STAT310: Worksheet

1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. !Crete
b. Sicily
c. Cyprus
d. Sardinia
2. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for discord
on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Ceres
b. Charon
c. Dysnomia
d. !Eris
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. Odin
d. Ymir
4. 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. Artemis
b. !Apollo
c. Athena
d. Aphrodite
5. 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
6. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?
a. Dyntos
b. Vulcan
c. Artagatus
d. !Hephaestus
7. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?
a. !Centaur
b. Pegasus
c. Minotaur
d. Gorgon
8. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?
a. Roman and Spanish
b. !Greek and Roman
c. Greek and Chinese
d. Greek, Roman and Norse
9. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.
a. True
b. !False
10. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. !Ask

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b. Asger
c. Asmund
d. Ake
1. What is the only country in the world with a flag that doesn039;t have four right angles?
a. Panama
b. Angola
c. Egypt
d. !Nepal
2. What is the name of the former country that was succeeded by countries such as
Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia?
a. !Yugoslavia
b. Abkhazia
c. South Ossetia
d. Czechoslovakia
3. The surface area of Russia is slightly larger than that of the dwarf planet Pluto.
a. False
b. !True
4. All of the following are townsvillages in the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati EXCEPT:
a. Washington
b. !Urutora
c. London
d. Rungata
5. Which of the following languages does NOT use the Latin alphabet?
a. Turkish
b. Vietnamese
c. !Georgian
d. Swahili
6. Which of these countries is located the FURTHEST away from the South China Sea?
a. Vietnam
b. Malaysia
c. !Bangladesh
d. Philippines
7. The Southeast Asian island of Borneo is politically divided among 3 countries.
a. False
b. !True
8. How many countries does the United States share a land border with?
a. 1
b. 4
c. 3
d. !2
9. Gothenburg is the capital of Sweden.
a. True
b. !False
10. Where is the world039;s oldest still operational space launch facility located?
a. Russia
b. Iran
c. !Kazakhstan
d. United States
1. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?

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a. Athena
b. Zeus
c. !Apollo
d. Demeter
2. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.
a. !True
b. False
3. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?
a. Alana
b. Ariel
c. !Ariadne
d. Athena
4. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the ash tree
Yggdrasil?
a. Ymir
b. !Nidhogg
c. Bragi
d. Odin
5. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?
a. Sun
b. !The Sea
c. Fire
d. War
6. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. Hephaestus
b. !Dionysus
c. Apollo
d. Demeter
7. Who is the Egyptian god of reproduction and lettuce?
a. Meret
b. !Min
c. Menu
d. Mut
8. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?
a. Mermaids
b. Lilith
c. Nymph
d. !Harpies
9. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and quot;Muninnquot;.
What do their names mean?
a. War amp; Learning
b. Sleeping amp; Waking
c. !Thought amp; Memory
d. Power amp; Peace
10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur in
Greek Mythology?
a. Pig
b. Ox
c. !Bull

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d. Horse

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