STAT310: Response

1. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Ares
b. !Mars
c. Jupiter
d. Juno
2. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other things.
a. Apollo
b. Artemis
c. !Athena
d. Ares
3. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?
a. Fire
b. War
c. Sun
d. !The Sea
4. A minotaur is half human half what?
a. Eagle
b. Cow
c. Horse
d. !Bull
5. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?
a. !Greek and Roman
b. Roman and Spanish
c. Greek and Chinese
d. Greek, Roman and Norse
6. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it under
a long white cloud?
a. !New Zealand
b. Hawaii
c. Vanuatu
d. Fiji
7. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?
a. !039;Oro
b. Mui
c. Kohara
d. Hina
8. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.
a. !Tree
b. Mountain
c. Temple
d. Castle
9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?
a. Thor
b. Frigg
c. Balder
d. !Odin

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10. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?
a. Balder
b. Thor
c. !Loki
d. Odin
1. What is the capital of Indonesia?
a. Bandung
b. Palembang
c. !Jakarta
d. Medan
2. Greenland is almost as big as Africa.
a. !False
b. True
3. What is the name of one of the NeoAramaic languages spoken by the Jewish population
from Northwestern Iraq?
a. Lishan Didan
b. !Lishana Deni
c. Chaldean NeoAramaic
d. Hulaulaacute;
4. How many time zones does China have?
a. !1
b. 3
c. 4
d. 2
5. What is the capital of Spain?
a. !Madrid
b. Barcelona
c. Toledo
d. Sevilla
6. What was the most populous city in the Americas in 2015?
a. !Satilde;o Paulo
b. Mexico City
c. Los Angeles
d. New York
7. What is the most common climbing route for the second highest mountain in the world,
K2?
a. Cesen Route
b. !Abruzzi Spur
c. Polish Line
d. Magic Line
8. What is the capital of Scotland?
a. Dundee
b. London
c. Glasgow
d. !Edinburgh
9. What is the capital of Wisconsin, USA?
a. Green Bay
b. Wisconsin Dells
c. !Madison

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d. Milwaukee
10. Which two modernday countries used to be known as the region of Rhodesia between
the 1890s and 1980?
a. Lesotho amp; Swaziland
b. Togo amp; Benin
c. Rwanda amp; Burundi
d. !Zambia amp; Zimbabwe
1. Who was the British professional wrestler Shirley Crabtree better known as?
a. Masambula
b. Kendo Nagasaki
c. Giant Haystacks
d. !Big Daddy
2. Which country will host the 2020 Summer Olympics?
a. Germany
b. !Japan
c. Australia
d. China
3. Which soccer team won the Copa Ameacute;rica Centenario 2016?
a. Argentina
b. Brazil
c. Colombia
d. !Chile
4. What is the oldest team in Major League Baseball?
a. !Atlanta Braves
b. Chicago Cubs
c. Cincinnati Reds
d. St. Louis Cardinals
5. Which of the following Grand Slam tennis tournaments occurs LAST?
a. !US Open
b. Wimbledon
c. Australian Open
d. French Open
6. In Rugby League, performing a quot;4020quot; is punished by a free kick for the
opposing team.
a. True
b. !False
7. Who won the quot;Champions Leaguequot; in 1999?
a. !Manchester United
b. Bayern Munich
c. Liverpool
d. Barcelona
8. When was the first official international game played?
a. 1863
b. 1865
c. 1880
d. !1872
9. Which year did Jenson Button won his first ever Formula One World Drivers039;
Championship?
a. !2009

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b. 2006
c. 2007
d. 2010
10. What country hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics?
a. Canada
b. !Russia
c. United States
d. Germany

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