Mythology
Name this husband of Persephone [Per-seh-fuh-nee] and brother of Zeus and Poseidon, the Greek god of wealth and the underworld.
Who is Hades?
The field that studies the two-dimensional motion of a projectile only traveling under the influence of gravity. A bullet leaving the barrel of a gun is a subject for this field.
What is ballistics?
What is the capital of South Korea?
What is Seoul?
The miracle of a small amount of sacred oil lasting for eight days is celebrated in what Jewish Festival of Lights, which is celebrated in December?
What is Chanukah?
This book titled Hot Mess is the # 19 installment of a famous series for young readers.
What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
Name the god of wine and fertility in Greek mythology.
Who is Dionysus?
Assuming zero air resistance, a projectile will achieve maximum range when it is launched at this degree angle of elevation.
What is 45 degrees? (within 5 degrees)
This capital city has one of the largest populations in all of Latin America.
What is Mexico City?
Celebrated on Tuesday, April 22nd this year it's not a holiday but an observance of nature and our planet.
What is Earth Day?
One of the most famous early reader books by Dr. Suess says I will not eat _________ with a fox in a box.
What are Green Eggs and Ham?
Presiding over the sea this Greek god also rules over earthquakes.
Who is Poseidon?
This Italian scientist supposedly dropped lead objects off the Leaning Tower of Pisa to demonstrate the uniform acceleration of falling bodies.
Who is Galileo?
Outside this large city lies the famed tennis courts of Wimbledon and within its boundaries is the the famed shopping area of Piccadilly Circus.
What is London?
An important holiday for most people that are from India, this is a festival of lights where good triumphs over evil; gifts are often part of this Hindu festival.
What is Diwali?
This book by Beverly Cleary depicts a mouse riding this means of transportation.
What is a motorcycle?
An ancient Greek goddess associated with love, beauty, and pleasure.
Who is Aphrodite?
One of the most complete petrified dinosaur skeletons ever found is the Chicago Field Museum’s Sue, a member of this carnivorous species. This small-armed predator dominated North America at the end of the Cretaceous Period
What is a T-Rex?
Known as the City of Lights and home of the famous art museum the Louvre this city is famous for its food and architecture.
What is Paris?
This month in the United States is when major elections typically take place and when Veterans Day is observed.
What is November?
This is a famous book by Gary Paulsen features survival in Canada and a means of cutting wood.
What is Hatchet?
One of the Olympian deities in ancient Greek religion. This god has been recognized as a god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases.
Who is Apollo?
“Photograph 51,” taken by Rosalind Franklin, contributed to the discovery of this shape. Watson and Crick received the Nobel Prize for discovering what twisted ladder structure of DNA?
What is the double helix?
Known after an important czar of Russia this second largest city of Russia shares its name with a city next to Tampa, Florida.
What is St. Petersburg?
Celebrated by people of Islamic faith this month is observed as a month of fasting from sun up to sun down.
What is Ramadan?
This book is widely read as a first exposure to the holocaust and is a diary.
What is The Diary of Anne Frank?