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1. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.

a. False
b. !True

2. Which Greek amp; Roman god was known as the god of music, truth and prophecy,
healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, and more?
a. Athena
b. !Apollo
c. Aphrodite
d. Artemis

3. Rannamaari was a sea demon that haunted the people of the Maldives and had to be
appeased monthly with the sacrifice of a virgin girl.
a. False
b. !True

4. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of harvest.


a. True
b. !False

5. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?


a. Anhur
b. Ra
c. Horus
d. !Set

6. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?


a. Pegasus
b. Gorgon
c. Minotaur
d. !Centaur

7. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. !Spider
b. Wild dog
c. Monkey
d. Crocodile

8. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. Hawaii
b. Fiji
c. Vanuatu
d. !New Zealand

9. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. Honor
b. Courage
c. !Victory
d. Strength

10. What is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?


a. Hades
b. !Thanatos
c. Tartarus
d. Moros

1. According to Algonquian folklore, how does one transform into a Wendigo?


a. Excessive mutilation of animal
corpses.
b. Performing a ritual involving
murder.
c. Drinking the blood of many slain
animals.
d. !Participating in cannibalism.

2. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. Zeus
b. Demeter
c. !Apollo
d. Athena

3. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. !Orpheus
b. Daedalus
c. Perseus
d. Hercules

4. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?


a. Demeter
b. Hephaestus
c. !Dionysus
d. Apollo

5. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?


a. !Centaur
b. Gorgon
c. Minotaur
d. Pegasus

6. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?


a. !039;Oro
b. Hina
c. Mui
d. Kohara

7. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.


a. !Tree
b. Castle
c. Mountain
d. Temple

8. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. Strength
b. !Victory
c. Honor
d. Courage

9. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?


a. Asmund
b. Ake
c. !Ask
d. Asger

10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as
cheese making and bee keeping.
a. Autonoe
b. Carme
c. !Aristaeus
d. Cephisso

1. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.


a. False
b. !True

2. The Hippogriff, not to be confused with the Griffon, is a magical creature with
the front half of an eagle, and the back half of what?
a. A Tiger
b. A Dragon
c. !A Horse
d. A Lion

3. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?


a. Enlil
b. Enkimdu
c. !Enkidu
d. Enki

4. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Charon
b. Dysnomia
c. !Eris
d. Ceres
5. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus can control lightning.
a. False
b. !True

6. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?


a. !Hera
b. Aphrodite
c. Athena
d. Hestia

7. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. Honor
b. Strength
c. !Victory
d. Courage

8. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.


a. Nasu
b. !Cucumbers
c. Kabocha
d. Soba

9. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
in Greek Mythology?
a. Ox
b. Horse
c. Pig
d. !Bull

10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as
cheese making and bee keeping.
a. Carme
b. Cephisso
c. Autonoe
d. !Aristaeus

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