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1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?

a. Sardinia
b. Sicily
c. Cyprus
d. !Crete

2. The Hippogriff, not to be confused with the Griffon, is a magical creature with
the front half of an eagle, and the back half of what?
a. A Dragon
b. !A Horse
c. A Tiger
d. A Lion

3. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. !Nidhogg
b. Bragi
c. Ymir
d. Odin

4. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


a. Hector
b. Helen
c. Pericles
d. !Paris

5. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Perseus
b. Hercules
c. !Orpheus
d. Daedalus

6. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?


a. Hephaestus
b. Apollo
c. Demeter
d. !Dionysus

7. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?


a. Roman and Spanish
b. Greek and Chinese
c. Greek, Roman and Norse
d. !Greek and Roman

8. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. Hawaii
b. !New Zealand
c. Fiji
d. Vanuatu
9. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. Power amp; Peace
b. Sleeping amp; Waking
c. !Thought amp; Memory
d. War amp; Learning

10. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?


a. !Loki
b. Odin
c. Thor
d. Balder

1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. !Crete
b. Cyprus
c. Sardinia
d. Sicily

2. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?


a. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a
hill for eternity.
b. Tied to a boulder for eternity,
being pecked by birds.
c. To fell a tree that regenerated
after every axe swing.
d. Standing in a lake filled with
water he could not drink.

3. The Hippogriff, not to be confused with the Griffon, is a magical creature with
the front half of an eagle, and the back half of what?
a. A Lion
b. A Dragon
c. A Tiger
d. !A Horse

4. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. !Jason
b. Daedalus
c. Odysseus
d. Castor

5. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. !False
b. True

6. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?


a. War
b. !The Sea
c. Fire
d. Sun

7. A minotaur is half human half what?


a. Horse
b. !Bull
c. Cow
d. Eagle

8. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?


a. !Set
b. Horus
c. Ra
d. Anhur

9. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. !False
b. True

10. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. Asger
b. Ake
c. !Ask
d. Asmund

1. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?


a. To fell a tree that regenerated
after every axe swing.
b. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a
hill for eternity.
c. Standing in a lake filled with
water he could not drink.
d. Tied to a boulder for eternity,
being pecked by birds.

2. Who was the Roman god of fire?


a. Mercury
b. !Vulcan
c. Jupiter
d. Apollo

3. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False

4. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. Bragi
b. Odin
c. !Nidhogg
d. Ymir

5. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?


a. !Janus
b. Mars
c. Juno
d. Vulcan

6. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?


a. Apollo
b. Hephaestus
c. Demeter
d. !Dionysus

7. A minotaur is half human half what?


a. Cow
b. Eagle
c. !Bull
d. Horse

8. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?


a. Hestia
b. Aphrodite
c. !Hera
d. Athena

9. Which of the following is not one of the Greek Fates?


a. !Narcissus
b. Clotho
c. Lachesis
d. Atropos

10. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. Soba
b. Nasu
c. !Cucumbers
d. Kabocha

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