Pandora’s Box
Hercules,
Hercules!
Who am I?
Odysseus
I’ve got that
Midas Touch!
1,000
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1,000
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5,000
5,000
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5,000
30,000
30,000
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40,000
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8,162x6
7,582x9
5,701x9
8,502x5
7,632x7
Who am I? 1,000 Points
• I have a very strange family… My dad
swallowed all of my brothers and sisters, so I
had to save them.
• I live in Mount Olympus and rule over the sky
and thunder.
•ZEUS
Who am I? 5,000 Points
• I am the Greek Myth version of the Bible’s Eve
• I don’t follow directions very well
• You can read my story and say “curiosity killed
the cat”
• PANDORA
Who am I? 30,000 Points
• Some of my character traits include selfish,
greedy and not-so-intelligent
• I once had donkey ears
• Gold is my favorite posession
• KING MIDAS
Who am I? 40,000 Points
• The gods never forgave me for my sins
• I tried to make up for them by completing 12
very difficult labors
• I am said to be clever
•HERCULES
Who am I? 48,972 Points
• I helped invent the first lady out of clay
• Zeus was pretty mad at me for stealing fire
• I ended up chained to a cliff for eagles to peck
at me
• PROMETHEUS
Odysseus: 1,000 Points
• What was the name of my ship?
• The Odyssey
Odysseus: 5,000 Points
• What war did my men and I win?
• The Trojan War
Odysseus: 30,000 Points
• How did I escape from the Cyclopes' cave?
• I escaped from the cave by hiding underneath
a sheep on his way out.
Odysseus: 40,000
• After I blinded the Cyclops, I made sure he
knew my name before I left. Which of the
following words could be used to describe
me?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Playful
Curious
Arrogant
Cautious
• C. Arrogant
Odysseus: 68,238 Points
• My wife Penelope was as clever as I was.
When others insisted she marry to name a
new king, she said she would pick a husband
as soon as she was done weaving. What did
she do to delay the unwanted marriage?
• Penelope unpicked the weaving each
night
King Midas: 1,000 Points
• I made a wish that everything I touched be
turned to…
• Gold
King Midas: 5,000
• There was a music contest between Apollo
and Pan. I was a judge of the contest and
voted for my friend even before listening to
either musician. What could best describe me
based on my actions?
• A. Clever
• B. Dishonest
• C. Truthful
• D. Lazy
• B. Dishonest
King Midas: 30,000
• I was quite embarrassed by my awful donkey
ears! What did I do in an attempt to hide my
ears?
• I wore a hat to cover up my
ears
King Midas: 40,000 Points
• When people or texts make an allusion to me,
such as, “He’s got the Midas Touch,” what do
they mean?
• Someone is lucky
• Someone is wealthy
• Everything that person does, he/she does well
King Midas: 51,309 Points
• At first, King Midas felt _________ when
anything he touched turned to gold. But when
his daughter touched him and she turned to
gold, he then felt____________.
• A. happy, excited
• B. helpless, disappointed
• C. ecstatic, unhappy
• D. happy, rejected
• C. ecstatic, unhappy
Pandora: 1,000
• I was made out of…
• Clay
Pandora: 5,000
• When I opened the box, I let out many evils
into the world. What were some of those
evils? Name at least 3.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Sickness
Death
Old Age
Disease
Fear
Misery
Jealousy
Pandora: 30,000
• When I opened the box and let all the evils
out into the world, what one item remained in
the box?
• Hope
Pandora: 40,000
• Who were my makers?
• Epimetheus and Prometheus
Pandora: 42,510
• People now-a-days allude to my story by
saying, “You’re opening a Pandora’s box!”
What do they mean when saying this?
• To open a “Pandora’s Box” means:
– To unleash evil into the world
– To set yourself up for trouble
– To let things get out of hand
Hercules: 1,000 Points
• In order to be forgiven of my sins, I had to
complete 12 labors. What were the sins I
needed to be forgiven for?
• Killing my family
Hercules: 5,000
• I was tasked with the job of cleaning up gross
animal dung. What did I do to make this job
easier for myself?
• A. I asked 3 friends to help
• B. I created a dam to wash away the dung
• C. I was not able to clean up the dung
• D. I loaded the dung onto the backs of the
animals and they carried it away
• B. I created a dam to wash away the
dung.
Hercules: 30,000
• How did Hercules kill the Hydra if every time
he cut off one head, two more grew in its
place?
• Whenever Hercules cut off one head, he
singed (burned) it so a new one could not
regrow.
Hercules: 40,000
One of the tasks of Hercules was to bring fruit
from the forbidden garden. How did Hercules
accomplish this?
• Hercules asked the giant Atlas to get the fruit
for him. He said he would hold up the sky for
Atlas while he was gone.
Hercules: 53,424
• After breaking his leg and not being able to
practice for the weeks leading up to tryouts,
Alex exhibited a herculean effort and still
made the team. What is meant by a
“herculean effort”?
• Alex showed a great amount of effort in order
to make the team he tried out for