ECO: Quiz

1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sicily
b. !Crete
c. Cyprus
d. Sardinia
2. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?
a. Enlil
b. Enki
c. Enkimdu
d. !Enkidu
3. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for discord
on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Ceres
b. !Eris
c. Dysnomia
d. Charon
4. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?
a. Ariel
b. Athena
c. Alana
d. !Ariadne
5. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the Underworld.
a. !False
b. True
6. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?
a. !Hera
b. Athena
c. Aphrodite
d. Hestia
7. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.
a. True
b. !False
8. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it under
a long white cloud?
a. Hawaii
b. Fiji
c. !New Zealand
d. Vanuatu
9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?
a. !Odin
b. Frigg
c. Thor
d. Balder
10. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?
a. Thor
b. Odin

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c. !Loki
d. Balder
1. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?
a. To fell a tree that regenerated after every axe swing.
b. Standing in a lake filled with water he could not drink.
c. Tied to a boulder for eternity, being pecked by birds.
d. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity.
2. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for discord
on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Charon
b. Ceres
c. Dysnomia
d. !Eris
3. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
4. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the ash tree
Yggdrasil?
a. Odin
b. !Nidhogg
c. Bragi
d. Ymir
5. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?
a. !Janus
b. Mars
c. Vulcan
d. Juno
6. A minotaur is half human half what?
a. Cow
b. !Bull
c. Horse
d. Eagle
7. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?
a. Vulcan
b. Artagatus
c. Dyntos
d. !Hephaestus
8. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?
a. Horus
b. Anhur
c. Ra
d. !Set
9. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. Kabocha
b. Nasu
c. !Cucumbers
d. Soba
10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as cheese
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a. !Aristaeus
b. Autonoe
c. Cephisso
d. Carme
1. On a London Underground map, what colour is the Circle Line?
a. Green
b. Red
c. !Yellow
d. Blue
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. Czechoslovakia
d. South Ossetia
3. The flag of South Africa features 7 colours.
a. !False
b. True
4. Which of these is NOT an Australian state or territory?
a. !Alberta
b. New South Wales
c. Queensland
d. Victoria
5. How many federal states does Germany have?
a. 13
b. !16
c. 32
d. 25
6. Which of the following Arab countries does NOT have a flag containing only PanArab
colours?
a. Kuwait
b. !Qatar
c. United Arab Emirates
d. Jordan
7. What is the right way to spell the capital of Hungary?
a. Boodapest
b. !Budapest
c. Budapast
d. Bhudapest
8. Fucking is a village in which country?
a. Switzerland
b. Czech Republic
c. !Austria
d. Germany
9. Which small country is located between the borders of France and Spain?
a. Vatican City
b. Lichtenstein
c. San Marino
d. !Andorra

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10. The Alps are a mountain range on which continent?
a. Africa
b. Asia
c. !Europe
d. North America

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