White Watch Quiz League - F is for Folklore and Mythologies

The Wild Hunt is a spectral hunting party said to race through stormy skies led by Thor coming from Norse Mythology

Medusa was Greek Monster born of the God Ares and a Hydra

Who stole fire from the gods in Greek mythology?

What mythical bird is reborn from its own ashes?

The Loch Ness Monster has only been sighted in the last 1000 years, the first account being in 1054ad

The Nemean lion’s fur was invulnerable to weapons.

What creature is said to guard the moors of Dartmoor in the form of a large ghostly black animal?

The word “hobbit” comes from Yorkshire folklore and refers to a tiny orchard-dwelling spirit.

Unicorns were once believed to be real and included in medieval bestiaries as such.

Black Shuck is often seen before disasters or death.

In West African folklore, the trickster spider Anansi often outsmarts humans and animals alike.

In Irish folklore, what is a “changeling”?

In Aztec mythology, Quetzalcoatl is associated with what element?

In Slavic folklore, Baba Yaga lives in a hut that stands on...?

In Cornish legend, Knockers are ghosts of the dead miners trapped in the Mines forever and who can be heard still mining

Where did King Arthur receive the sword Excalibur?

In Welsh mythology, what is Annwn?

Mensonge are spirits that look like normal guinea pigs said to whisper winning lottery numbers to kind-hearted people.

What is a “selkie” in Scottish legend?

What kind of creature is a banshee in Irish folklore?

Which of these Blades was not associated with Arthur in any text?

What Greek creature has the head of a lion, head and body of a goat, and tail of a serpent?