Oedipus the King

Reviewer for English Quiz Bee PSHS G10 Q1

Oedipus

Who became the King of Thebes? (After the other King of Thebes dies)

Jocasta

What is the name of Oedipus’ Wife? (Tapos nanay niya pala huhu)

Creon

Who is Oedipus’ Brother-in-Law? (Tito niya rin ‘to naurrr)

Teiresias

Who was the Old Blind Prophet? (Yung nag spill kay Oedipus na siya yung killer ng King of Thebes at si Oedipus rin yung ‘cause ng “doom” of Thebes. Nagalit tuloy si Oedipus at inutusan niya yung guards na paalisin siya. Bro has anger issues fr.)

Cadmus

Who is the Mythical Founder and the First King of Thebes?

Thebes

What is the city in central Greece where the play mainly takes place?

Suppliant Crowns

What were the wreaths worn by people who ask favors of the gods?

Suppliant Garlands

What were the branches wound in wool that were placed on the altar and left there until the suppliant’s request was granted?

Double Shrine of Pallas

What is the Two Temples of Athena called?

Temple of Apollo

What temple is located by Ismenus, the Theban river, where the priests studied patterns in the ashes of sacrificial victims to foretell the future. (The temple where Isemenus gives oracles by fire)?

Mount Cithaeron

What is the mountain near Thebes on which Oedipus was abandoned as an infant?

Sphinx

Who was the winged female monster at Thebes that ate the people who fail to decipher her riddle?

Pythian Temple

What is the shrine of Apollo at Delphi that is located below Mount Parnassus in central Greece?

Sprigs of Fruitful Laurel

What is the crown of laurel that signified good news? (Laurel symbolized triumph)

King Phoebus Apollo

Who is referred to as the God of the Sun and Delian Healer?

King Laius

Who was the King of Thebes before Oedipus? (Is also Oedipus’ biological father qwq)

King Polybus and Queen Merope of the city of Corinth

Who are the adoptive parents of Oedipus?