True or False?
This story has a happy ending.
True or False?
FALSE!
What was used to fasten the feathers of the wings?
Candle wax
This was the creature's name who was trapped in the labyrinth.
It is 8 letters.
Minotaur
What caused Icarus's wings to melt?
He flew too close to the sun.
Daedulus was an inventor.
True or false?
TRUE
What inspired Daedulus to create his wings?
The birds/seagulls flying above him on the shore.
This word is used to describe the beach Icarus and Daedalus live on.
It starts with an "S" and is 9 letters.
Sanctuary
What was the name of the prison built for King Minos?
Labyrinth
King Minos wanted to kill the minotaur.
True or false?
FALSE!
"hey
begged their ruler, King Minos, to order that
the creature be killed, but the King decided
against this. Instead, he constructed a plan to
imprison the Minotaur"
Why did King Minos not want to kill the Minotaur?
He wanted to have the option to punish people with death at the hands of the Minotaur.
"To die at the hands of the Minotaur would be one of the most terrible deaths imaginable, and King Minos believed that his enemies deserved to meet such a fate" (1).
This word means determination to succeed.
It starts with "A" and is 9 letters.
The word "ambitious."
What was the island called where Icarus and Daedalus escaped from?
The island of Crete
Icarus and Daedulus escaped the labyrinth by building wings.
True or False?
FALSE!
How did Icarus know that he was too high up?
He looked down and saw his dad was very far away.
"Suddenly, Icarus realized he could hardly see his father. He had fl own so high his father resembled a small dot below him."
This word means violent and animal-like.
It was used to described the Minotaur.
It starts with an "F" and is 9 letters.
The word "ferocious."
"On the island of Crete there lived a Minotaur, a ferocious creature that was half man and half bull." (1)
What two things did Icarus spend weeks doing before he and his father escaped?
Icarus collected feathers and caught fish.
"He had spent weeks doing nothing more exciting with his days than collecting feathers and catching fish for his father and himself to eat."