STAT310: Summary

1. There is a city called Rome in every continent on Earth.

a. True
b. !False
2. There exists an island named quot;Javaquot;.
a. !True
b. False
3. What is the capital of Senegal?
a. Conakry
b. !Dakar
c. Monrovia
d. Nouakchott
4. Which is the largest freshwater lake in the world?
a. !Lake Superior
b. Caspian Sea
c. Lake Huron
d. Lake Michigan
5. Where is the fast food chain quot;Panda Expressquot; headquartered?
a. Sacramento, California
b. Fresno, California
c. !Rosemead, California
d. San Diego, California
6. The Sonoran Desert is located in eastern Africa.
a. !False
b. True
7. How many stars are featured on New Zealand039;s flag?
a. 2
b. 5
c. !4
d. 0
8. What is the smallest country in the world?
a. Monaco
b. Maldives
c. !Vatican City
d. Malta
9. Which of the following countries has a flag featuring a yellow lion wielding a sword on a
dark red background?
a. !Sri Lanka
b. Scotland
c. Bhutan
d. Kiribati
10. The Alps are a mountain range on which continent?
a. Africa
b. !Europe
c. Asia
d. North America
1. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. Castor

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b. Odysseus
c. !Jason
d. Daedalus
2. Who was the Roman god of fire?
a. Apollo
b. !Vulcan
c. Mercury
d. Jupiter
3. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?
a. Enki
b. Enkimdu
c. !Enkidu
d. Enlil
4. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for discord
on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. !Eris
b. Dysnomia
c. Charon
d. Ceres
5. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?
a. Athena
b. Alana
c. !Ariadne
d. Ariel
6. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the ash tree
Yggdrasil?
a. Odin
b. !Nidhogg
c. Ymir
d. Bragi
7. Which Greek amp; Roman god was known as the god of music, truth and prophecy,
healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, and more?
a. Athena
b. Aphrodite
c. !Apollo
d. Artemis
8. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?
a. !The Sea
b. Sun
c. War
d. Fire
9. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. Soba
b. Kabocha
c. !Cucumbers
d. Nasu
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. Ares

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b. !Eris
c. Hades
d. Artemis
1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sicily
b. Sardinia
c. Cyprus
d. !Crete
2. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?
a. Enkimdu
b. !Enkidu
c. Enlil
d. Enki
3. Who was the King of Gods in Ancient Greek mythology?
a. Apollo
b. !Zeus
c. Poseidon
d. Hermes
4. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?
a. Pericles
b. Helen
c. !Paris
d. Hector
5. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?
a. Greek
b. Hindu
c. Egyptian
d. !Norse
6. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of harvest.
a. !False
b. True
7. A minotaur is half human half what?
a. Horse
b. !Bull
c. Cow
d. Eagle
8. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?
a. !Centaur
b. Minotaur
c. Pegasus
d. Gorgon
9. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. Honor
b. Strength
c. Courage
d. !Victory
10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur in

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Greek Mythology?
a. Horse
b. Pig
c. !Bull
d. Ox

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