Through the Ages
Mythology
1960s and 1970s Lingo
Marketplaces
Fitness and Exercise
100

Tom Brokaw called the people who contributed to this war effort “The Greatest Generation.”

What is World War II?

100

 This Roman god of beginnings can see forward in time as well as back in time.

Who is Janus?

100

No one wanted to hang out with someone who was this, a word meaning “boring” or a “buzzkill.”

What is a drag?

100

This is the word for the ancient Greek marketplace.

What is agora?

100

When you hear “Drop and give me 20,” it means you should do 20 of these

What are push-ups?

200

Members of this generation were born roughly between 1965 and 1980.

What is Generation X (or Gen X)?

200

This Greek god rules Mount Olympus.

Who is Zeus?

200

This group was known as the “Fab Four.”

Who are the Beatles?

200

This is the largest online marketplace in North America and one of the largest in the world.

What is Amazon?

200

In the gym, when your fitness routine consists of going from machine to machine at a fast pace, you are doing this type of training.

What is circuit?

400

This descriptor is given to people who reach 100 years of age.

What is a centenarian?

400

The Greek god Poseidon and his Roman counterpart Neptune are gods of this place

What is the sea?

400

When we stayed out past curfew, our parents did this to their lids, meaning “get upset.”

What is flip?

400

During the 1970s, this large brokerage began to lead the industry in market trades without a broker, slashing fees and allowing clients the freedom to choose their own investments without interference and guidance.

What is Charles Schwab?

400

This is the term for a person who performs an intense amount of exercise on the weekends and does little-to-no exercise during the week; it also refers to military reserves who train on the weekends a few times each year.

This is the term for a person who performs an intense amount of exercise on the weekends and does little-to-no exercise during the week; it also refers to military reserves who train on the weekends a few times each year.

600

Generation Y follows Generation X and is often referred to by this name

Who are Millennials?

600

The Roman god Pluto rules the underworld; his ancient Greek counterpart is this god

Who is Hades?

600

This is another name for the summertime footwear known as thongs.

What are flip-flops?

600

It’s the largest online auction marketplace in the world.

What is eBay?

600

When exercisers hang from a bar and then lift themselves up, they are doing this exercise

What is a pull-up?

800

 The 50th wedding anniversary is often called this.

What is golden anniversary?

800

Aphrodite and Venus are the goddesses of this emotion

What is love (or romance)?

800

They were known as “heat.”

What are police?

800

This is the largest brick-and-mortar mall in the United States.

What is Mall of America?

800

This exercise consists of work on a floor mat or a machine called a reformer.

What is Pilates?