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For all you Classics Geeks out there.
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1
Give a Definition of Classics
The study of Ancient literature
Ancient culture studies
The study of Ancient Rome and Greece
The study of history before AD
2
Who Painted this?
Raphael
Da Vinci
Botticelli
Rubens
3
The word ‘Problem’ comes from the Greek ‘pro’ and ‘ballein’, together meaning ‘to put forth’.
True
False
4
Virgil was a Greek poet…
False
True
5
What was Hera the god of?
Women and family
Marriage
Jealousy
Peacocks
6
Orpheus was Apollo’s son
False
True
7
What was Socrates renowned for researching?
Common Sense
How to make the perfect democracy
Critical thinking
The Republic
8
Who was the goddess of Chaos?
Menelaus
Peleus
Eris
Chaos (that’s Greek is it not?)
9
Another Joke one: Which is Alex’s favourite country?
Switzerland
USA!!!
France
Come on England!!!
10
Zeus’s roman counterpart was called Mars
True
False
11
Who is the King of Troy?
Priam
Telemachus
Archimedes
Paris
12
Which seeds from what fruit were eaten by Persephone in the underworld?
A lettuce has seeds, doesn’t it?
Banana
A Grapefruit
Pomegranate
13
Who is the Greek goddess of the Earth?
Geo
Geography
Gaia
Gea
14
How many books make up ‘The Iliad’?
30
24
15
12
15
How tall is Alex?
6Ft 1
6Ft 2
6 Ft 3
6Ft 2.5
16
Aristotle developed the first telescope…
False
True
17
Who was the Greek God of the sun?
Aérions
Hell
Demeter
Helios
18
What is Max’s favourite book?
Animal Farm
Fahrenheit 451
1984
Das Kapital
19
How many children did Poseidon father?
6
8 (relevant ones)
9 (that we know of…)
25
20
Who wrote ‘The Aeneid’?
…Van Dijk
Virgil
The Simpsons
Homer
21
What was Heracles’ 8th task?
Capture the Cretan Bull
Sealing the Mares of Diomedes
Capturing the Nemean Lion
Obtaining the cattle of Greyon
22
What was the time period of the conflict between the Gods and Titans in Greek mythology called?
The Athenian Tragedy
The Titanomachy
The Troubles
The Zeuso-Cronus wars
23
What was the day of Julius Caesar known as?
Ides of August
Ides of March
Ides of April
Ian tag
24
The ‘World Tree’ in Norse Mythology is called iggrfasyl
True
False
25
When were the hanging Gardens of Babylon built?
450 BC
600 BC
0 AD
50 AD
26
The Google Classroom code is 4tgrq3t…
True
False
27
Joke question: how many ‘s’s are there in Mississippi ?
3
3.5
5
4
28
When was the Olympics established?
550 BCE
1924
1896 AD
776 BC
29
When was Julius Caesar assassinated?
35 BCE
23 AD
44 AD
44 BC
30
Who is the protagonist of ‘The Aeneid’?
Aeneas
Turnus
Odysseus
Virgil
