Mythology
Virtue & Vice
Quadrivium
God & Stuff
Use It In A Sentence
100
Left out of the movie version of The Lightning Thief, this Greek god's name derives from the word bane or ruin.
Who is Aries?
100
St. Thomas Aquinas ranked this virtue as the second Cardinal Virtue because it deals with the will. Is the virtue that demands that we give everyone exactly what is due them.
What is The Virtue of Justice?
100
The note that fills an entire measure in 4/4 time
What is a whole note?
100
The common label given to the scripture where Christ Jesus commands us to "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"
What is The Great Commission? (Matthew 28:19)
100
leery
Defintion: cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions.
200
A rainbow bridge connecting Asgard, the realm of the gods, to Midgard, the realm of mankind.
What is the Bifrost?
200
Also known as the method of Elenchus, this form of argumentative dialogue between individuals finds its basis in asking and answering questions.
What is the Socratic method?
200
Musically speaking this is the pitch in first (lowest) space in bass clef.
What is A?
200
The number "66" represents this in terms of the Bible's composition.
What is the number of books in the Bible?
200
nonchalantly
Defintion: in a casually calm and relaxed manner.
300
Thought to be the oldest text in the world, this story tells of a Sumerian king who battled the Bull of Heaven, avenged the death of his brother Enkidu, and sought the secret of immortality.
What is The Epic of Gilgamesh?
300
This virtue is concerned with the restraint and moderation of our desires for food, pleasure, and drink.
What is temperance?
300
This well-known geometric theorem was named after the Greek mathematician-philosopher circa 570-490 BCE.
H2 = C2 + C2
What is the Pythagorean theorem?
300
The mother of the Prophet Samuel.
Who is Hannah?
300
acquitted
Defintion:
1. free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
2. conduct oneself or perform in a specified way.
400
Hot tip! When faced off against the monstrous, seven-headed hydra, use this technique to ensure its proper defeat.
What is cauterizing the severed necks with a burning torch?
400
Known for the following quote, this philosopher's writings form some of the essential building blocks of classical Christian education, "Happiness must be attained through the pursuit of virtues. There are certain central virtues: temperance, courage, prudence and justice. When these virtues are in balance a person's actions will be good."
Who is Plato?
400
Leonardo’s famous drawing, created around 1487, shows a man inscribed in both a square and a circle. What is the name of the Roman architect who inspired the drawing?
Vitruvius
400
These are the two books that list the account of Jesus' birth.
What is Matthew and Luke?
400
imploringly
Defintion: in a very sincere, emotional, and determined way that shows you want someone to do or not do something.
500
This evil Egyptian snake god gave his name in 2005 to an asteroid that was briefly believed to be on a possible collision course with Earth.
Who is Apophis?
500
This well-known philosopher of ethics is well known for the following quote, "For we are enquiring not in order to know what virtue is but in order to become good since otherwise our enquiry would be of no use."
Who is Aristotle?
500
This tragicomic play by Shakespeare is infamous for its stage direction "Exit, pursued by bear".
What is The Winter's Tale?
500
The name of the location where the Apostle John wrote the book of Revelation?
What is Patmos?
500
incredulous
Definition:
(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.
"an incredulous gasp"