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1
Aeolus was the god of what in Greek Mythology?
Fire
Wind
Rivers
Mountains
2
In Greek mythology, what was Achilles' only weakness?
Ice cream
His lower back
His heel
His love of women
3
Who sent the snakes to kill baby Hercules?
Hades
Medusa
Zeus
Hera
4
Who was the role of this god?
Nothing
Messanger
To foresee battles
To guide the dead
5
Who Is this
Hades
Poseidon
Hermes
Cronus
6
In Chinese mythology, who shot down all but one sun?
Nu Gua
Guan Yi
Guan Yu
Houyi
7
Which of these traits does not describe Anansi?
tricky
clever
adventurous
honest
8
In Norse mythology, which of these was not one of Loki's children?
Hel- guardian of the dead
The wolf Fenrir
The serpent Jormungandr
The goddess Freya
9
Who killed medusa?
Julius Cesar
Other
Perseus
Heracles
10
Who is the most supreme god in Chinese mythology?
Huang Di
Yao
The Jade Emperor
The Ming Emperor
11
A Phoenix originated from ______ mythology:
Roman
Japanese
Egyptian
Greek
12
What is the name of the Celtic "Heaven"?
Heaven
Arawn
Annwn
Elysium
13
In Chinese mythology, how many suns were there?
11
10
12
9
14
Who is this?
Macy McCaffery
Mia McCaffery
Megan McCaffery
Meg McCaffery
15
From who did the Romans adopt most of the mythology?
Asia Minor
Persia
Greece
None of the Above
16
Do you have to prove yourself worthy to ride Pegasus?
True
False
17
Anubis is the Egyptian god of
Death
Funerals
Corn
Medicine
18
In Norse mythology, what did Odin sacrifice to gain wisdom?
His eye and himself
His lands and his cattle
His son and his sword
His wife and his home
19
Who is the God/Godess of Victory?
Nike
Apollo
Athena
Britomartis
20
How many Muses are there?
9
5
8
6
21
In Celtic mythology, what were the children of Lir turned into?
Swans
Rocks
Capitalists
Stars
22
Thor originates from which mythology?
Greek
Mayan
Aztec
Norse
23
Who is the 'trickster' god of Norse mythology?
Loki
Bragi
24
How was Pegasus born?
He sprang from Medusa's neck when she was killed by Perseus.
He was a normal horse turned immortal by the gods.
Zeus made him out of clouds for his son Hercules.
He was created by Athena to pull her Chariot.
25
Which god/goddess is this? [Greek Mythology]
Apollo
Zeus
Ares
Artemis
26
In Ancient Egyptian Mythology, cats were ___.
considered good
considered lucky
considered unlucky
considered bad
27
Who is the God/Godess of witchcraft?
Chaos
Eris
Selene
Hecate
28
Which of these is not in Norse Mythology?
Frigg
Naga
Balder
Odin
29
What book by Rick Riordan is about greek mythology?
Percy Jackson
Larry jackson
myth myth myth
little god
30
In Greek mythology, who was the goddess of the rainbow?
Aphrodite
Venus
Medusa
Iris
31
Who was Socrates?
An SAS teacher
A philosopher
A Ruler
A famous chef
32
In Polynesian mythology, why did Maui push up the sky?
So people could stand up
All of the above
To show his strength
So the trees could grow
33
What was the "Ba" in Ancient Egyptian Mythology?
The Soul
IDC
The body (corpse)
The chosen symbol of divinity
34
In Egyptian mythology who was the mother of Horus?
Nut
Isis
Bastet
Hathor
35
According to Polynesian mythology, how did islands come to exist?
they dropped from the sky
Maui pulled them from the ocean with his fish hook
the ocean sank lower and islands were revealed
the gods created them
36
Who kills Thor during Ragnarok in Norse Mythology
Fenrir
Surter
hel
the world serpent
37
Who defeated the
Gorgans?
Odyseus
Icarus
Perseus
Hercules
38
Set is the Egyptian god of...
Death
Chaos
Underworld
Building
39
What is Mars’s name in Greek mythology
Cupid
Aphrodite
Ares
Bruno mars from Uptown funk you up
40
Who was
Heracles's
Mother and Father?
Zeus and Hera
Zeus and Leto
Zeus and Alcmene
Zeus and Metis
41
The Celtic people believed that the sound of the Banshee meant that:
A storm was coming
The king was approaching
Someone is about to die (or has died)
A child was about to be born
42
Who is this godess?
Juno
Venus
Artemis
Hera
43
Who is Athena's mother in most mythlogy
Aphrodite
Hera
Metis
No one, she only has a father
44
In Egyptian mythology the sun god was...
Osiris
Horus
Ra
Isis
45
Who was the God of War in Greek mythology?
Ares
Hades
Poseidon
Zeus
46
In Chinese creation mythology, what does Pan Gu do?
He breaks out of an egg.
He comes to Earth on the beak of a swan.
He rises from beneath ground.
He climbs out of a volcano.
47
What is a banshee in Celtic mythology?
Female spirit that heralds a coming death
Murderous spirit who kills lone wanderers
Demon from the Celtic underworld
Evil spirit who haunts adulterers
48
What is Norse mythlogy
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
49
In Japanese mythology, who is Amaterasu?
Goddess of the Moon
Goddess of Dawn
Goddess of the Sun
Goddess of Wine
50
In Chinese mythlogy, the giant Kua Fu drained this river to quench his thirst?
MeKong
Yellow River
Euphrates
Ganges
51
What is the name of the spider from African mythology?
Bumba
Anisi
Anansi
Anubis
52
In West African and Carribean Mythology, what form does Anansi usually take?
Tiger
Spider
Shark
Tree
53
In Greek mythology, Scylla is...
Owns Taco Bell
Drinks men who sail by her
Sea Monster
One of Many Sea Gods
54
According to ancient Aztec mythology, how will our current age end?
Earthquakes
Moon hits the Earth
Flood
Meteor hits the Earth
55
Cupid has what name in Greek mythology?
Eros
Mercury
Hera
Zeus
56
Egyptian: The soul has _____ part(s).
5
1
7
3
57
What was the main purpose of Greek Mythology?
To help people feel special and important
Explain why things are the way they are in the world
Entertain people
Scare people
58
Reanimated corpses are in Norse Mythology
True, Zombies
True, Valkyries
False
True, Draugar
59
Doom of the Gods in Norse mythology
Apophis
Ragnarok
Helheim
Apocalypse
60
In Norse mythology, who was king of the gods?
Thor
Odin
Wodan
Loki
61
In Chinese mythology, what did Pan Gu's blood become?
dew
animals
rivers and streams
mountains
62
Egyptian: Who are Geb and Nut?
Life and death gods
Good and evil gods
Sun and moon gods
Earth and sky gods
63
Greek Mythology was influenced by Egyptian Mythology
True
False
64
Who is this
Chiron
IDK
Centaur Guy
Goat Man
65
According to Roman mythology, who was the goddess of love and beauty?
Venus
Diana
Nike
Aphrodite
66
Which god/goddess is this? [Greek Mythology]
Ares
Athena
Zeus
Metis
67
In Polynesian mythology, why do coconuts have "faces"?
The 3 holes represent the 3 levels of existence
It's the face of the eel Maui killed and buried
All of the above
It's the face of gods watching the people
68
Who invented wine in Roman mythology?
Jupiter
Ceres
Diyonysus
Bachus
69
In Egyptian mythology, who is the god of the sun?
Sobek
Isis
Ra
Thoth
70
In Polynesian mythology, the trickster was...
Rongo
Ao
Tane
Maui
71
In Greek mythology, who killed the Minotaur?
Icarus
Phineus
Midas
Theseus
