Textbook Trivia
The queen of the Olympians.
Who is Hera/Juno?
Painted by Leonardo da Vinci, this iconic portrait showcases a woman with a mysterious and captivating smile.
What is the Mona Lisa?
Rearrange the letters of "listen" to get this word meaning "quiet."
What is silent?
This big red dog, named ___.
Due to the outbreak of cowpox in the 1700s, this word is derived from the Latin word for cow, vacca.
What is vaccine?
Argus steals this.
What is the dinner?
Serving as the first President of the United States, this Founding Father is often referred to as the “Father of His Country.”
This portmanteau combines "breakfast" and "lunch."
What is "brunch"?
The famous dog from the Wizard of Oz.
Who is Toto?
The myth from which the spider's phylogenic class is derived.
What is the myth of Arachne?
The three types of rocks.
What are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic?
Discovered in 1928, this groundbreaking substance revolutionized medicine by combatting bacterial infections.
What is penicillin?
The prefix "anti-" means "against," while this similar prefix means "before.
What is "ante-"?
This world-famous Internet cat, known for her permanent frown, became an online sensation with her sardonic expression and appeared in movies and commercials.
Who is grumpy cat?
The literal meaning of the word hippopotamus?
What is "river-horse"?
This person marries Horatia.
Who is Decimus?
A prolific composer of the Classical era, this Austrian musician’s compositions include “Eine kleine Nachtmusik.”
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
This word means to fasten something with string or a ribbon, or to come to a draw in a game.
What is tie?
Salvador Dali was rumoured to have kept this animal as a pet.
What is an anteater?
This person starts to learn something out of pure interest and love, amor.
What is amateur?
The ship docks at this place, in the first chapter of the Greek book.
What is Byzantium?
Proposed by Sir Isaac Newton, this fundamental law of physics states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
What is Newton’s Third Law of motion?
This is the longest one-syllable word in English, with nine letters.
What is "strengths"?
One of the most famous dachshunds in history, Lump, belonged to this prolific artist and sculptor.
Who is Pablo Picasso?
This dog breed comes from the word basus, meaning low.
What is basset hound?