THIS IS
With Host... Your
Beowulf Part I Beowulf Part II Seafarer & Beowulf Misc. Anglo- Saxon History Jones Misc Australian Animals
Who is Grendel a descendent of? A 100
Cain, first Biblical murderer (killed brother, Abel) A 100
Why must Beowulf battle Grendel with his bare hands? A 200
Grendel had magically made all weapons useless against him.
In Beowulf’s fight to the death with Grendel’s mother, what piece of equipment saves his life? A 300
Woven mail shirt A 300
How does Grendel’s mother exact revenge? A 400
Kills Hrothgar’s best friend A 400
Why does Beowulf chop and carry Grendel’s head back to Herot/Hrothgar? A 500
He needs proof A 500
How many years did Beowulf reign peacefully? B 100
50 years B 100
How does Beowulf die? B 200
Unaided by most of the warriors, Beowulf is killed as he and Wiglaf fight the dragon. B 200
What last thoughts does Beowulf express as he is dying? B 300
A desire for respect and pride in his ability to protect his people. B 300
Beowulf tells Wiglaf that he wants his burned-out funeral pyre to be a... ? B 400
Reminder to his people of his greatness. B 400
Herot and Beowulf are associated with good/light, and Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and their lair are associated with/symbolized by... ? B 500
Evil and darkness B 500
What type of literature is “The Seafarer”? C 100
elegy C 100
What does a dragon’s hoard usually symbolize in Old and Middle English Literature? C 200
Spiritual death or corruptness C 200
The setting of most of Beowulf takes place in the land of the _____. C 300
Danes C 300
DAILY DOUBLE C 400 DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager
What is an epic? C 400
A long, narrative poem involving a hero C 400
What does Beowulf look like? C 500
No physical description is given. C 500
What is wergild? D 100
Blood payment/ concept of reprisal and reparation D 100
What are the dates of the Anglo-Saxon Period? D 200
D 200
Beowulf is the first great work of ______ literature. D 300
English D 300
Anglo-Saxon scops held an honored position in society primarily because they-- D 400
Preserved heroic deeds in the collective memory D 400
Great Britain has been invaded and settled by all of the following peoples except- Romans, Vikings, Normans, Greeks D 500
Greeks D 500
Jones asks that students always use ___ or ___ ink pen on all assignments (one exception is when using a ____.) E 100
Blue, black, scantron (need pencil for scantron) E 100
When handwriting essays, notes, or journaling, Jones asks that students not write on the ____ of paper. E 200
back E 200
What sign language symbol does Jones ask students to use when asking to go to the restroom? E 300
“R” for “I need to use the restroom.” E 300
What are the five rules? E 400
Prepared, punctual, productive, respectful, and responsible E 400
Beowulf is an epic written by ____________ E 500
We do not know. Anonymous author E 500
The classification of Mammals with pouches F 100
What are Maruspials? F 100
Australia has the largest population of...? F 200
What are wild single-hump camels? F 200
Out of the top 25 deadliest snakes, Australia has ___? F 300
What are 20 deadliest snakes? F 300
This Australian island is the home of a devil and a wolf F 400
What is Tasmania? F 400
Although the National Bird of New Zealand, it is also indigenous to Australia F 500
What is the Kiwi? F 500
The Final Jeopardy Category is: Anglo-Saxon History Please record your wager. Click on screen to begin
What is Sutton Hoo, and why is it important? Click on screen to continue
A place in England where an Anglo-Saxon ship was excavated; it changed our perception of the Anglo-Saxons: they were not as primitive as we had thought. Click on screen to continue
Thank You for Playing Jeopardy! (And don’t forget to study, study, study for the TEST!)