with your host, mrs. fine!

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I’ve got that Midas

Touch!

Pandora’s Box

Hercules,

Hercules!

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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.PlayfulB.CuriousC.ArrogantD.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