Greek Coinage
Animal typically displayed on coins from Classical Athens
Owl
Born 1755 AD, in Charlestown, St Kitts and Nevis.
Died 1804 AD, in New York City.
Alexander Hamilton
Known for its Alpine environment and strict laws, which even regulate when one is permitted to flush his or her toilet.
Switzerland and Bern
Is Eve a cat or a dog person (primarily)?
Dog
The word "salary" comes from the Latin "sal," meaning what?
Salt
Alloy commonly used in coins in Ancient Greece
Electrum
Born 356 BC, in Pella.
Died 323 BC, in Babylon.
Alexander the Great
Known for its relative isolation and tropical environment, which has allowed unique species like the foosa and lemur to develop and thrive
Madagascar and Antananarivo
Name two of Freya's friends
Jessica, Maggie, Aliyah, Sarah, Zyva, Zara, Meg
The word "muscular" likewise comes from the Latin word "musculus," which means what?
Little mouse
First Greek city-state to develop coinage
Aegina
Born c. 1680 AD, in Bristol, England.
Died 1718 AD, Ocracoke Island, North Carolina.
Blackbeard/Edward Teach
Alongside Finland and Hungary, this European nation and capital also speak a language outside of the Indo-European language group
Estonia and Tallinn
Theo's favorite Shakespeare play (one of two)
Richard III/Othello
The word "clue" comes from the Saxon word "clew," which means a ball of thread. What is the connection?
The ball of thread Ariadne gave Perseus to navigate the Labyrinth
City which, prior to its conquest by the Romans and eventual destruction alongside Pompeii and Herculaneum, minted coins featuring Poseidon wielding his trident
Poseidonia/Paestum
Born 106 BC, in Picenum, Italy.
Died 48 BC, in Pelusium, Egypt.
Pompey
This nation along the ancient Silk Road possesses the city of Samarkand, one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities
Uzbekistan and Tashkent
Harry's favorite Greek city-state
Korinthos
Fittingly for Jeopardy, the word "trivia" comes from the Latin "trivium." What does this mean, and what is the relation to the modern definition?
A crossroads where three roads meet, and because information discussed at crossroads was deemed common/unimportant knowledge
The water nymph Arethusa, prominently featured on Syracusan coins, was an attendant of this Greek deity
Artemis
Born 1892 AD, in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Died 1973 AD, in Bournemouth, England.
JRR Tolkien
This nation possesses the world's greatest linguistic diversity, home to roughly a quarter of all spoken languages
Papua New Guinea and Port Moresby
In order, the dates (year not neccessary) of Mum's birthday/anniversary or anniversary/birthday
October 14th anniversary, October 16th birthday
The English term for a vanguard of soldiers likely to take heavy casualties is "Forlorn Hope." This comes from a corruption of the Dutch term (used in the same context) "Verloren Hoop," which actually means what?
Lost Troop