Classics
In which sanctuary were the Heracles metopes displayed?
Heracles was believed to have founded which sporting festival?
Olympic Games
Which goddess is most often shown helping Heracles in art?
Athena
What year was Disney’s Hercules released?
1997
This flag has a red circle on a white background. Which country does it represent?
Japan 🇯🇵
What special robe, woven by Athenian women, was presented to Athena during the festival?
The Peplos
Who won the 2025 US Open
or
Jannick Sinner
What animal skin did Heracles wear after his first Labour?
The Nemean Lion’s skin
Finish the lyrics - Chappell Roan "Pink Pony Club"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR3Liudev18&list=RDGR3Liudev18&start_radio=1
"God, what have you done?
You're a pink pony girl
And you dance at the club... (1.05 secs)
Oh mama, I'm just having fun
On the stage in my heels
It's where I belong down at the
Pink Pony Club
This flag has green, white, and orange vertical stripes. Which country does it represent?
Ireland 🇮🇪
Which labour involved cleaning by diverting rivers?
The Augean Stables
What was the prize for winning at Olympia?
An olive crown / kotinos
Who helped Heracles defeat the Hydra?
Iolaus
(His nephew)
Finish the lyrics: Benson Boone "Slow it down"
"Out of Georgia, now you're lonely in this city
Lyin' with me
And you're scared it's movin' quickly... (39 secs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4Y3b7un4LE
Oh, now you're crying, you're in pieces
'Cause the only love you've ever known is Jesus
This flag has a blue cross on a white background and represents the northernmost country in Europe. Which country is it?
Finland 🇫🇮
Name one type of competition (other than athletics) that took place during the Great Panathenaia.
Musical contests, rhapsodic recitations of Homer, or poetic competitions
Which Formula 1 driver has won the most World Championships?
Lewis Hamilton & Michael Schumacher, tied at 7
Which Labour is sometimes shown with Heracles holding up the sky for Atlas?
The Apples of the Hesperides
Which rapper was born Calvin Broadus Jr.?
Snoop Dogg
Which is the only country to have a flag that is not square or rectangular?
Nepal
What is the symbolic meaning of Heracles’ 12th Labour (Cerebus)
Conquest of death; transition from mortal to immortal hero
What is the only country to have played in every single FIFA World Cup tournament since 1930?
Brazil
How does Heracles’ suffering (tasked by Hera, enduring humiliations) fit within the Greek idea of a “tragic hero”?
Like other tragic figures, he suffers because of divine will and his own flaws, but his endurance and final immortality elevate him above ordinary mortals.
Finish the lyrics - Hunters and Collectors "The Holy Grail"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVsUVj0ENhY&list=RDcVsUVj0ENhY&start_radio=1
"Woke up this morning
From the strangest dream... (34 secs)
I was in the biggest army
The world has ever seen"
What is the capital city of Turkey 🇹🇷
Ankara
— not Istanbul!