Jeopardy
Beowulf
Crazy
Creatures
It starts
with H
Weapons
of Choice
Places of
Interest
Mr. J
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The Battle
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Links to
the real
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The
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Terms…
yep. Just
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Staff Stuff
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Question:
• Create a kenning to describe one of the
staff members here at BW.
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This creature tormented Heorot Hall night
after night.
– Grendel
1-1-100
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She was the second creature to attack
Hrothgar’s people.
– Grendel’s Mom
1-1-200
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In Beowulf’s homeland, a servant steals this
and causes a dragon to become angry.
• Golden goblet
1-1-300
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Beowulf killed these when he swam against
Brecca.
• Sea Monsters
1-1-400
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Grendel attacked Heorot Hall for this many
years.
– 12
1-1-500
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This was the name of the hall.
• Heorot Hall
1-2-100
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He was the builder of Heorot Hall.
• Hrothgar
1-2-200
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This was what Beowulf lived by.
• Heroic Code
1-2-300
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Hrothgar’s father.
• Halfdane
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He was Beowulf’s uncle. He was also a king.
• Hygelac
1-2-500
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Beowulf used these weapons to kill Grendel.
• His bare hands (I believe they were called
thunder and lightning)
1-3-100
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Beowulf found this in Grendel’s mom’s cave
and killed her.
• Sword
1-3-200
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Beowulf used this to keep safe from the
dragon’s fire.
• Shield
1-3-300
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The dragon kills Beowulf with this type of
bite.
• Poisonous bite to the shoulder
1-3-400
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This was the name of the sword Unferth
gave to Beowulf.
– Hrunting
1-3-500
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Beowulf’s home country was called this.
• Geatland
1-4-100
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Grendel’s mom’s home area was symbolic of
this place.
• Hell
1-4-200
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Hrothgar’s kingdom was located in this
country.
• Daneland or Denmark
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Grendel’s arm was temporarily hung in this
place. Then his mom took it.
• Heorot Hall
1-4-400
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In today’s world, Geatland is basically
known as this country.
• Sweden
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Mr. Jourdeans has this many sons.
•2
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Mr. Jourdeans was in these two sports in
college.
• Track and Cross Country
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1-5-300
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Mr. J’s wife does this for a living.
• Teacher at SCC
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Mr. J had a crush on this superhero when he
was young.
• Wonder Woman
1-5-500
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Beowulf defeats Grendel by ripping this off.
• Grendel’s arm
2-1-200
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Shield Sheafson was a wrecker of these.
• Mead-benches
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Beowulf chopped these two characters’
heads off. Yum!
• Grendel and his mommy
2-1-600
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He beat Beowulf in a swimming match.
• Brecca
2-1-800
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He was the only one to help Beowulf defeat
the dragon. Everyone else took
off…wimps.
• Wiglaf
2-1-1000
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This religion believes in many gods. It was
not the emphasis of the poem.
• Pagan (or polytheistic)
– Christianity was a focus of the poem
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The story was initially passed between
people via this medium.
• Spoken word
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Beowulf was written in approximately this
year.
• 1000 AD
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Beowulf takes place in approximately this
century.
• 5th
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Beowulf is considered the first of these in
the English language.
• Epic poem
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All the H-names were an example of this.
• Alliteration—the repetition of consonant
sounds at the beginning of words
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Comparing using like or as.
• Simile
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A hint of what is to come is
called this.
• Foreshadowing
2-3-600
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“He is a pig” is an example of this.
• Metaphor
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Sky-Roamer or bone-cage are examples of
this literary device.
• Kenning
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A lesson about life that can be learned from
a story.
• Theme
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This is the path to power among people
everywhere.
• Behavior that is admired
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The use of an object to represent or suggest
another.
– Symbolism
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A long poem that tells a story is called this.
• Epic poem
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• A person who, through strong contrast,
emphasizes or enhances the distinctive
characteristics of another
– Foil
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He used to teach and coach in New
Richmond.
• Mr. Russell
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He is the head baseball coach.
• Mr. Hush
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He was Homecoming King in 1994 and
graduated from St. Cloud State in 2000.
• Mr. Sell
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This teacher spent one month teaching in
the Grenada Islands as part of his
multicultural education exchange .
• Mr. Peterson
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This teacher has a slight fear of heights, but
went sky-diving anyway.
• Mr. Jourdeans
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