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    The document is a jeopardy-style game about characters, places, and events in Homer's Odyssey. It contains questions ranging from 100 to 1000 points on topics like the major gods, locations visited by Odysseus, people he encounters on his journey, and plot details. The highest-scoring questions focus on themes like Zeus' lineage, the aftermath of the Trojan War, and contextualizing the time period in which the Odyssey is set.

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    The document is a jeopardy-style game about characters, places, and events in Homer's Odyssey. It contains questions ranging from 100 to 1000 points on topics like the major gods, locations visited by Odysseus, people he encounters on his journey, and plot details. The highest-scoring questions focus on themes like Zeus' lineage, the aftermath of the Trojan War, and contextualizing the time period in which the Odyssey is set.

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    Odyssey Jeopardy

    100
    1. Who is Odysseus’ chief advocate among the gods? Athena
    2. Who is his chief nemesis? Poseidon
    3. What is the name of the Cyclops? Polyphemus
    4. What is the name of the whirlpool? Charybdis
    5. Who is the king of the gods? Zeus
    6. Who is the “author” of the poem? Homer
    7. What is the name of the sea nymphs who lure sailors to the deaths? Sirens
    8. Who is Odysseus’ son? Telemachus
    9. Odysseus is the king of which city? Ithaca
    10. Who is the rudest suitor? Antinuous

    200
    11. What is the name of the plant that makes the eater want to do nothing? Lotus
    12. What is Helios’ other name? Apollo
    13. Who is the most respectful suitor? Eurymachus
    14. How long did the Trojan War last? 10 years
    15. What name did Odysseus use to trick the Cyclops? Nohbdy
    16. How long was Odysseus with Calypso? 5 years
    17. Why was the Cyclops surprised to find out that he was blinded by Odysseus? He
    was so small
    18. How many heads does Scylla have? 6
    19. How does Odysseus escape from the Cyclops? Hides under sheep
    20. In the test of the bow, how many axes were there? 12 **

    300
    21. Who is Odysseus’ father? Laertes
    22. Who is the blind prophet in the underworld? Tiresias
    23. Where does Circe live? Aeaea
    24. What type of liquor puts the Cyclops to sleep? Brandy
    25. What is Odysseus’ “fatal flaw”? Hubris
    26. What is the word for giving back exactly what you take? Restitution
    27. What is the word for getting exactly what you deserve? Reciprocity
    28. What kind of tree makes up Odysseus’ bed? Olive
    29. What is the climax of “Death in the Hall”? Antinuous getting killed
    30. How does Penelope keep the suitors at bay for 3-4 years? Weaving/unweaving
    shroud
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    31. Who is Penelope’s housekeeper? Eurynome
    32. Name the immortals who inspire artists to create. Muses
    33. What is Zeus’ father’s name? Chronus
    34. What is the Greek word for household? Oikos
    35. Who is the mutinous crewmember on Odysseus’ ship? Eurylochus
    36. Name the poem that Homer composed before The Odyssey. The Iliad
    37. Where was Tiresias banished to? Hades
    38. Who is Zeus’ wife? Hera
    39. Who is the messenger of the gods? Hermes
    40. Who did Odysseus tell the story of the Cyclops to? Phaecians

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    41. Who did Odysseus shelter with when he returned home? Eumaeus
    42. What color is Odysseus’ bed? Crimson
    43. Who is the suitor that Telemachus kills? Amphinomus
    44. Define revelry. The sounds of celebration
    45. Who is the faithful nurse? Eurycleia
    46. Who leads the Greek armies in the Trojan War? Agamemnon
    47. How did the Greeks breach the walls of Troy? Trojan Horse
    48. How many sheep transported each man? Three **
    49. What did Eurymachus want to give to Odysseus? 20 oxen, gold, bronze
    50. Define aloof. Cold and impersonal

    1000
    51. What race is Zeus’ father? Titan
    52. Who wrote Siren Song? Margaret Atwood
    53. Who is Antinuous’ father? Eupeithes
    54. What historical era is The Odyssey set in? Mycenaean
    55. What is the last line of Siren Song? Works every time.
    56. What city is Tiresias from? Thebes
    57. Who gives Odysseus the powerful liquor? Maron
    58. What is Athena’s full title? Pallas
    59. How are Cyclops’ sheep grouped? By age
    60. What is the job title of a person who feathers arrows? Fletcher

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