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d. Tartarus
1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. !Crete
b. Sicily
c. Cyprus
d. Sardinia
2. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Ares
b. Jupiter
c. !Mars
d. Juno
3. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other things.
a. !Athena
b. Artemis
c. Apollo
d. Ares
4. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. Daedalus
b. !Jason
c. Odysseus
d. Castor
5. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the ash tree
Yggdrasil?
a. Ymir
b. !Nidhogg
c. Odin
d. Bragi
6. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?
a. Fire
b. War
c. Sun
d. !The Sea
7. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of harvest.
a. !False
b. True
8. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?
a. Athena
b. !Hera
c. Hestia
d. Aphrodite
9. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.
a. !False
b. True
10. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.
a. Castle
b. Mountain
c. !Tree
d. Temple
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1. Montreal is in which Canadian province?
a. Alberta
b. !Quebec
c. Nova Scotia
d. Ontario
2. Which country does Austria not border?
a. Slovenia
b. Slovakia
c. !France
d. Switzerland
3. All of the following are classified as FinnoUgric languages EXCEPT:
a. !Samoyedic
b. Estonian
c. Hungarian
d. Finnish
4. Ottawa is the capital of Canada.
a. False
b. !True
5. What is the Capital of the United States?
a. Houston, TX
b. New York City, NY
c. Los Angelas, CA
d. !Washington, D.C.
6. What is the Finnish word for quot;Finlandquot;?
a. Sverige
b. Magyarorszaacute;g
c. !Suomi
d. Eesti
7. What is the capital of British Columbia, Canada?
a. Hope
b. Kelowna
c. Vancouver
d. !Victoria
8. How many countries does Mexico border?
a. 1
b. 2
c. !3
d. 4
9. Rhode Island is actually located on the US mainland, despite its name.
a. False
b. !True
10. Which of these American cities has fewer than 1,000,000 people?
a. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
b. San Antonio, Texas
c. !San Francisco, California
d. Phoenix, Arizona
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