HIST: Review

1. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other things.
a. Apollo
b. Ares
c. !Athena
d. Artemis
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 Horse
b. A Tiger
c. A Lion
d. A Dragon
3. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?
a. Mars
b. Vulcan
c. Juno
d. !Janus
4. Rannamaari was a sea demon that haunted the people of the Maldives and had to be
appeased monthly with the sacrifice of a virgin girl.
a. False
b. !True
5. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?
a. Egyptian
b. !Norse
c. Hindu
d. Greek
6. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?
a. Ra
b. Horus
c. Anhur
d. !Set
7. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. !True
b. False
8. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.
a. Mountain
b. !Tree
c. Castle
d. Temple
9. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. !Ask
b. Asger
c. Ake
d. Asmund
10. Which greek godgoddess tossed a golden apple with the words quot;for the
fairestquot; into the middle of the feast of the gods?
a. Artemis
b. Ares

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c. Hades
d. !Eris
1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sicily
b. !Crete
c. Cyprus
d. Sardinia
2. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?
a. Enlil
b. Enki
c. Enkimdu
d. !Enkidu
3. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for discord
on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Ceres
b. !Eris
c. Dysnomia
d. Charon
4. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?
a. Ariel
b. Athena
c. Alana
d. !Ariadne
5. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the Underworld.
a. !False
b. True
6. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?
a. !Hera
b. Athena
c. Aphrodite
d. Hestia
7. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.
a. True
b. !False
8. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it under
a long white cloud?
a. Hawaii
b. Fiji
c. !New Zealand
d. Vanuatu
9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?
a. !Odin
b. Frigg
c. Thor
d. Balder
10. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?
a. Thor
b. Odin

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c. !Loki
d. Balder
1. The flag of South Africa features 7 colours.
a. True
b. !False
2. How many counties in the Republic of Ireland.
a. 32
b. !26
c. 28
d. 30
3. Which is the largest city in Morocco?
a. Rabat
b. !Casablanca
c. Fes
d. Sale
4. Which of these African countries list quot;Spanishquot; as an official language?
a. Cameroon
b. !Equatorial Guinea
c. Angola
d. Guinea
5. Fucking is a village in which country?
a. !Austria
b. Czech Republic
c. Switzerland
d. Germany
6. In the 2016 Global Peace Index poll, out of 163 countries, what was the United States of
America ranked?
a. 79
b. !103
c. 59
d. 10
7. Which of these country039;s capitals starts with the letter B?
a. Jordan
b. !Lebanon
c. Kuwait
d. Qatar
8. Which of the following is NOT a capital city?
a. Moscow
b. Cairo
c. Beijing
d. !Sydney
9. Only one country in the world starts with the letter Q.
a. !True
b. False
10. What is the largest country in the world ?
a. Brazil
b. China
c. !Russian Federation
d. Canada

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