Greek & Roman Mythology
The Roman name for Zeus.
What is Jupiter?
In The Hunger Games by Susanne Collins, this is the reason why Katniss Everdeen joins the Games.
What is volunteering for her sister/loyalty?
This tree's bark can be used as natural sunscreen.
What is trembling aspen?
A dedicated monthly plan for spending.
Another word for hence, therefore.
What is ergo?
These two twins' parents were Zeus (Jupiter) and Leto (Latona).
Who are Apollo and Artemis (Apollo and Diana)?
This seed pod was the inspiration for Velcro.
What is a burr?
The two concepts behind prices and price fluxuation.
What are inflation and supply & demand?
A synonym for second-to-last.
The two oldest Olympians (Greek or Roman form).
Who are Aphrodite and Hestia (Venus and Vesta)?
Name at least three character traits of Cricket from the Wings of Fire series by Tui T. Sutherland.
What are curious, smart, eager, positive, sweet and/or kind?
These are the layers of the rainforest from top to bottom.
What are the emergent, the canopy, the understory and the forest floor?
Something that can both accumulate on your assets and accrue on your debt.
What is compound interest?
Another way to say slightly open.
What is ajar?
The six children of Rhea (Ops) and Kronos (Saturn).
Who are Zeus (Jupiter), Poseidon (Neptune), Hades (Pluto), Hera (Juno), Demeter (Ceres) and Hestia (Vesta)?
Some of the themes of the novel Pax by Sara Pennypacker (at least two).
What are war and peace, consequences of war, loyalty, meaning of family and/or relationships?
Name the one that isn't poisonous/venomous: milk snake, blue-ringed octopus, belladonna, Sydney funnel-web spider.
What is a milk snake?
The home renovation with the greatest ROI.
What is garage door replacement?
A synonym for defeat that starts with V.
What is vanquish?
Hermes (Mercury) invented i) to escape Apollo's wrath when he stole his prized ii).
What is
i) the lyre
ii) cows?
In The Trials of Apollo series by Rick Riordan, the main character composes a haiku about the importance of friends. Name that haiku.
What is
"We all need a hand
On our shoulder sometimes so
We can chew through steel"?
The approximate total number of species of fish there are in the world.
What is about 36000 to 37000?
The formula for retiring early.
What is compound interest + time + the 4% rule?
When the air temperature changes without heat being added or removed, simply due to pressure.
What is adiabatic warming?