JOUR: Notes

1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Cyprus
b. Sicily
c. Sardinia
d. !Crete
2. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?
a. Tied to a boulder for eternity, being pecked by birds.
b. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity.
c. Standing in a lake filled with water he could not drink.
d. To fell a tree that regenerated after every axe swing.
3. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Jupiter
b. Juno
c. !Mars
d. Ares
4. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.
a. !True
b. False
5. Who was the Roman god of fire?
a. Apollo
b. Mercury
c. Jupiter
d. !Vulcan
6. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the Underworld.
a. !False
b. True
7. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?
a. Hector
b. Helen
c. Pericles
d. !Paris
8. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?
a. Aphrodite
b. Hestia
c. Athena
d. !Hera
9. Which of the following is not one of the Greek Fates?
a. Lachesis
b. Atropos
c. !Narcissus
d. Clotho
10. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. Power amp; Peace
b. !Thought amp; Memory
c. War amp; Learning

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d. Sleeping amp; Waking
1. At which bridge does the annual Oxford and Cambridge boat race start?
a. !Putney
b. Hammersmith
c. Vauxhall
d. Battersea
2. Which team won the 201516 English Premier League?
a. !Leicester City
b. Liverpool
c. Manchester United
d. Cheslea
3. Soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo opened a museum dedicated to himself.
a. !True
b. False
4. The Rio 2016 Summer Olympics held it039;s closing ceremony on what date?
a. August 23
b. August 17
c. !August 21
d. August 19
5. Which male player won the gold medal of table tennis singles in 2016 Olympics
Games?
a. !Ma Long China
b. Zhang Jike China
c. Vladimir Samsonov Belarus
d. Jun Mizutani Japan
6. In 2016, who won the Formula 1 World Constructor039;s Championship for the third
time in a row?
a. Red Bull Racing Renault
b. McLaren Honda
c. Scuderia Ferrari
d. !MercedesAMG Petronas
7. This Canadian television sportscaster is known for his quot;Hockey Night in
Canadaquot; role, a commentary show during hockey games.
a. Donald Sutherland
b. Don McKellar
c. !Don Cherry
d. Don Taylor
8. Who won the 2015 College Football Playoff CFP National Championship?
a. Wisconsin Badgers
b. !Ohio State Buckeyes
c. Clemson Tigers
d. Alabama Crimson Tide
9. Which player holds the NHL record of 2,857 points?
a. Mario Lemieux
b. Gordie Howe
c. !Wayne Gretzky
d. Sidney Crosby
10. The Los Angeles Dodgers were originally from what U.S. city?
a. Boston

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b. Las Vegas
c. Seattle
d. !Brooklyn
1. Which of these countries is NOT a part of the Asian continent?
a. Georgia
b. !Suriname
c. Singapore
d. Russia
2. What is the capital of Chile?
a. Antofagasta
b. !Santiago
c. Valparaiacute;so
d. Copiapoacute;
3. The Southeast Asian island of Borneo is politically divided among 3 countries.
a. !True
b. False
4. How many countries does Spain have a land border with?
a. 4
b. 3
c. !5
d. 2
5. Which country has three capital cities?
a. !South Africa
b. Somalia
c. United Kingdom
d. China
6. What city is known as the Rose Capital of the World?
a. Miami, Florida
b. San Diego, California
c. !Tyler, Texas
d. Anaheim, California
7. What is the Finnish word for quot;Finlandquot;?
a. Magyarorszaacute;g
b. !Suomi
c. Sverige
d. Eesti
8. What is the capital of Belarus?
a. !Minsk
b. Warsaw
c. Kiev
d. Vilnius
9. The Maluku islands informally known as the Spice Islands belong to which country?
a. !Indonesia
b. Chile
c. New Zealand
d. Fiji
10. Which of these American cities has fewer than 1,000,000 people?
a. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
b. Phoenix, Arizona

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c. !San Francisco, California
d. San Antonio, Texas

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