Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Electricity
Riddles
General Knowledge
100

A piece of land with water bordering 3 sides.

What is a peninsula?

100

Wealthy class, landowners, held positions in Government. 

Who are the patricians?

100

Electricity that flows through our homes. 

What is current electricity?

100

What has to be broken before you can use it?

An egg.

100

Ms. Yu's favorite animal.

What is a panda?

200

Another name of city-state. 

What is polis?

200

Hill Rome was built on.

What is the palatine hill?

200

Material that is not an electrical conductor:

Glass, steel, aluminum, copper

What is glass?

200

What is full of holes but still holds water?

A sponge.

200

Number of continents. 

What is 7?

300

Meaning of the word democracy 

What is the "Power of the People"?

300

List 2 powers the consuls had. 

-veto other consul's decision

-lead the army

-serve as judges

-represent Rome in foreign affairs

300

Material that is an insulator:

Coin, paper clip, rubber band, safety pin? 

What is a rubber band?

300

What has one head, one foot, and four legs?

A bed.

300

"A cat climbed up the tree."

Name the grammar word for "cat". 

What is a noun?

400

Original purpose of the Olympic Games.

What is a religious festival to honor Zeus?


400

Apart from Greeks, these people also influenced the Romans. 

Who were the etruscans? 

400

The current has only one pathway to flow through. 

What is series circuit? 

400

What begins with an "e" and only contains one letter?

An envelope.

400

The antonym for the word ancient. 

What is new / recent / modern ? 

500

People not from Athens, but could run their own businesses and earn money. 

What are metics?

500

Meaning of SPQR 

Senatus Populus Que Romanus (The Senate and the People of Rome) 

500

Buildup of electric charges on objects. 

What is static electricity?

500

Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one is a shelter. What is it? 

The letter "r". 

500

Commonly known word for sodium chloride.

What is salt?

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