Heroes of Troy

Question 1

Achilles

Answer 1

Team: Greeks
Position: Greek soldier; King of Myrmidos
Key quality: Fighting skills
Key detail: His mother dipped him in the river Styx to make him immortal

Question 2

Agamemnon

Answer 2

Team: Greeks
Position: General of Greek army; King of Mycenea
Key quality: Most powerful king of Greece
Key detail: Sacrificed his daughter in order to allow the Greek fleet to sail

Question 3

Ajax

Answer 3

Team: Greeks
Position: Greek soldier
Key quality: Strongest and bravest soldier of all Greek soldiers
Key detail: Cousin of Achilles

Question 4

Odysseus

Answer 4

Team: Greeks
Position: King of Ithaca and general of their army
Key quality: Cunning
Key detail: Has to leave his newly born son, Telemachus, in order to fight in the Trojan War

Question 5

Patroclus

Answer 5

Team: Greeks
Position: One of the Myrmidons under Achille’s command
Key quality: A skilful fighter
Key detail: Best friends with Achilles

Question 6

Thetis

Answer 6

Team: Greeks
Position: Sea-nymph
Key quality: Mother of Achilles
Key detail: The golden apple was left on her weeding

Question 7

Idomeneus

Answer 7

Team: Greeks
Position: Cretan commander
Key quality: Trusted advisor of Agamemnon and key fighter
Key detail: Grandson of Minos (whose wife gave birth to the minotaur)

Question 8

Menelaus

Answer 8

Team: Greeks
Position: King of Sparta; General of Spartan army
Key quality: Displays impressive fighting skills
Key detail: Was married to Helen before Paris eloped her

Question 9

Nestor

Answer 9

Team: Greeks
Position: Leads the army of Pylos
Key quality: Offers good advice
Key detail: Was said to be 110 at the start of Trojan War

Question 10

Andromache

Answer 10

Team: Trojans
Position: Wife of Hector
Key quality: Dutiful wife and mother
Key detail: Looks after her baby son, Astyanax

Question 11

Briseis

Answer 11

Team: Trojans
Position: Trojan Princess
Key quality:
Key detail: The girl at the centre of Achilles’ falling out with Agamemnon

Question 12

Hector

Answer 12

Team: Trojans
Position: Trojan warrior
Key quality: Bravest fighter of all Trojan fighters
Key detail: Leads the Trojan army as well as being model father and husband

Question 13

Helen

Answer 13

Team: Trojans
Position: Paris “wife”; used to be married to Menelaus
Key quality: Her beauty
Key detail: The face that launched a 1000 ships, but Menelaus wanted to kill her

Question 14

Paris

Answer 14

Team: Trojans
Position: Trojan prince
Key quality: Unskilled and cowardly as warrior
Key detail: Gave Aphrodite the golden apple to start the Trojan War

Question 15

Priam

Answer 15

Team: Trojans
Position: King of Troy
Key quality:
Key detail: Father of 50 sons, including Paris and Hector