Mediterranean Mythos
Latin Etymology
Hexagon's in Nature
Buzzer Beaters
Growing up Y2K
Liminal Spaces
100
The Greek/Roman god frequently associated with the sea, horses, and tridents.
Who is Poseidon/Neptune?
100
The German word 'Kaiser' and Russian word 'Tzar' both originate from this famous Roman name.
Who is Ceasar?
100
These buzzy creatures are famous for their hives, which form a distinct hexagon structure.
What are honeybees?
100
The chemical symbol for gold.
What is Au?
100
These socks were popularized in 2004 as a protective slipcase for this Apple product.
What is the iPod?
100
The word liminal originates from this latin phrase.
What is a limen (threshold)?
200
This Egyptian God is well-known for their jackal head and presiding over the 'weighing of the heart' ceremony after death.
Who is Anubis?
200
The word 'Vandilism' originates from this group, who crossed the Strait of Gibraltar in 429 and took over Northern Africa from the Romans.
Who are the Vandals?
200
This planet in our solar system has a permeant hexagonal storm on its north pole.
What is Saturn?
200
Number of bones that a shark has.
What is zero?
200
This 2000's toy line has since been discontinued but used to heavily feature tiny plastic animals with large eyes in a variety of shapes and sizes.
What is Littlest Pet Shop?
200
This liminal space is prominently featured in what movie?
What is the Truman Show?
300
The Ancient Greek epic poems known as the Iliad and the Odyssey feature this Greek king, who has a difficult journey making it home after the Trojan War
Who is Odysseus?
300
This Roman tool, consisting of a bundle of wooden rods and an axe blade, was carried by the lictors of important Roman magistrates. It later became the origin for the word 'fascism' when Mussolini used the tool as a symbol for the Italian Fascist movement in WWII.
What is a fasces?
(Fun fact: Fasces can be seen in a lot of American government buildings and monuments)
300
These insects, named after one of the animals on the Chinese zodiac, have eyes comprised of ~30,000 hexagons.
What are Dragonflies?
300
The hottest planet in the solar system?
What is Venus?
300
These products were traded lucratively in early 2000's playgrounds for their different shapes and colors.
What are Silly Bandz?
300
This liminal space is perhaps the most famous and will soon be featured in an A24 movie.
What are the Backrooms?
400
The mythological founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus, are thought to be pure fiction due to this English Translation for the name Romulus.
What is 'Little Guy from Rome'
400
The word 'barbarian' is said to originates from the Ancient Greeks, who used the word to describe this group of people. Apparently, the Greeks thought their language sounded like they were repeatedly saying 'bar bar'.
Who are the Persians?
400
Turtle shells are comprised of these hard keratinous plates, which form hexagonal patterns on their backs.
What is a Scute?
400
The number of stripes on the US flag.
What is thirteen?
400
This somewhat disturbing 2000's cartoon followed the story of an alien who is sent to Earth on a mission to conquer it, but fails repeatedly in silly ways.
What is Invader Zim?
400
This liminal space, sometimes referred to as 'Sublimity', was rendered in Blender as part of a collection of works by artist Jared Pike. These works have a much more famous name.
What are the Pool Rooms?
500
This group of Greek/Roman gods were associated with the underworld, death, and fertility. Unlike the Olympians, it was frowned upon to openly discuss these gods for fear of inviting them into your life.
What are Chthonic Gods? (Originating from Khthon = Earth)
500
Before the Roman church split, it was formerly known as the Roman Catholic Orthodox church. The words 'Catholic' and 'Orthodox' translate to these modern-day English words.
What is Universal (Catholic/Katholikos)
What is Right/Correct (Orthodox)
500
This Cave structure found in Naica, Mexico, is home to the largest natural selenite crystals in the world, which form hexagonal/polygonal pillars up to 36 feet long.
What is the Cave of Crystals?
500
The number of fingers that a Koala has.
What is three? (two thumbs, three fingers)
500
This series of online flash games was featured heavily on the site Cool Math games, and had you open a variety of restruants to serve customers specific food groups.
What are the Papa's games?
(E.g. Papa's Bakeria, Pap's Pizzeria, Papa's Sushiria, etc.)
500
This liminal space is found in the second largest airport in the world, and is well known for a certain blue statue.
What is the Denver International Airport?
600
This Spartan Prince was said to be the lover of the god Apollo but was killed by a discus during a game due to the jealousy of the wind god Zephyrus. From his spilled blood, flowers emerged from the Earth bearing his name.
Who is Hyacinthus?
600
This US city is named after a Roman farmer, who in the span of 16 days became a dictator, saved the city of Rome, and gave up his power to become a farmer once more.
What is Cincinnati?
(Named after Lucius Quinctius Poenus Cincinnatus)
600
These geological formations form hexagonal columns as molten rock cools, contracts, stresses, and cracks. They can also be found in movies like Avatar and Moana.
What is Columnar Jointing?
600
The country with the most islands in the world.
What is Sweden?
600
This bitmap drawing program was originally released for the Macintosh in 1989 and allowed kids to play around with a variety of digital art tools with silly sound effects.
What is Kid Pix?
600
The liminal space below is found in this European country.
What is England/UK?
(London Heathrow Terminal 4 Holiday Inn Express)