of a famous American private detective agency?
Allan Pinkerton
At the time of the Trojan War, what was the name of the most beautiful girl in the world?
Helen of Sparta (Helen)
Instead of saying, "I was sad," I should say: "A tear ran down my cheek." What is this writing tip commonly called?
"Show, not tell." (However, it's good to do both!)
What is the name of Hades's wife? (Please use her new name.)
How many siblings did JFK have?
eight
Who is the Egyptain pharaoh whose body was found in 1922? (extra 200 points for the full name)
King Tutankhamun
Who were the three goddesses fighting over the golden apple? (Greek and Roman names are both allowed. However, they must be either all Greek or all Roman.)
Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite (Juno, Minerva, and Venus)
Name two genres the book Swindled! falls under.
historical fiction and mystery
Deucalion and Pyrrha's story is similar to this biblical tale.
Noah's Ark
What nicknames did Thomas Edison give his two eldest kids?
Who are the twin brothers born to Queen Leda of Sparta?
Castor and Pollux
What is the name of the blind poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
This element of a mystery is synonymous with the word "excuse."
alibi
What was the only thing left in the jar Pandora opened?
hope
Name three US Presidents who were assassinated.
Abraham Lincoln (1865, by John Wilkes Booth),
James A. Garfield (1881, by Charles J. Guiteau), William McKinley (1901, by Leon Czolgosz),
John F. Kennedy (1963, by Lee Harvey Oswald)
Who are the twin brothers associated with the founding of Rome?
Remus and Romulus
The Trojan war started when the goddess of _______ threw a golden apple at a wedding.
discord (arguments)
What is a false lead or suspect that is meant to throw the investigator off track?
red herring