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1-100 Loyalty, Generosity, Bravery and this quality were an integral part of Anglo- Saxon life.

1-100A What is friendship?

1-200 These were the settlers of what is now known as England.

1-200A Who are Celts?

1-300 The Angles and Saxons unified under this king to fight the Danes.

1-300A Who is King Alfred?

1-400 These places were often places to keep literature and became places of learning.

1-400A What are monasteries?

1-500 This religion was introduced in Britain before the Anglo- Saxon invasion.

1-500A What is Christianity?

This warrior remains loyal to his king in a perilous battle.

2-100A Who is Wiglaf?

2-200 This character is a descendant of Cain.

2-200A Who is Grendel?

2-300 This Danish King mourns the loss of his best friend.

2-300A Who is Hrothgar?

2-400 This character is Beowulf’s king.

2-400A Who is Higlac?

2-500 This character died in battle.

2-500A Who is Beowulf?

This character said, “Hail, Hrothgar! Higlac is my cousin and my king.”

3-100A Who is Beowulf?

3-200 This character said “I’d rather burn myself than see flames swirling around my lord.”

3-200A Who is Wiglac?

3-300 This character said, “Take what I leave, lead my people, help them.”

3-300A Who is Beowulf?

3-400 This character said, “Purge Herot and your ship will sail home with its treasure-holds full.”

3-400A Who is Hrothgar?

3-500 This person described the lake of fire where Grendel’s mother lived, an allusion to Hell.

3-500A Who is Hrothgar? (narrator or bard is also acceptable)

Hrunting is useless against this foe.

4-100A Who is Grendel’s mother?

4-200 This cannibal hates joyous sounds.

4-200A Who is Grendel?

4-300 This character doubts Beowulf’s skill as a warrior.

4-300A Who is Unferth?

4-400 This enemy is killed with a sword forged by giants.

4-400A Who is Grendel’s mother?

4-500 This character is a “shepherd of evil.”

4-500A Who is Grendel?

Beowulf was originally recorded in this language.

5-100A What is Old English?

5-200 This term was used to describe an Anglo- Saxon poet.

5-200A What is a bard?

5-300 This beverage could be made from honey or wheat.

5-300A What is mead?

5-400 Grendel kills this number of men in his first attack against Herot.

5-400A What is thirty?

5-500 This character hopes to achieve earthly fame and owes a debt of gratitude.

5-500A Who is Beowulf?

The Anglo-Saxon religion was a mixture of these two religions.

6-100A What are mythology and Christianity?

6-200 Grendel invades this mead hall.

6-200A What is Herot?

6-300 Beowulf defeats Grendel with this weapon.

6-300A What are his own hands?

6-400 This item saves Beowulf when Grendel’s mother stabs him.

6-400A What is chain mail?

6-500 This prize is taken by Beowulf after killing Grendel’s mother.

6-500A What is Grendel’s head?

This action motivates all three antagonists.

What is revenge?

Daily Double Round 1