Greek Mythology
How many gods are there on the Olympian council?
12
A lilypad in a pond doubled its size each day, and on the twentieth day it was the size of the pond. On what day was its size half of the pond?
The the 19th day
What civilization first had a writing system?
Mesopotamia
True or False? There are three spheres of earth. Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Biosphere.
False, there is also Geosphere.
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Who is the king of the gods? How were they chosen?
Zeus is the king. He and his brothers Hades and Poseidon drew lots {cast dice} for their share of the world. Hades received the underworld, Poseidon received the water. Zeus became the the king of the gods, and the god of the sky.
If 11 + 2 =1, then what does 9 + 5 = ?
11AM + 2 hours = 1PM, so 9AM + 5 hours = 2PM
Who was the last Roman emperor?
Romulus Augustus
True or False -2.3 is an integer
False
How many languages are derived from Latin>
5
Who were the first generation of gods?
Hera, Hestia, Demeter, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades
A farmer in California owns a beautiful pear tree. He supplies the fruit to a nearby grocery store. The store owner has called the farmer to see how much fruit is available for him to purchase. The farmer knows that the main trunk has 24 branches. Each branch has exactly 12 boughs and each bough has exactly 6 twigs. Since each twig bears one piece of fruit, how many plums will the farmer be able to deliver?
None. He has a pear tree, pear trees do not grow plums.
Which part of the Roman Empire survived to become the Byzantine empire?
The east side, they also spoke Greek rather than latin.
True or False? Eons are longer than eras. There have been 4 eons, and 3 eras.
True.
What is the busiest airport in the world?
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, in Atlanta, US.
Order them, oldest to youngest. Aphrodite, Zeus, Kronos, Dionysus, Uranus.
1. Uranus
2. Kronos
3. Aphrodite
4. Zeus
5. Dionysus
The rungs of a 10 foot ladder attached to a ship are 1 foot apart. If the water is rising at the rate of one foot an hour, how long will it take until the water covers over the ladder?
The water will not cover the ladder because as the water rises, the ship does too.
What was the first civilization to have a numerical system.
Bablyon
True or False? When showing absolute value, negative signs are used.
True
Who has won the most Oscars?
Katharine Hepburn
Name all 12 Olympian gods.
Zeus, Poseidon, Ares, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Aphrodite, Hera, Demeter, Dionysus, Hermes, Hephastaus. Fun fact Hades is not an Olympian god, he is not welcome in Olympus.
George, Helen and Steve are drinking coffee. Bert, Karen and Dave are drinking soda. Using logic, is Elizabeth drinking coffee or soda?
She is drinking soda.
Whose ancient civilization number system consisted of horizontal lines, eclipses, and dots.
Mayan number system.
Flowers so pretty
Beautiful and Natural
Their scent strong and fresh
What is the most sold book?
The holy bible