Which of the goddesses was awarded the golden apple by Paris?

1. Which of the goddesses was awarded the golden apple by Paris? Category 1: $100: A

2. Aphrodite Category 1: $100: Q

3. Who changed Odysseus’s men into pigs? Category 1: $200: A

4. Circe Category 1: $200: Q

5. Who keeps Odysseus a prisoner for seven years? Category 1: $300: A

6. Calypso Category 1: $300: Q

7. Since Odysseus is known for his craftiness and cunning, it is only fitting that this god/goddess of war is on his side throughout the war and on his journey home. . . Category 1: $400: A

8. Athena Category 1: $400: Q

9. This King of Sparta’s wife is stolen from him by Paris, causing him to gather Greek warriors and go to war in Troy. Category 1: $500: A

10. Menelaus Category 1: $500: Q

11. Which crew member was more cautious than Odysseus and the rest of the crew? Category 2: $100: A

12. Eurylochus Category 2: $100: Q

13. Who is Menelaus’s wife? A.K.A. “The face that launched a thousand ships” Category 2: $200: A

14. Helen of Troy Category 2: $200: Q

15. What does Odysseus put in his men’s ears to keep out the sound of the sirens? Category 2: $300: A

16. wax Category 2: $300: Q

17. What gift does King Aeolus give to Odysseus? Category 2: $400: A

18. Bag of Winds Category 2: $400: Q

19. Daily Double!!! What supreme ordeal on Odysseus’ journey causes the rest of him men to be killed and strands Odysseus alone on an island? Category 2: $500: A

20. Sacrifice of Cattle on Island of Sun god (despite Zeus’ warning!) Category 2: $500: Q

21. What was the Cyclops’ gift for Odysseus in exchange for the wine? Category 3: $100: A

22. He would eat Odysseus last. Category 3: $100: Q

23. Who does the Cyclops believe has injured him and tricked him? Category 3: $200: A

24. “Nohbdy” Category 3: $200: Q

25. Despite the danger, Odysseus desperately wanted to hear their song. Who are they? Category 3: $300: A

26. The Sirens Category 3: $300: Q

27. What is this Monster’s NAME? Category 3: $400: A

28. Polyphemus Category 3: $400: Q

29. What giant cannibals destroy all but one of Odysseus’s ships? Category 3: $500: A

30. Laestrygonians Category 3: $500: Q

31. When Odysseus leaves the land of the Cyclopes, he almost loses many more of his men because of . . . Category 4: $100: A

32. . . .his taunting of Polyphemus. Category 4: $100: Q

33. Who does Odysseus fight once he returns home to Ithaca? Category 4: $200: A

34. Suitors of Penelope Category 4: $200: Q

35. On this island the people showed no will to do Odysseus harm, but only offered to share their sweet food. The only problem was that the men didn’t want to leave. Where is this? Category 4: $300: A

36. The Land of the Lotus Eaters Category 4: $300: Q

37. Paris and Hector are both princes of this city/state. Category 4: $400: A

38. Troy Category 4: $400: Q

39. Where is Odysseus’s palace? Category 4: $500: A

40. Ithaca Category 4: $500: Q

41. Which is the whirlpool, Scylla or Charybdis? Category 5: $100: A

42. Charybdis Category 5: $100: Q

43. TRUE or FALSE: Despite his cleverness, Odysseus was incredibly reckless; he is willing to risk his life and the lives of his men in order to experience as much of life as possible. Category 5: $200: A

44. TRUE: Name one example of the recklessness of his behavior to earn the point. Category 5: $200: Q

45. Odysseus proved his cleverness and trickery with what famous strategy at Troy? Category 5: $300: A

46. Category 5: $300: Q

47. What happens to Eurolochus’ men when they drank Circe’s wine? Category 5: $400: A

48. They were changed into swine. Category 5: $400: Q

49. What is the difference between prose and verse? Category 5: $500: A

50. Prose is paragraphs while verse looks like poetry with line breaks. Category 5: $500: Q