Enemy Quiz

1. In the biblical account, David volunteers to face which Philistine champion?

2. A chronicle describes rival claims to the English throne symbolized by red and white roses. Which two houses are in conflict?

3. In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the White Witch’s rule is most directly opposed by which returning figure?

4. In Greek mythology, Zeus and the Olympians fight which earlier generation of divine rulers in the Titanomachy?

5. Hannibal crossed the Alps with his army during a war against which state?

6. Peter Pan repeatedly clashes with which pirate captain, recognizable by the hook replacing one hand?

7. Ishmael joins the Pequod and discovers that its captain is obsessed with pursuing which enemy?

8. A council concludes that the One Ring must be destroyed to end the power of which principal enemy in The Lord of the Rings?

9. A Shakespearean prince learns that his uncle murdered his father and seized both the throne and the queen. Who becomes the prince’s central adversary?

10. Which pair were the principal rival superpowers for most of the Cold War?

11. Dorothy’s journey threatens the ruler of the western part of Oz. Which adversary is this?

12. Beowulf reaches Heorot after hearing that which creature has repeatedly attacked the hall?

13. A consulting detective traces several crimes to the professor he calls the “Napoleon of Crime.” Who is this adversary?

14. In the Iliad, which Greek warrior kills the Trojan prince Hector?

15. Which two families sustain the feud surrounding Romeo and Juliet in Verona?

16. During World War II, Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States belonged to the coalition opposing which alliance?