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Let’s play…
By:Krishi Dudhia & Eleana Pardo
BEOWULF JEOPARDY!
Contestant Panel
Unferth HrothgarBeowulf Wealtheow
Grendel Grendel’s Mother
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300 400 400 300 300
100 200 200 100 100
900 900 1000 1000 900 900
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Kennings Characters Plot EventsHistory/Religion Artifacts
Tough Questions
THE FINAL QUESTION
100-KENNINGS-100
What does the kenning “battle-sarks” mean?“Their battle-sarks rattled, the gear of the heroes.”
(Chapter 6, line 9)
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Answer: Battle equipment
300-KENNINGS-300
What does the kenning “doughty-in-battle” mean?“The wave-current swallowed the doughty-in-battle.”
(Chapter 23, line 22)
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Answer: Brave in battle
500-KENNINGS-500
What does the kenning “table-companions” mean?“He slew in anger his table-companions, trustworthy
counsellors.”(Chapter 25, line 63)
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Answer: Friends
700-KENNINGS-700
Who is being described by the kenning “gold-giver”? Who is the “gold-giver”?
“The bloody-toothed murderer, mindful of evils, wish to escape from the gold-giver’s palace.”
(Chapter 30, line 50)
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Answer: Hrothgar
900-KENNINGS-900
What does the kenning “noble-born” mean?“A noble-born Daneman the knights should be
feasting.” (Chapter 30, line 4)
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Answer: Born to nobility such as a king or prince
100- CHARACTERS-100
Who was the presumptuous character who insulted Beowulf?
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Answer: Unferth
300- CHARACTERS-300
Which character was a king’s best friend and was killed by a motherly monster?
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Answer: Æschere
500- CHARACTERS-500
Who is the father of Beowulf?
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Answer: Ecgtheow
700- CHARACTERS-700
Who is the son of Higelac?
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Answer: Heardred
900- CHARACTERS-900
What is the name of King Hrothgar’s son?
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Answer: Hrothulf
200-TOUGH QUESTIONS-200
Why wasn’t Beowulf written before the 6th-8th century?
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Answer: It was oral tradition
400-TOUGH QUESTIONS-400
What was the name of Unferth’s sword?
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Answer: Hrunting
600-TOUGH QUESTIONS-600
What is the name of Hrethel’s son that was killed by his brother?
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Answer: Herebald
800-TOUGH QUESTIONS-800
When telling stories after Beowulf defeated Grendel, the story of Finn came up. What was the name of
Finn’s wife and his general?
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Answer: His wife was Hildeburg and the general was Hnæf
1000-TOUGH QUESTIONS-1000
What is the significance of the number 8 in Christianity?
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Answer: It relates to the writings in the New Testament which were only penned by 8 men
(Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, James, Peter, Jude, Paul)
"The Basics of Numerology." About Religion. Web. 19 Mar. 2015. <http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/faq/f/GetStarted.htm>.
DAILY DOUBLE!!
200-HISTORY/RELIGION-200
How did the Christianity references come into the original Pagan Beowulf story?
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Answer: The monk who put Beowulf on paper added Christianity references
400-HISTORY/RELIGION-400
What is the importance of lineage in the Anglo Saxon times?
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Answer: It determined who you were, your friends, and who you owed favors to through comitatus
600-HISTORY/RELIGION-600
What is the significance of the number 4 in Pagan?
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Answer: It relates to the four elements, four seasons, and the four cardinal directions
800-HISTORY/RELIGION-800
What are qualities of an Anglo-Saxon hero?
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Answer: Bravery and loyalty
1000-HISTORY/RELIGION-1000
Whose library containing an original manuscript of Beowulf burned?
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Answer: Robert Cotton
100-ARTIFACTS-100
What was the item that killed Grendel’s mother?
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Answer: The giant sword
300-ARTIFACTS-300
How many horses did Hrothgar present to Beowulf?
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Answer: Eight horses
500-ARTIFACTS-500
What did Beowulf bring back from his battle with Grendel’s mother?
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Answer: The sword hilt and Grendel’s head
700-ARTIFACTS-700
Who stole the dragon’s jewel beaker?
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Answer: A servant
900-ARTIFACTS-900
The necklace given to Beowulf by Wealtheow in this story is the mythological Brisingamen necklace. For
whom did the dwarfs make the necklace?
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Answer: Freya
100-PLOT EVENTS-100
What is the name of Beowulf’s friend who defeated him in a swimming match?
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Answer: Breca
300-PLOT EVENTS-300
Who greeted Beowulf and his companions when they first came to Daneland?
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Answer: A Danish coast guard
500-PLOT EVENTS-500
How many days did it take Beowulf to swim, fight Grendel’s mother, and then come back to the
surface?
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Answer: About 1 day and 9 hours
700-PLOT EVENTS-700
Who is the companion who supports Beowulf in the battle with the dragon?
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Answer: Wiglaf
900-PLOT EVENTS-900
How many days does it take for the Geats to build Beowulf’s Barrow?
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Answer: 10 days
FINAL QUESTION
Please write down your wagers now. No wager can exceed $1000.
Write down your name, fold the paper, and hand it in to Krishi.
And now…The moment we’ve all been waiting for…The final question is…
Who was Yrmenlaf?(He was included in chapter 21 on lines 3-4)
FINAL QUESTION
Please hand your answer into Krishi right now and we will look through them.
And the answer is…
Yrmenlaf is Æschere’s younger brother!
“Dead is Æschere, Yrmenlaf’s brother, older than he…” (chap. 21, lines 3-4)
The winner is…
BEOWULF
ENDING
GRENDEL
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HROTHGAR
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GRENDEL’S MOTHER
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UNFERTH
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WEALTHEOW
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Thank you for playing…
BEOWULF JEOPARDY!
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