Daedalus & Icarus
Samson & Delilah
Orpheus & Eurydice
Random Knowledge
100

Daedalus was enlisted to entrap this mythical creature

What is a minotaur?

100

Delilah was a woman of this nation

Who are the Philistines?

100

Eurydice is this mythical creature

What is a wood nymph?

100

This composer wrote and starred in Hamilton

Who is Lin Manuel Miranda?

200

This deadly mistake is how Icarus meets his demise

What is flying too close to the sun?

200

Before finally giving in, this number is how many tries it took for Samson to reveal his weakness

What is the number 3?

200

Orpheus used his musical talent to put the “sleepless dragon” to sleep in order to steal this object

What is the Golden Fleece?

200

The name of the King of Crete

Who is Minos?

300

This animal inspired Daedalus and Icarus’ escape plan

What is a seagull?


300

Delilah attempted to weaken Samson with this number of fresh bowstrings

What is the number 7?

300

This divine couple gave birth to Orpheus

Who are Apollo and Calliope?

300

The lyric alluding to Samson and Delilah, "she tied you to a kitchen chair, she broke your throne, and she cut your hair" comes from this song

Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen



400

This island was tormented by a ferocious minotaur

Where is Crete?

400

The Philistines mutilated this part of Samson’s body

What are Samson’s eyes?

400

This Shepard inadvertently cause Eurydice’s death

Who is Aristaeus?

400

This 2020 Grammy-winning musical is based on the story of Orpheus and Eurydice

What is Hadestown?

500

This song in the 11-time Tony-winning musical, Hamilton, alludes to Icarus

What is "Burn"?

500

This is what Samson has been “from his mother’s womb”

What is a Nazirite?

500

Which god blesses their marriage?

Who is the god of marriage, Hymenaios

500
What book of the bible is the story of Samson & Delilah?

Judges