Greek Mythology
Who is the Greek goddess of agriculture and farming?
Demeter
What major event initiated the transition from the Medieval Era to the Renaissance Era in Europe?
The Plague
cat, rat, bat, hat
Rhyme
What is Foreshadowing?
hinting at future events
What iconic Detroit area highway is formally known as M1?
Woodward
Who is the king of Scotland at the beginning of Macbeth?
Duncan
What major event is said to mark the end of the Medieval Era and the transition into the Renaissance era?
The Bubonic Plague
What is the largest animal in the world?
Blue Whale
Madrid is the capital of what country?
Spain
What
Humans
Who is the only US president to have served more than two terms?
Franklin Roosevelt (FDR)
What is the literary term for an exaggeration?
Hyperbole
Who was the original storyteller of The Odyssey and The Illiad?
Homer
What team won the first super bowl ever?
The Green Bay Packers
Which two characters meet the witches and receive prophecies at the beginning of Macbeth?
Macbeth and Banquo
Identify one key element of the Medieval Era in Europe.
Religious rule, religious conflict, war, diminished focus on art/science
How many degrees is a right angle?
90
What song by Miley Cyrus ranked number 2 in 2023?
Flowers
What are the things that Poseidon is in charge of?
Oceans, water, horses, earthquakes
What two rivers
Capulet
What literary device is being exemplified here:
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Alliteration
Which Greek God is known as the messenger god?
Hermes
What element on the periodic table is identified by the letters Pb?
Lead
Who says this line: Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it.
Lady Macbeth
Identify two key elements of the Renaissance Era in Europe.
revival of Greek/roman culture
science/art
Trade
Which common deciduous tree produces acorns?
Oak
Freddy Mercury was the lead singer of what 1970s-1980s band?
Queen
What creatures sprung from the blood of Uranus (Cronus's father)?
The Giants and The Furies
In Romeo and Juliet, who kills Mercutio?
Tybalt
What is the literary term for two opposing concepts being placed close together?
Juxtaposition
What famous novel written by William Golding depicted children descending into savagery on a deserted island?
Lord of the Flies
476 CE
Who says this line: Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis... all as the weird women promised... and I fear thou played most foully for it."
Banquo
What economic system was primarily in place throughout the Medieval era?
Feudalism
What is the largest bone in the human body?
Femur
What is the capital of Denmark?
Copenhagen
What were Hera's two favorite animals?
cows and peacocks
Finish the following line from Romeo and Juliet, spoken by Mercutio:
A __________ on both your houses!
Plague
Define and give an example of an idiom.
a phrase with a double meaning
Mary Shelley wrote what famous novel, often called the first science fiction story?
Frankenstein
What is the largest country (by land size) in the Middle East?
Saudi Arabia
Fill in the following line from Macbeth, spoken by Lady Macbeth:
"The raven himself is hoarse that croaks the ________ entrance of Duncan."
Fatal
What economic system was primarily in place throughout the Renaissance Era?
Aristocracy
What is the most prevalent element in the air we breathe?
Nitrogen
In what country would you find Mt. Kilimanjaro?
Tanzania
Who gave humans the gift of fire?
Prometheus
Fill in the end of the following line from the Prologue of Romeo and Juliet:
Two households, both alike in _____________,
in fair Verona, where we lay our scene.
Dignity
What is the term for two opposite things being placed side by side to emphasize their contrast?
Juxtaposition
What famous novel about precolonial Nigerian Igbo culture was written by Chinua Achebe.
Things Fall Apart
What is the capital of Argentina?
Buenos Aires
Fill in the following line from Macbeth, spoken by Macbeth:
"They hailed him father to a line of kings: Upon my head they placed a ______________ ___________, a barren sceptre in my grip, thence to be wrenched with an unlineal hand..."
Fruitless Crown
Who was the Queen of England during Shakespeare's time?
Elizabeth
What element on the periodic table is identified by the letters Kr?
Krypton
Who was the original singer of the song "Pretty Woman"?
Roy Orbison
Who gave ANIMALS the gifts of fur, feathers, shells, strength, and agility?
Epimetheus
Fill in the following line from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet:
From ancient ___________ break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
Grudge
What literary device is being used in this line from Macbeth:
"Full of scorpions is my mind."
Metaphor
Ovid
What country has the longest coastline in Europe?
Norway
Fill in the following line from Macbeth:
"And you all know ___________ is mortal's chiefest enemy."
Security
1000-1100
(the 11th century)
What is the largest spider in the world?
The Goliath Bird Eating Spider
This large wind instrument is used for cultural music by the indigenous people of Australia.
didgeridoo
What did the Goddess of Discord, Eris, do to initiate the chain of events that led to the Trojan War?
What is the name of the girl Romeo is initially "in love with" before he meets Juliet?
Rosaline
Words such as "Bang" and "Crash" are examples of this literary device. Also, you have to spell it correctly.
Onomatopoeia
Who wrote Fahrenheit 451?
Ray Bradbury
Name five plays written by William Shakespeare.
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth
Twelfth Night
Much Ado About Nothing
King Lear
Hamlet
Julius Caesar
The Tempest
Othello
The Taming of the Shrew
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Merchant of Venice
Macduff is the Thane of _________.
Fife
What was William Shakespeare's wife's name?
Anne Hathaway
How do you calculate the area of a circle?
pir^2
This French word for paperclip is also the name of an instrument.
Trombone