GREEK MYTH
-OLOGIES
SOLVE THE MYSTERY
NOOO, NOT MATH!
CJHS
100

Enjoying mountain living, 12 major Greek gods called this place home; at nearly 9,600' up there, the gods did have a nice view

What is Olympus?

100

Its name is pretty self-explanatory--it's the study of the Earth

What is geology?

100

Time to interview one of these, someone who saw or heard what happened; one in court testifies under oath

What is a witness?

100

One of these is a straight one-dimensional figure that extends infinitely in both directions

What is a line?

100

This six-legged feline is our mascot

What is the wampus cat?

200

In addition to being god of the sea, he's also the god of earthquakes

Who is Poseidon?

200

It's the study of the atmosphere & weather, not of shooting stars

What is meteorology?
200

Someone the police want to talk to is a person of interest; someone accused of the crime is this word

What is a suspect?

200

Add up the lengths of all the sides of a polygon to get this measurement

What is the perimeter?

200

He is our proud principal 

Who is Mr. Echols?

300

Homer dubbed this war god "the blood-stained bane of mortals", & ol' Homie wasn't far wrong

Who is Ares?

300

Osteology is the branch of anatomy that deals with these body parts

What are bones?

300

Let's not go accusing Johnny Gilbert just yet; we haven't found this "M" word, the reason he did that

What is motive?

300

Multiply the numerator of one fraction by the denominator of another (& vice versa) to get their "cross" this

What is a product?

300

These two welcome you to school if you enter through the front office

Who are Mr. Foster & Ms. Lovelace?

400

Thought to be the center of the Earth, this town at Mt. Parnassus' foot was known for its oracle--ya see that coming?

What is Delphi?

400

Archaeology is a subfield of this study of human beings' origins & cultures

What is anthropology?

400

An Old Norse term for "tracking" gave us this 6-letter word for a detective who tracks down clues

What is sleuth?

400

See if you can pick off this term for the point at which a line or curve crosses an axis

What is the intercept?

400

The north building is surrounded by four streets: Duncan, Davis, Prince, and this one.

What is Mitchell St.?

500

Heracles got in on an expedition with the Argonauts, led by this man

Who is Jason?

500

There's something fishy in this branch of zoology that deals with the structure & classification of fish

What is ichthyology?

500

Solve the case with this type of reasoning from the general to the specific; a kids' book is called this kind of "Detective"

What is deductive?

500

This symbol tells you to take the square root of the number inside it

What is a radical?

500

These fearless four serve as our Assistant Principals

Mr. Broyles 

Ms. Dixon 

Ms. Dozler

Mr. Johnson

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