JOUR: Diagram

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

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d. Temple
1. According to Algonquian folklore, how does one transform into a Wendigo?
a. Drinking the blood of many slain animals.
b. !Participating in cannibalism.
c. Performing a ritual involving murder.
d. Excessive mutilation of animal corpses.
2. Who was the Roman god of fire?
a. Apollo
b. Jupiter
c. Mercury
d. !Vulcan
3. Who was the King of Gods in Ancient Greek mythology?
a. Hermes
b. Apollo
c. Poseidon
d. !Zeus
4. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.
a. False
b. !True
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. Bragi
d. Odin
6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?
a. Greek
b. !Norse
c. Egyptian
d. Hindu
7. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?
a. Vulcan
b. !Hephaestus
c. Artagatus
d. Dyntos
8. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?
a. !Harpies
b. Mermaids
c. Lilith
d. Nymph
9. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?
a. !039;Oro
b. Hina
c. Kohara
d. Mui
10. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?
a. !Odin
b. Thor

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c. Balder
d. Frigg
1. Greenland is almost as big as Africa.
a. True
b. !False
2. What is the capital of Australia?
a. !Canberra
b. Sydney
c. Brisbane
d. Melbourne
3. Israel is 7 hours ahead of New York.
a. !True
b. False
4. The mountainous Khyber Pass connects which of the two following countries?
a. India and Nepal
b. !Afghanistan and Pakistan
c. Pakistan and India
d. Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
5. Which of the following European languages is classified as a quot;language
isolate?quot;
a. !Basque
b. Hungarian
c. Maltese
d. Galician
6. Gothenburg is the capital of Sweden.
a. !False
b. True
7. How many countries does Mexico border?
a. 1
b. !3
c. 2
d. 4
8. What continent is the country Lesotho in?
a. Asia
b. South America
c. !Africa
d. Europe
9. In which English county is the city of Portsmouth?
a. Oxfordshire
b. Surrey
c. Buckinghamshire
d. !Hampshire
10. What is the northernmost human settlement with year round inhabitants?
a. !Alert, Canada
b. McMurdo Station, Antarctica
c. Nagurskoye, Russia
d. Honningsvaring;g, Norway

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