Jeopardy

Greek Mythology

100

This greek god is famous for giving the gift of fire to humans. 

Prometheus

200

This greek god is responsible for punishing Prometheus.

Zeus

300

The the name of the mountain that Prometheus was chained to.

Caucasus Mountains

400

In this play by Sophocles, the main character is guilty of having an overbearing pride and insists that he can sidestep the fate of gods.

Oedipus Rex

500

In Iliad by Homer, this queen offends the gods when she boasts about the number of children she has birthed, when the Titan Lito only has two, a classic example of a mortal believing she is superior to the divine.

Niobe

Hubris

100

Hubris originates from this greek word.

Hybris

200

Hubris is opposed to this term meaning temperance and reason.

Logos

300

Hubris often leads to this greek word meaning downfall.

Nemesis

400

In ancient Athens hubris is often associated with this crime.

Assault or Battery

500

This greek word means a character's fatal flaw.

Hamartia

Frankenstein

100

The full title of this famous book by Mary Shelly is often considered the first science fiction novel.

Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus

200

This element, similar to Prometheus' Fire, is often associated with Victor Frankenstein.

Electricity

300

Frankenstein's monster refers to himself as this biblical character in Mary Shelly's book Frankenstein.

Adam

400

This famous greek inventor's son, like Victor Frankenstein, flew a little too close to the sun.

Icarus

500

This director created the 1931 film Frankenstein which was often criticized for its inaccuracies to the source material.

James Whale