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1. 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.
2. According to Algonquian folklore, how does one transform into a Wendigo?
a. Drinking the blood of many slain animals.
b. Performing a ritual involving murder.
c. !Participating in cannibalism.
d. Excessive mutilation of animal corpses.
3. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. !Apollo
b. Zeus
c. Demeter
d. Athena
4. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.
a. False
b. !True
5. Hera is god of...
a. Sea
b. !Marriage
c. War
d. Agriculture
6. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the ash tree
Yggdrasil?
a. Bragi
b. Ymir
c. Odin
d. !Nidhogg
7. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. Apollo
b. !Dionysus
c. Hephaestus
d. Demeter
8. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.
a. True
b. !False
9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?
a. Balder
b. Thor
c. !Odin
d. Frigg
10. What is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?
a. !Thanatos
b. Moros
c. Hades

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d. Tartarus
1. What is the name of the former country that was succeeded by countries such as
Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia?
a. !Yugoslavia
b. Czechoslovakia
c. South Ossetia
d. Abkhazia
2. Which of these countries is NOT a part of the Asian continent?
a. Georgia
b. Russia
c. !Suriname
d. Singapore
3. How many counties in the Republic of Ireland.
a. 28
b. !26
c. 32
d. 30
4. The surface area of Russia is slightly larger than that of the dwarf planet Pluto.
a. !True
b. False
5. The prefix Sino As in SinoAmerican is used to refer to what nationality?
a. Russian
b. Japanese
c. !Chinese
d. Indian
6. There is a city called Rome in every continent on Earth.
a. True
b. !False
7. Which German city is located on the River Isar?
a. Hamburg
b. Berlin
c. !Munich
d. Dortmund
8. Which of these countries is the smallest by population?
a. Hong Kong
b. !Norway
c. Finland
d. Slovakia
9. What is the fifth largest country by area?
a. !Brazil
b. India
c. Australia
d. United States
10. Bir Tawil, an uninhabited track of land claimed by no country, is located along the
border of which two countries?
a. !Egypt and Sudan
b. Chad and Libya
c. Israel and Jordan
d. Iraq and Saudi Arabia

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1. On which continent is the country of Angola located?
a. Europe
b. !Africa
c. Asia
d. South America
2. How many time zones does China have?
a. 3
b. !1
c. 2
d. 4
3. What is the capital of the State of Washington, United States?
a. Yukon
b. Seattle
c. Washington D.C.
d. !Olympia
4. The historical city Timbuktu is located in which West African country?
a. Senegal
b. Burkina Faso
c. !Mali
d. Niger
5. Ottawa is the capital of Canada.
a. False
b. !True
6. How many countries does Spain have a land border with?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 2
d. !5
7. quot;Mongoliaquot; was a part of the now nonexistent U.S.S.R.
a. True
b. !False
8. You could walk from Norway to North Korea while only passing through Russia.
a. !True
b. False
9. Where would you find the quot;Spanish Stepsquot;?
a. Berlin, Germany
b. Barcelona, Spain
c. !Rome, Italy
d. London, England
10. Which of these countries is not a United Nations member state?
a. !Niue
b. Montenegro
c. Tuvalu
d. South Sudan

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