Trivia

Sword Play

1.) In which of the Gospels did Christ say the equivalent of "He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword"?

• Matthew
• Mark
• Luke
• John

2.) Dionysius the Elder offered what courier a seat on his throne beneath a sword suspended by a thread?

• Uther
• Damocles
• Chella
• Agamemnon

3.) Which Shakespearean character stabbed King Claudius with a poisoned sword?

• Tybalt
• Earl of Douglas
• Hamlet
• Falstaff

4.) What martial arts form means literally "way of the sword"?

• Tai chi
• Tae bo
• Tae kwon do
• Kendo

5.) The name of what flower comes from the Latin for "little sword"?

• Gladiolus
• Chrysanthemum
• Gypsophila
• Rhododendron

6.) In a deck of playing cards, which King is stabbing himself with a sword?

• Diamonds
• Spades
• Clubs
• Hearts

7.) What Elton John song includes the lyric "You know I'm cold as a hired sword"?

• Rocket Man
• Bennie and the Jets
• I'm Still Standing
• I Feel Like a Bullet

8.) The motto of what U.S. state is translated as "By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty"?

• Massachusetts
• Rhode Island
• Kansas
• New Hampshire

9.) How many touches with the sword are normally required to win a standard epee fencing match?

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 7

10.) The hassapikos, or butcher's dance, is a communal sword dance from what country?

• Spain
• India
• Greece
• Scotland