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Golden Apple
Bloody Battle
Fall of an Empire
God's Take Sides
100

Name the two sides in the Trojan War.

Spartans and Trojans

100

The Golden Apple is also known as what?

Apple of Discord

100

How long did the Trojan War last?

10 years

100

Whose idea was it to build a Wooden Trojan Horse

Odysseus. 

100

What god decided to stay neutral during the war?

Zeus

200

Awarded the Golden Apple from Paris

Aphrodite

200

Who tasked Paris in choosing who to give the Golden Apple to?

Zeus

200

How many ships were launched to Troy?

1,000 ships

200

How many men did they hide in the Trojan Horse?

30 men

200

Name the god that sent a sea monster to kill someone to help the Spartans win the war?

Poseidon

300

Abducted Helen from Sparta, Prince of Troy.

Paris

300

Who were the three goddesses trying to bribe Paris for the Golden Apple?

Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena

300

What type of combat occurred during the war?

Hand-to-Hand Combat

300
Name the priest that almost ruined the Greeks plot?

Laocoon.

300

This goddess forced Agamemnon to sacrifice his daughter by stopping the Greek fleet.

Artemis 

400

Determined to avenge the dishonor brought upon him by Paris and Helen's actions. King of Sparta

King Menelaus

400
What was inscribed on the Golden Apple?

"For the Fairest."

400

Whose idea was it to launch the ships to Troy in order to bring Helen back?

Agamemnon (King Menelaus' brother)

400

What was significant about building and gifting a Trojan Horse of all things.

Horses were sacred to the Trojans and would be received as a gift rather than suspicion.

400

Driven by raw bloodlust rather than strategy, often acting impulsively. Considered to be the "most hateful" of all the gods.

Ares

500

What was the name of the woman who is said to have been the start of the Trojan War. She has two names, name one of them.

Helen of Sparta or Helen of Troy

500

Whose wedding did the Golden Apple take place at?

Thetis and Peleus

500

There were two unique things that happened during the Trojan War during battle. Name two things that took place.

No fighting after sunset and there were times of truce to bury the dead.

500

To destroy Troy the Spartans had to complete what two things?

Remove the Palladium and Use the bow of Hercules

500

Acted insane so he would not have to fight in the war. His punishment was a 10 year long journey home. 

Odysseus