MATH: Research

1. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. !Mars
b. Jupiter
c. Juno
d. Ares
2. Who was the King of Gods in Ancient Greek mythology?
a. Poseidon
b. Hermes
c. Apollo
d. !Zeus
3. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the Underworld.
a. !False
b. True
4. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?
a. Juno
b. !Janus
c. Vulcan
d. Mars
5. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?
a. Helen
b. Hector
c. !Paris
d. Pericles
6. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.
a. True
b. !False
7. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.
a. Mountain
b. Temple
c. !Tree
d. Castle
8. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. !Ask
b. Asger
c. Asmund
d. Ake
9. Which greek godgoddess tossed a golden apple with the words quot;for the fairestquot;
into the middle of the feast of the gods?
a. Hades
b. Artemis
c. !Eris
d. Ares
10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as cheese
making and bee keeping.
a. Cephisso
b. !Aristaeus

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c. Autonoe
d. Carme
1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sicily
b. Cyprus
c. !Crete
d. Sardinia
2. According to Algonquian folklore, how does one transform into a Wendigo?
a. Excessive mutilation of animal corpses.
b. Performing a ritual involving murder.
c. Drinking the blood of many slain animals.
d. !Participating in cannibalism.
3. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other things.
a. Artemis
b. !Athena
c. Ares
d. Apollo
4. 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 Tiger
c. A Lion
d. !A Horse
5. Neptune039;s greek name was...
a. Zeus
b. Ares
c. Apollo
d. !Poseidon
6. Hera is god of...
a. Sea
b. War
c. Agriculture
d. !Marriage
7. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?
a. !The Sea
b. Sun
c. Fire
d. War
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. Vanuatu
d. !New Zealand
9. What is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?
a. !Thanatos
b. Moros
c. Hades
d. Tartarus

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10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur in
Greek Mythology?
a. Ox
b. !Bull
c. Horse
d. Pig
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 Lion
b. A Dragon
c. !A Horse
d. A Tiger
2. Who was the Roman god of fire?
a. Mercury
b. !Vulcan
c. Jupiter
d. Apollo
3. Who was the King of Gods in Ancient Greek mythology?
a. Poseidon
b. Hermes
c. Apollo
d. !Zeus
4. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?
a. Vulcan
b. Mars
c. !Janus
d. Juno
5. Which of the following is NOT a god in Norse Mythology.
a. Tyr
b. Snotra
c. !Jens
d. Loki
6. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.
a. !False
b. True
7. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape of which
animal?
a. Wild dog
b. Monkey
c. !Spider
d. Crocodile
8. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.
a. False
b. !True
9. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.
a. Mountain
b. Temple
c. Castle
d. !Tree

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10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur in
Greek Mythology?
a. !Bull
b. Horse
c. Pig
d. Ox

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