Mythology

Question 1

Apollonian

Answer 1

Harmonious, ordered, rational, calm.

Question 2

bacchanalian

Answer 2

Frenzied, orgiastic.

Question 3

delphic

Answer 3

Unclear, ambiguous, or confusing.

Question 4

Dionysian

Answer 4

Frenzied, delirious.

Question 5

jovial

Answer 5

Jolly, good-natured.

Question 6

mercurial

Answer 6

Having rapid and unpredictable changes of mood.

Question 7

Olympian

Answer 7

Lofty, superior, and detached.

Question 8

venereal

Answer 8

Having to do with sexual intercourse or diseases transmitted by it.

Question 9

calypso

Answer 9

A folk song or style of singing of West Indian origin that has a lively rhythm and words that are often made up by the singer.

Question 10

odyssey

Answer 10

(1) A long, wandering journey full of trials and adventures. (2) A spiritual journey or quest.

Question 11

palladium

Answer 11

A precious, silver-white metal related to platinum that is used in electrical contacts and as an alloy with gold to form white gold.

Question 12

Penelope

Answer 12

A modest domestic wife.

Question 13

procrustean

Answer 13

Ruthlessly disregarding individual differences or special circumstances.

Question 14

protean

Answer 14

(1) Displaying great versatility or variety. (2) Able to take on many different forms or natures.

Question 15

sibyl

Answer 15

A female prophet or fortune-teller.

Question 16

siren

Answer 16

A woman who tempts men with bewitching sweetness.

Question 17

arachnid

Answer 17

A member of the class Arachnida, which principally includes animals with four pairs of legs and no antennae, such as spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks.

Question 18

calliope

Answer 18

A musical instrument similar to an organ in which whistles are sounded by steam or compressed air.

Question 19

dryad

Answer 19

A wood nymph.

Question 20

fauna

Answer 20

Animal life, especially the animals that live naturally in a given area or environment.

Question 21

flora

Answer 21

Plant life, especially the flowering plants that live naturally in a specific area or environment.

Question 22

herculean

Answer 22

(1) Extremely strong. (2) Extremely extensive, intense, or difficult.

Question 23

Pandora’s box

Answer 23

A source of many troubles.

Question 24

Scylla and Charybdis

Answer 24

Two equally dangerous alternatives.

Question 25

cereal

Answer 25

(1) A plant that produces grain that can be eaten as food, or the grain it produces. (2) The food made from grain.

Question 26

Junoesque

Answer 26

Having mature, poised, and dignified beauty.

Question 27

martial

Answer 27

Having to do with war and military life.

Question 28

Promethean

Answer 28

New or creative in a daring way.

Question 29

Sisyphean

Answer 29

Endless and difficult, involving many disappointments.

Question 30

titanic

Answer 30

Having great size, strength, or power; colossal.

Question 31

Triton

Answer 31

(1) A being with a human upper body and the lower body of a fish; a merman. (2) Any of various large mollusks with a heavy, conical shell.

Question 32

vulcanize

Answer 32

To treat crude or synthetic rubber or plastic so that it becomes elastic and strong and resists decay.