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1
What is the name of a Greek Catapult?
Trebuchet
Petrobolos
Helepolis
Onager
2
According to Greek classical mythology, who was the first mortal woman?
Hippolyta
Atlanta
Pandora
Athena
3
Who is the Norse god of hunting?
Frigg
Ullr
Tyr
Balder
4
Which of these was false about ancient Egypt?
Man and women had equal rights
The living shared food with the dead
The Egyptians main method of transport were camels
Cleopatra was the only queen of Egypt
5
What was the name of Alexander the great's horse?
Olympias
Bucephalus
Philip
Parysatis
6
What is the name of the elite ancient Greek infantry?
Myrmidons
Hoplite
Hypaspist
Spartan
7
What city did the Vikings mistake for Rome?
Luna
Antioch
Carthage
Alexandria
8
Which Greek calculated the circumference of the earth?
Archimedes
Aristarchus
Eratosthenes
Pythagoras
9
What nation stopped Alexander the Great?
Persians
Egyptians
Indians
Romans
10
Who is the wife of Typhon?
Echidna
Hera
Geae
Amphitrite
11
What is the name of this creature?
Hydra
Manticore
Cerberus
Scylla
12
What was the name of the Viking heaven?
Ragnarok
Skíoblaonir (Oiden's Ship)
Azguard
Vallahala
13
What was different about the Vikings combat style?
They had no proper archers
They used Axes instead of swords
They shot the enemy army from inside their boats
They had no proper cavalry
14
What was Mino's job after he got to the underworld?
A judge of the dead
Drive the boat that leads to the underworld
Director of the fields of punishment
The assistant of hades
15
Which of these is not a Viking god?
Od
Delling
Baldor
Honir
16
Who was Hercules wife after he died?
Gaea
Hera
Hebe
Hestia
17
What was unique about the Egyptian army?
Girls could join the army
They did not carry shields
Boys as young as five years of age could join
They did not wear armor
18
Why was it difficult for Alexander the Great to conquer the city of Tyre?
He had no siege equipment
He only had a small army
It had very high walls
It was on an island
19
What two gods were married and the parents of the god Horus?
Osiris and Thoth
Amun and Ra
Isis and Osiris
Isis and Thoth
20
Who was the father of Freya in Norse mythology?
Borr
Baldur
Njord
Odin
21
Which of these was not a Greek Legend?
Polyphemus
Hippolyta
Jason
Arkantos
22
How did Cleopatra die?
Crocodile
Snakebite
Killed in battle
Assassination
23
Who built the city of Alexandria?
The Greeks
Peasants
Criminals
Paid workers
24
What is Athena the god of?
Strength, Law and Justice, athletes
Law and Justice, Mathematics, Strength
Strength, athletes, Mathematics
Mathematics, athletes, Law and Justice
25
Who was the Egyptian God of war?
Isis
Montu
Bes
Thoth
26
What made Alexander the Great easy to spot in a battlefield?
He was 7ft tall
He rode a giant horse
He put two feathers in his helmet
He painted his armour blue
27
What is the name of this creature?
Nokken
Fenrir
Nisser
Huldra
28
Which greek became pharaoh of Egypt?
Tutankhamun
Cleopatra
Xerxes I
Ramses I
29
What was the name of Alexander the Greats main enemy?
Cyrus the Great
Darius III
Xerxes II
Leonidas IV
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Who built the Pyramids?
Captured enemy soldiers
Paid workers
The Egyptians
The Israelite slaves
