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100
Who is the hero that is performing the 12 labors?
Hercules, duh
100
How did Hercules convince Atlas to get him the apples?
He carried the weight of the world, of course!
100
Who ended up with the apples?
My god, the gods!
100
What gender is Hercules?
Male and single, for all those ladies out there!
100
What # labor is this, only including the labors "done correctly"? You got unlucky! THIS IS A HARD QUESTION
9th, 12 year olds! Two of them didn't "count"!
200
Who is the god who holds the Earth and sky on his shoulders? (Hint - resource is named after him)
Atlas, like the book
200
How did Hercules defeat Antaeus?
"Hercules defeated him in a wrestling match, lifting him off the ground and crushing him, because when Antaeus touched the earth he became stronger." From http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/apples.html
200
Who did the golden apples belong to and why?
Hera, a wedding gift from her husband Zeus
200
Who was the man in charge of Hercules's tasks? Was he mortal or god?
Eurystheus, and he was a mortal. All the more humiliating for the great Hercules
200
What was tormenting Prometheus?
An eagle kept picking out his liver for 30 years. OW...
300
Who was Nereus?
A sea god who knew the exact location of the garden.
300
What did Nereus do to try to escape from Hercules?
He tried transforming himself into different characters - like people or animals. Did it work - obviously not!
300
Where was Prometheus chained?
He was tied to Mount Caucasus
300
Did Hercules get the apples from the gods?
No, Atlas did! Trick question!
300
Who was the father of the nymphs who guarded the apples?
Atlas is the proud papa
400
Who is Busiris and how is he involved in the story?
Hercules met up with Busiris, another of Poseidon's sons. They were captured, and led to an altar to be a human sacrifice. But Hercules escaped and killed Busiris
400
What did Hercules do to make Atlas give up the apples?
Hercules trickily agreed to hold the weight while Atlas brought the apples back, but asked Atlas whether he could put some padding on his shoulders to help him bear the weight of the sky and the earth. When Atlas picked up the weight and put down the apples, Hercules picked them up and quickly ran off to Eurystheus.
400
Which two labors did Eurystheus not consider being properly done?
Eurystheus did not think that Hercules did the Hydra or the Augean stables labors correctly
400
Why was Prometheus being punished? (Hint - we learned about this in class too!)
Because he stole fire from the gods
400
What was the name of the hundred headed dragon that guards the apples?
Ladon
500
What are the full names, middle names included, of the creators of this jeopardy?
Lizzy Fay Osinski and Bertha Gleit Shipper
500
How did Hercules defeat Kynkos?
He didn't, the fight was broken up by a thunderbolt, (probably Zeus)
500
What do we know about where the apples were kept?
A garden at the edge of the world
500
In our version of the story, does Hera ever get revenge on anybody?
No - Hera is not involved in this story
500
How do you spell the name of the nymphs who guarded the apples? (Hint - starts with H and ends with S)
HESPERIDES