Food myths
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100

Spilling this white condiment is considered bad luck 

Salt 

100

Heaven in Norse Myth 

Valhalla 

100

Although it has Italian origins, this form of poetry is widely associated with Shakespeare 

Sonnets


Bonus if you cal guess or tell me how many lines a Shakespearean sonnet has !!
100

The assassination of this person triggered WW1


There is also a band of this name  

Archduke Franz Ferdinand 

200

This was thought to help you see in the dark in the second world war. 

It turned out to be British Propaganda. 

Carrots ! 

200

While a character form a Shakespeare play, he also shares his name with the pet of. a Disney villain  

Iago 

200

What poison did Socrates ingest ?

Hemlock 

200

This animal has 3 hearts 

🐙🐙🐙

300

This spice was considered to heal fractures overnight ! 

*DRUMROLL*

Turmeric 

300

This woman, in Greek Mythology, was the first mortal woman, created out of revenge by Zeus, after Prometheus stole fire for humankind. 



HINT: Think a box containing all the evil in the world 

Pandora 

300

Oldest known English epic poem 

  

Beowulf 

300

This is wildly associated with a French royal, but turned out to be from a work of Rousseau’s. 

 

Let them eat cake ! 

400

This fruit is often considered the cause for the biblical fall from heaven. 

In the Hebrew bible it is only referred to as a fruit. 

Apple 

400

World’s oldest myth(ological person) 

He’s from the oldest story ever known 

Second hint : Mesopotamian empire 

Gilgamesh 

400

Ancient Athenian lawmaker known for his harsh punishments 


Adjective named after him that means severe

His name also means 🐲

Draco !!

400

Name two writers that have taken their own lives 

Too many to type 

500

This ingredient was considered so invaluable, it was referred to as Black Gold

Black pepper 

500

This tower, in Abrahamic faiths, is the reason we all speak multiple languages. 

Tower of Babel