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GREEK MYTHOLOGY
TWO-IN-ONE
The 2000s
Second World War
1998 Events
100
Greek god of the sun and light, god of music and healing
Who is Appollo?
100
Informal name for father - and - growth of thick skin on toes.
What is popcorn?
100
2000 - In the U.S., a controversial presidential election occurred in which George W. Bush won the campaign, shaping the next eight years of political influence. The deciding votes came from which U.S. state which notoriously required several recounts before a final judgment was made? Florida California Ohio Texas
What is Florida?
100
Following the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939. When did Canada go to war against Germany?
What is 10 September 1939
100
This event on January 5th, 1998 disrupted normal life in Quebec and parts of Ontario
What is an ice storm? (knocks out electricity in Quebec & Ontario)
200
Jason fought this to get the golden fleece? (Jason and the Argonauts)?
What is the dragon?
200
To the rear - and - the action of burning.
What is backfire
200
2001 - This year marked the release of what major consumer product which influenced not only the technology market, but the music industry as well?
What is iPod
200
The first major engagement that Canadian soldiers faced in the Second World War was the defense of a British colony overseas. Which one?
What is Hong Kong?
200
On Jan 5th, 1998 vandals did this (specify) to Copenhagen's iconic Little Mermaid.
What is vandals decapitate Copenhagen's Little Mermaid
300
She is the Goddess of the hunt and the moon?
Who is Artemis?
300
Defensive military structure - and - the hours of darkness.
What is forthnight
300
2009 - Fear of a certain disease spread by the depicted animal was prevalent in this final year of the decade. Which of these hit the pandemic stage in 2009?
What is H5N1?
300
In 1939, this ship of Jewish refugees from Germany that had originally sailed for Havana appealed to the Canadian government to let them make harbour in Canada. Canada refused. (The Jews had been denied entry to Cuba and the United States, as well)
What is MS St. Louis?
300
On September 7th, 1998 this omnipresent internet company was founded.
What is Google (founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University).
400
This Goddess is usually considered to have been made from the foam of the sea?
Who is Aphrodite?
400
Long weapon with a point - and - a place where coins are made is a flavour
What is spearmint
400
2004 - On the day after Christmas, disaster struck when an undersea earthquake caused a tsunami in what region?
What is the Indian Ocean?
400
Canadians were the main assault force during Operation Jubilee. Where did this raid take place?
What is Dieppe?
400
On Oct 29th, 1988 this US Senator (a man) became the oldest person to go into space.
Who is 77-year old US Senator John Glenn (Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95)
500
Gaiea, Mother Earth, married this God -- God of the Sky/Heaven
Who is Uranus? (Uranus is connected with the night sky, and Váruṇa is the god of the sky and the celestial ocean, which is connected with the Milky Way. His daughter Lakshmi is said to have arisen from an ocean of milk, a myth similar to the myth of Aphrodite. Both Lakshmi and Aphrodite are associated with the planet Venus.)
500
Angry - and - shoelace knot is a weapon.
What is crossbow
500
2007 - Which landmark book by a billionaire British author was released in this year, breaking sales records for new literature?
What is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?
500
Germany was one of three Axis Powers (signers of the Tripartite Treaty). These were the other two.
What are Japan and Italy?
500
On March 5th, 1998 the Athena probe finds this on the moon that scientists say could provide fuel for rockets exploring solar system.
What is ice crystals mixed with soil ?