EDU: Worksheet

1. What country is the second largest in the world by area?

a. China
b. Russia
c. United States of America
d. !Canada
2. The Principality of Sealand is an unrecognized micronation off the coast of what
country?
a. Argentina
b. Austrailia
c. Japan
d. !The United Kingdom
3. What is the name of the capital of Turkey?
a. Istanbul
b. !Ankara
c. Izmir
d. Bursa
4. What name was historically used for the Turkish city currently known as Istanbul?
a. Huuml;davendigar
b. !Constantinople
c. Adrianople
d. Souml;uuml;t
5. How many time zones does China have?
a. 3
b. 4
c. !1
d. 2
6. Which one of these countries borders with Poland?
a. Norway
b. Netherlands
c. France
d. !Lithuania
7. How many stars are featured on New Zealand039;s flag?
a. !4
b. 2
c. 5
d. 0
8. What is the most common climbing route for the second highest mountain in the world,
K2?
a. Magic Line
b. !Abruzzi Spur
c. Cesen Route
d. Polish Line
9. The emblem on the flag of the Republic of Tajikistan features a sunrise over mountains
below what symbol?
a. !Crown
b. Sickle
c. Bird

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d. Tree
10. What is the name of the only remaining Grand Duchy in the world ?
a. Montenegro
b. !Luxembourg
c. Liechtenstein
d. Andorra
1. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other things.
a. Ares
b. Artemis
c. Apollo
d. !Athena
2. Who was the King of Gods in Ancient Greek mythology?
a. Hermes
b. !Zeus
c. Apollo
d. Poseidon
3. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?
a. !Janus
b. Juno
c. Mars
d. Vulcan
4. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Perseus
b. Daedalus
c. !Orpheus
d. Hercules
5. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?
a. Vulcan
b. Artagatus
c. Dyntos
d. !Hephaestus
6. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?
a. Horus
b. Anhur
c. Ra
d. !Set
7. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. False
b. !True
8. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?
a. Mermaids
b. Nymph
c. !Harpies
d. Lilith
9. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.
a. False
b. !True

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10. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. Courage
b. Honor
c. Strength
d. !Victory
1. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.
a. False
b. !True
2. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?
a. Mars
b. Juno
c. !Janus
d. Vulcan
3. 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
4. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Hercules
b. !Orpheus
c. Daedalus
d. Perseus
5. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?
a. Greek
b. Egyptian
c. !Norse
d. Hindu
6. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. !Dionysus
b. Demeter
c. Hephaestus
d. Apollo
7. A minotaur is half human half what?
a. !Bull
b. Eagle
c. Horse
d. Cow
8. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.
a. !False
b. True
9. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.
a. Mountain
b. !Tree
c. Temple
d. Castle
10. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?
a. Frigg

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b. Thor
c. Balder
d. !Odin

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