Creation Story
What were the first creatures that the Creator gods made on Earth?
Animals!
What did the Hero Twins do to make the Lords of Death in Xilbaba mad?
Their ball game was making too much noise.
How do you say Huricán?
Hoo-REE-Cahn
What group of people wrote the Popol Vuh and the creation stories?
Quiche Maya
What did the Creator gods make after their animals could not speak their name?
Mud people!
What did the Lords of Death do to let the Hero Twins know they wanted to challenge them to a ball game?
The Lords of Death sent a messenger bird, and that bird sent its message to several other animals.
How do you say Gugumatz?
Goo-Goo-mah-Ts
What creatures did the Creator gods make before they made humans?
Wood people!
What happened after Hunahpu's head came off in the deadly house of bats?
His brother Xbalanque put his head back on.
How do you say Hunahpú?
Una-pooh
What ingredient did the Creator gods use to make humans?
Corn or Maize
How were the Lords of Death defeated in the end of the story?
Hunahpu and Xbalanque pushed them off a cliff and they were eaten by insects.
How do you say xilbaba?
Hint: X = sh
sh-EEL-baba
What happened to the Wood people that survived after the Creator Gods sent a flood?
They turned into monkeys.
What did Hunahpu and Xbalanque turn into after they sacrificed their bodies for the humans?
The Moon and the Sun.
How do you say Xbalanque?
Hint: X = sh
Sh-bal-on-keh
What country are the Quiche Maya from?
Guatemala