THS Fall 2020 Trivia Night Part II

Material World

100

This rock, found at Delphi, is actually a baby photo of what Greek god(dess)?

A)Athena
B)Hercules
C)Hephaestus
D)Zeus

D. Zeus

200

This reconstructed fresco depicts the most popular sport in what ancient culture?

A) Minoan
B) Mayan
C) Mycenean Greek
D)Neo-Assyrian

A. Minoan

300

This 12th century AD Indian icon displays the Vedic god of fire and heat, named

A)Sethlans
B)Agni
C) Kōjin
D)Logi

B. Agni

400

These pyramids are typical of the unique architectural styles native to what ancient culture? Hint: It’s not Egypt.

Nubia

500

This necklace, made by a modern artisan of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe (Martha’s Vineyard, MA) has beads from what New England shellfish deeply imbedded in Wampanoag culture?

Quahog

Royally *messed* up

100

On July 14, 1789, this infamous French royal wrote Rein (the French word for nothing) in his dairy, as he had caught nothing on his hunt for that day. Don’t worry though, the people of French eventually got him back in 1793.

Louis XVI

200

Theodosius II’s reign demonstrated the power Byzantine Empresses could wield over the imperial administration. However, one might say this fruit was more powerful than Theodosius’s wife, as she could be sent into a pseudo-exile because she regifted this fruit to Theodosius’s best friend, which hinted at an alleged affair. (We will accept two fruits as the story changes sometimes).

Melon or Apple

300

Richard the Third has received a supposed bad reputation from historians, as many claim that he imprisoned and later killed his nephews that true successors to the throne. Whether you believe this to be true or not, Richard certainly was not treated too well in death. Just recently historians/archeologists found his body buried under what?

A. Church B. A parking lot C. A Train Station D. A Tesco’s

B. Parking lot 

400

Angry with the plot of his son, the crown prince, and a close confidant, Hans Hermann von Katte to flee to England, this Royal father would behead Hermann von Katte right in front of the crown prince in an attempt to punish his own son. Who was this royal father?

a. Fredrick William I of Prussia b. Fredrick the Great of Prussia c. Maximillian I of the Holy Roman Empire d. Wilhelm I of the Germany Empire

a. Fredrick William I of Prussia

500

This Holy Roman Emperor is remembered for his ambition and military acumen, as well as creating the foundation for the modern German legal system. Despite his great successes, he drowned in a puddle while on crusade in the Holy Land. 

Frederick Barbarossa 

Peace

100

1. The state with the longest continuing period of peace and neutrality is ________.

A. Switzerland

B. Thailand

C. Sweden

D. Guam

C. Sweden

200

2. The Peace Corps was created to “promote world peace and friendship”. Which president established this organization?

A. Jimmy Carter

B. JFK

C. Gerald Ford

D. Harry Truman

B. JFK

300

3. The United States has been at peace for ___________ years total since its birth.

A. 21

B. 84

C. 102.5

D. 59

A. 21

400

4. The Pax Romana was a roughly 200-year-long period in Roman history marked by increased inner peace and stability. It started with _________ and was ended by _________. (Choose 2)

A. Accession of Commodus

B. Dissolution of Alexander the Great’s empire

C. Death of Marcus Aurelius

D. Murder of Julius Caesar

E. Accession of Caesar Augusts

F. Start of the Final War of the Roman Republic

C. Death of Marcus Aurelius

E. Accession of Caesar Augusts

500

5. Peaceful alliances through royal marriages have historically been beneficial to both parties involved. The marriages that brought together Phrygia/Lydia with Aeolian Greeks resulted in the transfer of new technologies into Ancient Greece, such as the ____________ and ___________. (Choose 2)

A. Minting of coinage

B. Water mill

C. Cartography

D. Phonetic written script

E. Gimbal

F. Central Heating

A. Minting of coinage

D. Phonetic written script

Explorers of the North

100

Roald Amudsen and his expedition were the first humans to reach the geographic south pole. From which country did they hail? 

A. England B. Germany C. Norway D. Sweden 

C. Norway

200

The Franklin expedition in 1845 was the last push to find a viable North West Passage. Name 1 of the two ships that took part in the expedition.

Erebus or Terror

300

Robert Peary is credited for ‘discovering’ the north pole, but which man in his expedition was actually the first person to set foot on the spot?

Matthew Henson

400

What was the name of the Antarctic island on which almost all of the men in the 1918 Shackelton expeditor were stranded?

Elephant Island

500

The ozone hole above Antarctica is a fairly well-known sign of climate change and human induced pollution. What year was this phenomenon discovered?

A. 1982 B. 1985 C. 1987 D. 1979

B. 1985

Latin America when it was cool

100

1. Which of the following communities trace their origins to the ancestral Chibchas?
   1. Tayrona and Muisca
   2. Emberá and Tahamies 
   3. Wayuu and San Agustín 
   4. Aburraes and Incas 

1. Tayrona and Muisca

200

Which of these epics is considered to be the sacred text of the K’iche Maya?

1. The stories of Si’Ahl 
2. Popol Vuh
3. Vilcabamba
4. Chilam Balam de Chumayel

2. Popol Vuh

300

In the Popo Vuh, the twins ____________ and  ___________ are invited to Xibalba (the Mayan underworld)… Where they are deceived and murdered by the lords of the underworld. 

1. Hunahpú and  Xbalanqué
2. Xipayacoc and Xmuxané
3. Hun bats and Hun Chuen
4. Hun Hunahpú and Vucub Hanahpú

4. Hun Hunahpú and Vucub Hanahpú

400

This is the first line of the Popol Vuh in original K´iche “ARE´ U XE´ OJER TZIJ” as a sacred book of the K´iche Maya, it says literally _______________. 

1. This is the root of the ancient world.
2. This is the chronicle of the beginning of the Maya. 
3. In the beginning there was the word and the word was God. 
4. These are the traditions of the place called Quiché. 

1. This is the root of the ancient world.

500

The stereotypes of cannibalism that have been imposed upon latin american communities are mostly false and exaggerated; however, certain communities did practice anthropomansia (the ritual consumption of human meat) because:

1. Their diet relied upon their cannibalistic practices, human meat was their only source of protein. 
2. They believed that via the consumption of human meat their souls would transcend their bodies and they could become celestial beings. 
3. They believed that, after battles, the sacrifice and shared consumption of their strongest warrior would strengthen their communal warring capacities.
4. The previous statement is false, as it is simply colonialist and settler propaganda to barbarize and dehumanize the native communities of latin america. 

3. They believed that, after battles, the sacrifice and shared consumption of their strongest warrior would strengthen their communal warring capacities.