WGS: Soultions

1. Neptune039;s greek name was...

a. !Poseidon
b. Zeus
c. Apollo
d. Ares
2. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the Underworld.
a. !False
b. True
3. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the ash tree
Yggdrasil?
a. !Nidhogg
b. Bragi
c. Ymir
d. Odin
4. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. Hephaestus
b. Apollo
c. Demeter
d. !Dionysus
5. Which of the following is not one of the Greek Fates?
a. Atropos
b. Lachesis
c. !Narcissus
d. Clotho
6. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it under
a long white cloud?
a. Hawaii
b. !New Zealand
c. Vanuatu
d. Fiji
7. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.
a. False
b. !True
8. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.
a. !Tree
b. Mountain
c. Castle
d. Temple
9. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. Courage
b. Strength
c. Honor
d. !Victory
10. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. !Ask
b. Asger

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c. Ake
d. Asmund
1. According to Algonquian folklore, how does one transform into a Wendigo?
a. !Participating in cannibalism.
b. Drinking the blood of many slain animals.
c. Excessive mutilation of animal corpses.
d. Performing a ritual involving murder.
2. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. Demeter
b. Zeus
c. !Apollo
d. Athena
3. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for discord
on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. !Eris
b. Ceres
c. Dysnomia
d. Charon
4. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus can control lightning.
a. False
b. !True
5. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
6. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?
a. !Set
b. Ra
c. Anhur
d. Horus
7. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it under
a long white cloud?
a. Vanuatu
b. !New Zealand
c. Hawaii
d. Fiji
8. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.
a. Temple
b. Castle
c. !Tree
d. Mountain
9. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?
a. Thor
b. Odin
c. Balder
d. !Loki
10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as cheese
making and bee keeping.
a. Carme
b. Autonoe

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c. !Aristaeus
d. Cephisso
1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Cyprus
b. Sardinia
c. !Crete
d. Sicily
2. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Ares
b. Jupiter
c. !Mars
d. Juno
3. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the ash tree
Yggdrasil?
a. Ymir
b. Bragi
c. Odin
d. !Nidhogg
4. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?
a. Aphrodite
b. Athena
c. Hestia
d. !Hera
5. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.
a. !False
b. True
6. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?
a. !Set
b. Horus
c. Ra
d. Anhur
7. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. !True
b. False
8. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?
a. !Centaur
b. Pegasus
c. Gorgon
d. Minotaur
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. !Tree
b. Castle
c. Temple
d. Mountain

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