JOUR: Notes

1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sicily
b. !Crete
c. Sardinia
d. Cyprus
2. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. !Mars
b. Juno
c. Jupiter
d. Ares
3. Neptune039;s greek name was...
a. Ares
b. Apollo
c. !Poseidon
d. Zeus
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. Aphrodite
b. !Apollo
c. Athena
d. Artemis
5. 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
6. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.
a. True
b. !False
7. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. Honor
b. Strength
c. !Victory
d. Courage
8. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?
a. !Odin
b. Balder
c. Frigg
d. Thor
9. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. !Ask
b. Asmund
c. Ake
d. Asger
10. What is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?

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a. Tartarus
b. Hades
c. !Thanatos
d. Moros
1. The Hippogriff, not to be confused with the Griffon, is a magical creature with the front
half of an eagle, and the back half of what?
a. A Dragon
b. !A Horse
c. A Lion
d. A Tiger
2. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. Odysseus
b. Daedalus
c. !Jason
d. Castor
3. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?
a. !Enkidu
b. Enlil
c. Enkimdu
d. Enki
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. !Apollo
b. Aphrodite
c. Artemis
d. Athena
5. A minotaur is half human half what?
a. Cow
b. !Bull
c. Horse
d. Eagle
6. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. !True
b. False
7. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?
a. Gorgon
b. Minotaur
c. !Centaur
d. Pegasus
8. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?
a. !Harpies
b. Lilith
c. Nymph
d. Mermaids
9. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.
a. Temple
b. !Tree
c. Castle
d. Mountain

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10. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. !Thought amp; Memory
b. Sleeping amp; Waking
c. War amp; Learning
d. Power amp; Peace
1. What is the capital of Chile?
a. Valparaiacute;so
b. Copiapoacute;
c. Antofagasta
d. !Santiago
2. Which of these is NOT a province in China?
a. Sichuan
b. !Yangtze
c. Guangdong
d. Fujian
3. Which country is the home of the largest Japanese population outside of Japan?
a. Russia
b. !Brazil
c. The United States
d. China
4. The land mass of modern day Turkey is called what?
a. !Anatolia
b. Ottoma
c. Ismuth of Ottoma
d. Ismuth of Anatolia
5. What is the largest country in the world?
a. United States
b. China
c. !Russia
d. Canada
6. Which of the following countries has a flag featuring a yellow lion wielding a sword on a
dark red background?
a. Bhutan
b. Scotland
c. !Sri Lanka
d. Kiribati
7. What is the capital city of Slovenia?
a. Velenje
b. !Ljubljana
c. Trbovlje
d. Maribor
8. Which country was NOT part of the Soviet Union?
a. Belarus
b. Tajikistan
c. !Romania
d. Turkmenistan
9. What is Laos?
a. River

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b. City
c. !Country
d. Region
10. Is Tartu the capital of Estonia?
a. !False
b. True

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