Olympians
A Trip to the Theatre
Who am I?
Adjective or Adverb
Famous Poets
Element-IUM
100

Like his Roman counterpart Neptune, this Greek god is often depicted with his trident & a dolphin.

Who is Poseidon?

100

This is the term for the area in a theatre where the audience sits.

What is the auditorium?

100

This actor portrayed Tony Stark/Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Who is Robert Downey Jr?

100
The boy ran the 100m swiftly.

What is adverb?

100

This famous children's poet and author was surrounded by controversy in 2023 as his family announced plans to edit and censor the offensive elements of his work. 

Who is Roald Dahl?

100

On the periodic table, it's the first element to have a 2-letter symbol.

What is Helium?

200

This messenger god wore winged sandals called Talaria.

Who is Hermes?

200

This is the term for the part of a play in which the main character expresses their innermost thoughts and feelings, often directly to the audience.

What is a soliloquy?

200

This actress played the lead role in the movie "The Hunger Games".

Who is Jennifer Lawrence?

200

The courier arrived with an urgent message.

What is adjective?

200

This famous American poet who wrote the anthology 'Leaves of Grass' was the inspiration behind the real name of the drug kingpin Heisenberg in the TV show Breaking Bad.

Who is Walt Whitman?

200

In nature, it occurs in 3 isotopes: 234, 235 & 238

What is Uranium?

300

She was ready for battle the moment she sprang from Zeus' head.

Who is Athena?

300

This is the term for the little actions the script tells the actors to do, such as exit the scene?

What is Stage Direction?

300
This actor famously played Hal in Malcolm in the Middle and Walter White in Breaking Bad.

Who is Bryan Cranston?

300

The assessment the teacher gave us was laborious.

What is adjective?

300

This famous Australian poet gave us the now-cliched description of our land: 'I love a sunburnt country'.

Who is Dorothea Mackellar?

300

Got milk? Yes? Then you've also got atomic No. 20, this.

What is Calcium?

400

The Eleusinian mysteries were secret religious rites honoring this Greek goddess of agriculture.

Who is Demeter?

400

This is the term for a technique in which an actor makes it seem like they are thinking their lines rather than reciting them. 

What is "inner monologue"?

400

This musician is known as 'The Boss'.

Who is Bruce Springsteen?

400

The little girl daintily reached for the cupcake.

What is adverb?

400

This poet studied in HSC English Advanced is famous for the poems 'The Wasteland,' 'The Hollowmen' and the 'Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock'.

Who is TS Eliot?

400

It's used for rechargeable batteries; in a Nirvana song, its lyrics include "I love you, I'm not gonna crack".

What is Lithium?

500

The wife of Zeus and the Queen of the Olympian gods. 

Who is Hera?

500

What is the name for the sides of the stage from which actors enter and exit?

What are the wings? 

500

This singer is known for hits such as "I Will Always Love You" and 'The Greatest Love of All'.

Who is Whitney Houston?

500

My best song was actually the one I'd practiced least.

What is adverb.

500

This sonneteer's effusively emotional sonnets, describing pining unrequited love for his subject, was satirised by the character of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet.

Who is Petrarch?

500

The 40 isotope of this element is radioactive; isn't that bananas?

What is Potassium?