PSY: Notes

1. Which country inside the United Kingdom does NOT appear on its flag, the Union Jack?
a. !Wales
b. Scotland
c. Ireland
d. Isle of Wight
2. All of the following are townsvillages in the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati EXCEPT:
a. London
b. Rungata
c. Washington
d. !Urutora
3. What African country has Portuguese as its official language?
a. Togo
b. Botswana
c. !Mozambique
d. Gabon
4. In 2012 the Germanspeaking microstate quot;Liechtensteinquot; in Central Europe had
a population of how many inhabitants?
a. 90,000
b. !36,600
c. 2,400
d. 323,400
5. What is the capital of the State of Washington, United States?
a. Seattle
b. !Olympia
c. Washington D.C.
d. Yukon
6. There are no deserts in Europe.
a. False
b. !True
7. The Maluku islands informally known as the Spice Islands belong to which country?
a. !Indonesia
b. Chile
c. Fiji
d. New Zealand
8. Which country is the Taedong River in?
a. China
b. Japan
c. !North Korea
d. South Korea
9. Where is Hadrian039;s Wall located?
a. Rome, Italy
b. Dublin, Ireland
c. !Carlisle, England
d. Alexandria, Egypt
10. Greenland is a part of which kingdom?
a. !Denmark
b. Sweden

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c. Norway
d. United Kingdom
1. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?
a. !Ariadne
b. Ariel
c. Athena
d. Alana
2. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Daedalus
b. Hercules
c. !Orpheus
d. Perseus
3. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. Apollo
b. Hephaestus
c. !Dionysus
d. Demeter
4. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?
a. Aphrodite
b. Hestia
c. Athena
d. !Hera
5. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?
a. !Hephaestus
b. Artagatus
c. Dyntos
d. Vulcan
6. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. False
b. !True
7. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it under
a long white cloud?
a. Hawaii
b. Vanuatu
c. !New Zealand
d. Fiji
8. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.
a. True
b. !False
9. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.
a. Mountain
b. Castle
c. !Tree
d. Temple
10. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. Strength
b. Honor

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c. Courage
d. !Victory
1. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.
a. !True
b. False
2. Hera is god of...
a. !Marriage
b. Agriculture
c. Sea
d. War
3. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.
a. False
b. !True
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. Artemis
d. Athena
5. Rannamaari was a sea demon that haunted the people of the Maldives and had to be
appeased monthly with the sacrifice of a virgin girl.
a. !True
b. False
6. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?
a. Pegasus
b. Gorgon
c. !Centaur
d. Minotaur
7. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it under
a long white cloud?
a. !New Zealand
b. Vanuatu
c. Hawaii
d. Fiji
8. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.
a. !False
b. True
9. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. !Cucumbers
b. Nasu
c. Soba
d. Kabocha
10. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?
a. Thor
b. !Odin
c. Frigg
d. Balder

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