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Questions from the New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
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1
Which of the following quotes is said often by Sherlock Holmes?
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."
"To be or not to be..."
"I tire of these numbers."
"Elementary, my dear Watson!"
2
What is considered heaven in Norse mythology?
Jotunheim
Olympus
Svartalfheim
Valhalla
3
What was the ship that carried the Pilgrims to America?
Mayflower
The Black Pearl
4
Who is the Native American princess who befriended John Smith of Virginia?
Meerabai
Pocahontas
Samyukta
Akkadevi
5
What is the name of Thor's hammer?
Midas
Mjolnir
Neptune
Excalibur
6
Hairy-footed creatures that inhabit Middle-Earth
Hobbits
House-elves
Wookies
White Walkers
7
Which of the following novels did John Steinbeck NOT write?
1984
The Grapes of Wrath
Of Mice and Men
East of Eden
8
Who predicted an eclipse and contributed to the idea that humans were separate from gods?
Sophocles
Aeschylus
Thales
Euripides
9
The system that remove wastes from your body
Circulatory system
Skeletal system
Excretory system
10
Who was an ancient Greek physician and pioneer in study of anatomy?
Oedipus
Galen
Sophocles
Socrates
11
Capital of Israel and largest city in the country?
Galilee
Bethlehem
Jersualem
12
The Titan father of Zeus who was chopped to pieces by his son?
Odin
Set
Uranus
Kronos
13
Who wrote the novel
The Three Musketeers?
Niccolo Machiavelli
Benedict Spinoza
Alexandre Dumas
Leo Tolstoy
14
In Egyptian mythology, what was Isis' relationship to Horus?
His wife
His mother
Both
15
Which of the following did Victor Hugo not write?
Les Miserables
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
La Esmeralda
16
What is the Greek goddess Aphorodite's Roman name?
Minerva
Ceres
Diana
Venus
17
Chief among the Twelve Apostles
John
Paul
Peter
James
18
Who wrote
Frankenstein
?
John Donne
Mary Elizabeth Shelley
F Scott Fitzgerald
Charles Dickens
19
How was the idea of manifest destiny used?
To split from Britain and become the United States
To justify the acquisition of southwest states
To free Poland from German control
To split from the North and become the Confederacy
20
Where were several of William Shakespeare's plays performed?
The Globe Theater
Times Square
21
The largest Christian church in the world, located in the Vatican
Ulm Minister
San Petronio Basillica
St. Peter's Basillica
Hagia Sophia
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theology
A religious group, especially one separated from larger one
Disciplined study of religious questions, like nature of God
23
How was the Trojan War started in Greek mythology?
Paris abducted the Greek queen Helen
Daedalus' son Icarus flew too close to the sun
Orpheus traveled to the Underworld to find his wife
Perseus killed Medusa
24
What does Popeye consume to gain his strength?
Spinach
Green beans
Chilidogs
Chili peppers
25
Who of the following is not a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend?
Galahad
Lancelot
Percival
Odysseus
26
What is the main conflict of the Shakespeare play
Hamlet?
Hamlet must rescue his best friend, injured in war
Hamlet must kill his uncle to avenge his father's death
Hamlet must win back his love who has left him for another
Hamlet must find his missing father
27
Where did the phrase "star-crossed lovers" originate?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
The tale of Hercules and his Twelve Labors
28
How is the phrase "Et tu, Brute?" used today?
A sign of affection to a loved one
Pray to God for guidance
Surprise at the treachery of a friend
To ask for food
29
The governor of the Jews at the time of the Crucifixion of Jesus
Caiaphas
Herod
Pontius Pilate
Caesar
30
"The British are coming! The British are coming!"
John Hancock
Benjamin Franklin
Paul Revere
Sam Adams
