It's Greek to Me
The myth of Demeter & Persephone explains this natural occurrence.
What is the changing of the seasons?
This loyal wife of Odysseus spent twenty years fending off rowdy suitors by spinning and unweaving a burial shroud.
Who is Penelope?
Gilgamesh is the powerful, part-divine king of this ancient Mesopotamian city.
What is Uruk?
This talkative advisor and father can't shut up and is stabbed through a tapestry while spying on Hamlet and the Queen.
Who is Polonius?
This musical artist proved she had no idea what they were talking about when it comes to Ophelia
Who is Taylor Swift?
This god gave humans fire and his punishment involved endless suffering.
Who is Prometheus?
The island that Odysseus is the king of
What is Ithaca?
Formed from clay by the gods to be Gilgamesh’s equal, this wild man lives among animals before becoming the king's inseparable friend.
Who is Enkidu?
Complete this phrase: "Something is ____ in the state of Denmark"
What is rotten?
This character is the one Mr. Schram has to play in Hamlet
Who is the gravedigger?
The Greek goddess of wisdom, often sprung fully grown from Zeus’s head?
Who is Athena?
This is what Odysseus tells the Cyclops his name is.
What is No One?
Who is Humbaba?
Hamlet’s most famous soliloquy begins with this iconic six-word philosophical dilemma regarding life and death.
What is "To be, or not to be"
This text is promised to be read every year, and, despite their best efforts, Wolf and Schram never get to it
What is The Metamorphosis?
The entity that personifies the void or nothingness from which the universe originates in Greek creation myth.
What is Chaos?
Sailors had to plug their ears with beeswax to block out the dangerously seductive songs of these winged monsters.
What are the Sirens?
What is a temple prostitute?
The ghost of King Hamlet reveals this to be the method of his murder while sleeping in the orchard.
What is poison in his ear?
This student accidentally sent their complaint email to Ms. Wolf before the class was even over
Who is Jade T. Johnson?
After Pandora opened her box, this is the only thing that remained in it
What is hope?
Name two of the people that Odysseus encounters in the underworld
Who is his mother (Anticleia), Agamemnon, Elpenor, the blind prophet (Teiresias)?
The tavern owner Siduri offers Gilgamesh advice that aligns with this popular phrase of living in the moment.
What is carpe diem?
Ophelia distributed several flowers before her death. Name 3 of them.
What are fennel, columbine, rue, daisy, violet?
This timeless sci-fi series put Gianna Albanese to sleep
What is the Twilight Zone?