Mythology 1
Mythology 2
Legends
Were they really real?
Urban Legends
Final Jeopardy! Literature
100
Who is the king of the Greek gods?
Zeus
100
This goddess is the Queen of Mt. Olympus.
Hera
100
Legend has it, this big guy and his blue ox Babe cleared the trees from North and South Dakota to get the area ready for farming
Paul Bunyon
100
John Chapman is most likely known as who?
Johnny Appleseed
100
What names does an urban legend always include?
local people, local places, and local streets
200
Who is the Greek god of love?
Aphrodite
200
This day is also known as Thor's day.
Thursday
200
Big Foot
200
Annie Oakley
200
Urban legends are closer to folklore than to ___
History
300
Who is married to Venus?
Ares and or Mars.
300
This man is known as the "all father" in Norse mythology.
Odin
300
Chupracabra an animal said to exist in parts of Latin America, where it supposedly attacks animals, especially goats
300
Daniel Boone
300
What happens when an urban legend moves from person to person and from city to city?
The details change
400
Who are the evil beings in Norse mythology?
The Giants
400
Deadalus makes wings from this in the myth of Daedalus and Icarus.
Feathers and wax
400
a large, hairy, humanlike creature believed by some people to exist in the northwestern United States and western Canada. It seems to represent the North American counterpart of the Himalayan region’s mythical monster, the Abominable Snowman, or Yeti.
Sasquatch
400
She appears to people or small groups who say her name three times before a darkened mirror, hoping to see the spirit and have her tell their future.
Bloody Mary - Queen Mary I was a real person who was called "Bloody Mary" for persecuting her subjects in the name of religion.
400
What happened in "The Hook" urban legend?
A couple heard a scratching noise outside their car and found a hook on the car door handle when they got home.
500
Why did people create myths?
To explain why things happen in nature.
500
Athena was born from what?
Zeus' head
500
a fictional cowboy in stories set during American westward expansion into the Southwest of Texas, New Mexico, Southern California, and Arizona.
Pecos Bill
500
A nefarious pirate who had facial hair that covered most of his face and extended down to his waist. He tied his beard up in pigtails adorned with black ribbons
Black Beard - his real name was Edward Teach
500
The thin, unnaturally tall humanoid with a featureless head and face and wearing a black suit who is the subject of literature, video games and movies. Readers of his fiction were connected to several violent acts in 2014.
The Slenderman
600
In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, what was the name of the pig leader?
Napolean