random trivia
This is the largest species of shark in the world
Whale shark
Because of her romantic relations with Ares, this goddess was also a warrior
Aphrodite
This board game uses pieces called pawns and knights
Chess
Solar new year or lunar new year
(Egyptian) solar new year - Around 3000-2900 BCE
(chinese) lunar new year - 1600-1046 BC
"Leptanilla voldemort"
Voldemort
A dazzle is the correct title for a group of this safari animal
Zebra
Stheno and Euryale were this reptilian locked gorgon's sisters
Medusa
This is how much money you have to collect as you pass Go in Monopoly
$200
Jelly or jam
Jelly - 200BC
jam - 6th century
"Blastobotrys davincii"
Leonardo da Vinci
The word for this job title means "to heat," reflecting the early days of automobiles when drivers were responsible for heating the engines before starting them.
Chauffer
Rhea, the mother of zeus, tricked cronus into swallowing this natural material instead of their son
A stone
This game involves forming words on a lettered grid
Scrabble
Macaroon or macaron
Macaron - 15th century
macaroon - 19th century
"Agra schwarzeneggeri"
Arnold Schwarzenegger
This origami figure is commonly made by beginners
Crane
the first human woman created by Hephaestus on the instructions of Zeus; the grandmother of all humans.
Pandora
the xylophone belongs to this instrument family
Percussion
Short bread or short cake
Short bread - 12th century
Short cake - 16th century
"Aptostichus angelinajolieae"
Angelina Jolie
This is the term for the front part of a sailboat
Bow
This goddess of the earth gave birth to the titans
Gaia
This collection of stories, mostly adapting the tale of his journeys to the lands of the very tiny and very huge people also contains stories of a flying island of scientists, and an island of sentient horses.
Gulliver's travels
Boat or ship
Boat - 8040 bce
ship - 2600 bce
"Cnemaspis jackieii"
Jackie Chan