The Flint Boys are mainly intermediaries between:

The Black God and the Navajo people

Lee Kuan Yew's rule proved that:

An autocrat can lead a nation to great economic success

In Merton's view of the 4 aspects science, "Disinterestedness" means:

Not having interest in personal gain

What might a "mnemonic device" help you with?

Remembering the Periodic Table for a Chemistry exam

Why is the story of Lincoln being born in a log cabin misleading?

Because despite it his family owned lots of land & were rich

Karl Jung &Sigmund Freud believed that similar archetypes are in myths around the world because

of the nature of our psyche and collective unconscious

What was Olaf's main mission when he became King of Norway?

To establish Christianity as the basis of his kingdom

Euhemerism, named after mythologist Euhemerus, suggests that:

Greek gods developed from legends about humans

Why is the idea of Nelson Mandela being a symbol for peace a bit of a myth?

Because he believed in using force as a last resort

Why did "Let them eat cake" become such a controversial/hated statement by Marie Antoinette?

Because the people of France were suffering from famines

Which of the following is not one of Ataturk's proven achievements?

Made Turkey a major economic powerhouse after the war

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1
The Flint Boys are mainly intermediaries between:
The sun and the moon deities
The Black God and the Cherokee people
The Black God and the Navajo people
The sea and the sky deities
2
Lee Kuan Yew's rule proved that:
An autocrat can lead a nation to great economic success
Capitalism is always the way forward
Personal freedom is the key to a stable nation
Draconian laws will be an obstacle to political stability
3
The story of Unkulunkulu comes from the same country as which of these "mythical" leaders?
Ataturk
Nelson Mandela
Mahatma Gandhi
Barrack Obama
4
The Yeti is said to inhabit the mountains of:
Asia
Europe
Africa
North America
5
Mythological narratives most often emphasise on:
Specific characters in the story
How the story is told
What the story is about
The details of the story
6
Logos tells us ( ) things are done; mythos tells us ( ) things are done.
what, how
why, how
what, why
how, why
7
Which of the following is not a death deity of some kind?
Santa Muerte
Anubis
Tefnut
Hades
8
All the following can be linked to Pele's rise to fame in his career except:
Monomythical
Outlier
The Mobility Myth
Self-fulfilling prophecy
9
The Alamo was formerly a:
Saloon
House of ill repute
Christian mission
Farmhouse
10
Which US President was said to be the Iron Lady's "ideological ally"?
Ronald Reagan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George Bush
Richard Nixon
11
Who ended the collaboration between the Guo Min Dang and the Chinese Communist Party?
Zhou En Lai
Sun Yat Sen
Mao Ze Dong
Chiang Kai Shek
12
In Merton's view of the 4 aspects science, "Disinterestedness" means:
Not having specific interests in specific fields of science
Not having interest in personal gain
Not having interest in scepticism
Not having interest for the common good
13
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Mythomoteur
Underdog myth
Result of selective exposure
Self-fulfilling prophecy
14
The Japanese myth says Namazu causes earthquakes by thrashing around as a giant:
Catfish
Wild boar
Snake
Koi fish
15
Madden NFL is an American football:
Video game
Magazine
TV series
Book
16
"The best way to become rich, is to be born rich!" This goes against the belief(s) of:
Capitalism
Asian values
The Model Minority Myth
The Mobility Myth
17
Which of these is not a subject of a known myth?
B
D
C
A
18
What might a "mnemonic device" help you with?
Completing a piece of work quickly
Speaking in a clearer manner
Remembering the Periodic Table for a Chemistry exam
Transferring knowledge from oral to written
19
Margaret Thatcher was, above all, a:
Feminist
Staunch capitalist
Trade union supporter
"Euroskeptic"
20
The crossing of the Luding Bridge in the Long march is the most significant event. Where is it?
Guangdong
Sichuan
Shandong
Fujian
21
When Lee Kuan Yew founded the People's Action Party, he was considered a:
Racist
Communist
Stalinist
Socialist
22
Why is the story of Lincoln being born in a log cabin misleading?
Because despite it his family owned lots of land & were rich
Because the log cabin was in fact linked to a hospital
Because the log cabin was huge and expensively furnished
Because it's completely false
23
Joseph Campbell's monomyth sprouted from the study of:
Oriental mythology
Mythopoeia
Comparative mythology
Greek mythology
24
Which of these is not one of the events Jesse Owens' won his four gold medals in in 1936?
Long jump
200m
400m
100m
25
William Cody was more famously known as:
William of the West
Buffalo Bill
Wild William
Cowboy Cody
26
Karl Jung &Sigmund Freud believed that similar archetypes are in myths around the world because
they are very general molds that could fit a variety of ppl
of the nature of our psyche and collective unconscious
people had a way of communicating in the ancient world
at one point we all came from a single society
27
Which of the following didn't have a "garage start-up"?
Coca-cola
Yankee Candle
Hewlett Packard
Disney
28
The theatrical rather than brutal nature of gladiator fights are similar to today's:
WWE
Cagefighting
Boxing
MMA
29
What was Olaf's main mission when he became King of Norway?
To stop the spread of Christianity in Scandinavia
To establish Christianity as the basis of his kingdom
To officially put a stop to the Vikings' way of life
To expand his kingdom and colonise neighbouring countries
30
Euhemerism, named after mythologist Euhemerus, suggests that:
Sprouted from the ancient worship of nature
Greek gods developed from legends about humans
Myths came about to explain rituals
Myths started as allegories for natural phenomena
31
Modern cosmology is dominated by:
A combination of the world's creation myths
The Big Bang Theory
All creation ex nihilo
The story of Genesis
32
Gremlins were said to have caused problems:
In high buildings
In people's gardens
In forests
On aircrafts
33
The Yeti, the skrimsli, and the chupacabra would be referred to as ( ) in cryptozoology.
Cryptids
Animals
Cryptoids
Subjects
34
St Olaf is regarded as the champion of ( ) by modern Norwegians.
National independence
Christianity
Viking battle
Scandinavian culture
35
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Western Europe, science
the USSR, atheism
the Ottoman Turks, Islam
the Middle East, Islam
36
Why is the idea of Nelson Mandela being a symbol for peace a bit of a myth?
Because he used violence constantly throughout his career
Because he was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi
Because he was forced to do so against his personal beliefs
Because he believed in using force as a last resort
37
Which of the following is not an example of a successful first-mover company?
Kleenex
Pepsi
Amazon
eBay
38
(See image for question)
truth, belief
word, faith
God, nature
doctrine, ritual
39
Which of the following myths explicitly explains the existence of several races?
Naba Zid-Wende
Pangu's Cosmic Egg
Gaia
Dreamtime
40
Which of the following is falsifiable?
The existence of God
That Obama was born in Kenya
That we live in a computer simulation
Quantum superposition
41
(See image for question)
Buddhism
None/atheism
Christianity
Islam
42
Whose story led to the formation of the Frontier Myth?
Davy Crockett
Daniel Boone
Buffalo Bill
Frederick Turner
43
Based on research, the relationship between crime and immigration is most likely :
Correlation
Indirect causation
Illusory correlation
Direct causation
44
Why did "Let them eat cake" become such a controversial/hated statement by Marie Antoinette?
Because French people didn't like cake
Because the people of France were suffering from famines
Because the royal family took cakes from the bakers
Because she had ordered cakes to be baked for her only
45
Some say that The Curse of the Bambino was rooted in ( ) due to some dislike of Harry Frazee.
Islamophobia
Racism
Homophobia
Antisemitism
46
Which of the following is not one of Ataturk's proven achievements?
Made Turkey a major economic powerhouse after the war
Proved that a country can be secular & keep Islamic culture
He was an extremely respected military officer
Quickly introduced secular reforms to traditional Turkey
47
Which of the following is not an "Asian value"?
Pursuit of personal security
A strong work ethic
Loyalty to authority
Respect for elders
48
The Frontier Myth laid the foundation for:
The Constitution
The independence of America
Capitalism
The American Dream
49
According to the myth, Albina was one of how many daughters of the Greek king Dioclesian?
20
25
30
10
50
Which of the following is not considered mythopoeia?
The Hunger Games
Harry Potter
The Chronicles of Narnia
Camp Half-Blood Chronicles
51
Nationalism's primary myths believe in the community's:
Ability and compassion
Familial structures and the society's hierarchy
Permanence and common ancestry
Awareness and spirit
52
Who won Mi Nuang's hand in marriage in the emperor's challenge?
Son Thinh
Thuy Thinh
53
Dudley Stokes, Devon Harris & Michael White were the 1st Jamaican bobsled team, recruited from:
The Jamaican track and field team
The Jamaican Coast Guard
The Jamaican Defence Force
The Jamaican Air Force
54
What does "Pandora" mean?
All giving
All living
All knowing
All loving
55
Why is said to be the main reason that humans like to believe in a "cosmology of dysfunction"?
Because the world around us is obviously imperfect
Because it absolves us of any responsibility for bad events
Because we find it hard accepting something can be "perfect"
Because it is easier to explain
56
Which cokelore is (largely) true?
That coca cola created the modern image of Santa Claus
That coke dissolves your teeth
That coca cola used to contain cocaine
That only 2 people in the world know the coke recipe
57
Which of the following are categories in which the mythological function of sports can be seen?
II and III
All of the above
I, II and III
I and II
58
Dhirubhai Ambani gave importance to the small investor and his contributions by introducing:
Small scale capitalism
Equality culture
Equity culture
Fair trade
59
Who was the man who "really" snubbed Jesse Owens?
His fellow German competitor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Alf Landon (Roosevelt's opponent)
60
How does the South African flag depict the notion of a "Rainbow Nation"?
It shows the different peoples of the nation on it
It has 6 different colours
It has 7 different colours
It has a rainbow on it
61
(See image for question)
Carlos Slim
Bill Gates
Mark Zuckerberg
Steve Jobs
62
Who coined the term "alternative facts"?
Mike Pence
Donald Trump
Kellyanne Conway
Sean Spicer
63
What happened to Pangu after he died is most similar to:
Nut (Egyptian mythology)
Sisyphus
Ymir
Zeus
64
Which of the following is not a problem of perpetuating the "model minority" myth?
Used against other minorities who aren't as "successful"
Gives them superiority over the majority
Erases the individual struggles of people within them
Is divisive and harmful when discussing need for equality
65
Jackie Robinson entered the Army but faced a court martial for:
Openly criticising segregation in America
Disobeying military orders
Cheating in baseball
Refusing to move to the back of a bus
66
The focal points of parapsychology most likely may have been of interest to:
Workers at Area 51
Researchers in Montauk
Workers in Comet Ping Pong
The Illuminati
67
Mark Zuckerberg wrote a media player programme in high school that could:
Allow listeners to illegally stream music
Predict playlists for its listeners
Remix songs
Chart songs according to how frequently they were played
68
The idea of the "elevator pitch" was invented by Michael Caruso, who at the time was:
An editor for Vogue
An editor for Vanity Fair
An editor for the New York Times
An editor for Time magazine
69
Pseudoscience often relies on:
Selective exposure
Cognitive dissonance
Schema theory
Confirmation bias
70
Which of these myths do not involve floods?
Son Thinh and Thuy Thinh
Flint Boys
Igorot
Deucalion
71
Shakespeare is also known as "the bard". What is a "bard"?
An author (of novels)
A poet
A playwright
A genius
72
America's eugenics plan directly lead to the use of similar methods in:
The Montauk Project
The Philadelphia Experiment
The Holocaust
Area 51
73
(See image for question)
Hera
Rhea
Pyrrha
Gaia
74
It is said that during Ragnarok, Yggdrasil (the World Tree) will:
Shake the ground
Be cut in half by the gods
Be devoured by the Midgard serpent
Collapse
75
The "Juche" ideology, invented by Kim Il Sung, is loosely translated to:
Self-reliance
Respect
Immortality
Loyalty
76
How did the myth of Margaret Thatcher inventing soft-serve come about?
Left wing supporters used it as a metaphor for her politics
Left wing supporters used it cause the UK disliked softserve
Right wing supporters used it to gain more support for her
Right wing supporters used it to increase nationalism
77
"Rainbow nation" was coined by Desmond Tutu, a(n):
Sociologist
Archbishop
Politician
Social activist
78
Which of the following seems to be the most universal theme in mythology?
Creation ex nihilo
Binary oppositions
The cyclic nature of existence
Monotheism
79
Dhirubhai Ambani, who founded Reliance Industries, started off selling:
Computer hardware
Tinned food
Car parts
Textiles
80
Why is the Long March sometimes considered "almost a complete failure"?
Because around 70,000 people died along the way
Because it caused the peasants to hate Mao Ze Dong
Because it caused the Communist party to lose support
Because it caused the famine across China
81
Carlos Slim has monopolised the telecommunications market in Mexico, but he is also a:
Turnaround specialist
Economic forecaster
Stock market analyst
Futurist
82
What was the initial purpose of Mao Ze Dong's "Great Leap Forward"?
To make a more "Chinese" version of communism
To boost literacy in China amongst the poor
To make China a technologically advanced nation
To make China the world's economic powerhouse
83
The "garage startup" myth bears similarity to which of the following myths?
Frontier myth
Elevator pitch myth
Mobility myth
Monomyth
84
Gladiator combats originated from munera, which were:
Contests held at important people's birthday celebrations
Contests held at funerals
Jousts where men would challenge the Emperor
An ancient Roman version of street fighting
85
The name Alamo came from:
the name of the patron saint of the mission
the name of the Mexican army general
the Spanish word for cottonwood
the Mexican battle cry
86
"La chupacabra" is said to be a "( )-sucker".
Pig
Sheep
Goat
Cow
87
Paul Bunyan, the last of the Frontier "demigods" in American folklore, was a ( ) by occupation
Cowboy
Hunter
Lumberjack
Farmer
88
Why did Einstein get a reputation as a "bad" student?
Because he was unnecessarily rude
Because his grades were bad
Because he hated exams
Because he defied the teachers' style of learning
89
The Barton Cylinder has similar geographical origins to:
The Colomber
Dreamtime
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
The Appointment in Samarra
90
Why did Odin give up his eye?
To bring light to the world
To defeat Mimir
To gain cosmic knowledge
To prevent Ragnarok
91
What does "Ataturk" mean?
The Turk
Father of Turkey
Leader of the Turkey
The Great Turk
92
The principle of Occam's Razor is used (explicitly) in all the following except:
Medicine
Science
Philosophy
Cryptozoology
93
The "Miracle on Ice" was between the USA and USSR, but it was also seen as being between:
Democracy and Authoritarianism
Freedom and Captivity
Capitalism and Communism
Capitalism and Socialism
94
What was the main focus of Nelson Mandela's Ubuntu policy?
Overthrowing all remaining white supremacists
Negotiation and reconciliation with former leaders
To imprison those who had done injustice to him
Forming a "Rainbow Nation" and forgetting the past
95
Which of these is not true about Oprah Winfrey:
Had a talent for getting people to confess on her show
Discussed tabloids on her show as they were popular
She was the first black woman to become a billionaire
Brought LGBT into the mainstream with Ellen coming out
96
Michael Jordan retired for a while from basketball to pursue what?
Minor league baseball
College football (American)
Ice hockey
Volleyball
97
Richard Branson's Virgin group started off as a:
Recording company
Mail order company
Low cost airline
Travel company
98
Trump's success with the Grand Hyatt hotel chain is mainly because of:
Good timing - launched when the hotel business was dwindling
His superb business negotiation skills
His popularity from The Apprentice
His father's money
99
Who does Nero have to thank for him beating Britannicus to the throne to become emperor?
The people of Rome
Claudius, his stepfather
Himself
Agrippina, his mother
100
Which of these was not one of Obama's shortcomings as President?
Deported more immigrants than any other President in history
Promised to but failed to close down Guantanamo Bay
Maintained the abortion funding gag rule
Continued and strengthened the War on Drugs
101
What is the main evidence against the story of Nero "fiddling while Rome burnt"?
He was aware of the fire and said the Christians did it
Nero secretly ordered the fire to build his palace
The fiddle hadn't yet been invented ancient Rome
Rome didn't really burn
102
Which of the following is one of the reasons people say Ali vs Liston in 1965 was fixed?
The Nation of Islam threatened they would harm him if he won
Liston did it as part of a deal to gain sponsorship
Ali and Liston made a deal between them to let Ali win
Ali placed a big bet against Liston and promised him half
103
Romulus and Remus were left on the bank of the River Tiber, and later adopted by Faustulus:
A shepherd
A philosopher
A farmer
A soldier
104
(See image for question)
Got France to agree to help the revolutionaries
Employed a new General to take his spot
Made Prussian General implement a new training regiment
Got a new quartermaster to be in charge of provisions
105
How did "Babe" Ruth get his nickname?
He was exceptionally young when he was first signed
He was significantly smaller than other players
He was very attractive and became a hot topic for tabloids
The owner of a minor league team Jack Dunn adopted him
106
The Kalki is said to be the last of 10 reincarnations of which Hindu god?
Shiva
Ganesh
Vishnu
Brahma
107
The Billy Goat Curse came from the fact that William Sianis and his goat Murphy were asked to:
Leave Wrigley Field
Stand at the back
Leave Chicago
Change seats
108
The Jedi Census consisted of people identifying "Jedi" as their:
Religion
Nationality
Sexuality
Race
109
William of Ockham was all the following except:
Friar
Lord
Philosopher
Theologist
110
The land Albina named after herself ( ), is now known as ( )
Albion, Great Britain
Albine, Scotland
Albino, Ireland
Albina, England
111
(See image for question)
Sumatran rhinoceros
Black rhinoceros
Indian rhinoceros
Javan rhinoceros
112
Which of the following creation myths is not ex nihilo?
Odin and Ymir
Pangu and the Cosmic Egg
Gaia the Earth Mother
Genesis from the Bible
113
What is the main scrutiny of Mohammed Ali?
That he refused to fight in the Vietnam War
That he converted to Islam
That he actually wasn't that good of a boxer
That he was vicious not only to whites but to black people

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