1. When did the French Revolution begin?

a. 1756
b. !1789
c. 1799
d. 1823

2. Which of these countries was sea charted in 1500 by the Portuguese maritime
explorations?
a. India
b. Mozambique
c. Madagascar
d. !Brazil

3. Which famous world leader is famed for the saying, quot;Let them eat cakequot;,
yet is rumored that heshe never said it at all?
a. Henry VIII
b. Czar Nicholas II
c. !Marie Antoinette
d. Elizabeth I

4. Which Apollo mission was the last one in NASA039;s Apollo program?
a. !Apollo 17
b. Apollo 11
c. Apollo 15
d. Apollo 13

5. In which year did the Invasion of Kuwait by Iraq occur?

a. !1990
b. 1988
c. 1992
d. 1986

6. What year did the Boxing Day earthquake amp; tsunami occur in the Indian Ocean?
a. 2006
b. 2008
c. 2002
d. !2004

7. What was the real name of the Albanian national leader Skanderbeg?
a. Iskander Bejko
b. Mirash Krasniki
c. Diturak Zhulati
d. !Gjergj Kastrioti

8. What was the name of the planned invasion of Japan towards the end of World War
II?
a. Operation Ironclad
b. !Operation Downfall
c. Operation Boarding Party
d. Operation Aflame
9. Who was the last Roman emperor in the Year of Four Emperors 69 AD?
a. !Vespasian
b. Galba
c. Otho
d. Vitellius

1. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Juno
b. Jupiter
c. Ares
d. !Mars

2. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.

a. !True
b. False

3. Neptune039;s greek name was...

a. Ares
b. !Poseidon
c. Apollo
d. Zeus

4. Hera is god of...

a. Sea
b. !Marriage
c. Agriculture
d. War

5. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus can control lightning.

a. !True
b. False

6. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?

a. Hephaestus
b. Apollo
c. Demeter
d. !Dionysus

7. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.

a. Temple
b. Castle
c. Mountain
d. !Tree

8. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. Strength
b. Honor
c. Courage
 d. !Victory

9. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.

a. Nasu
b. Soba
c. !Cucumbers
d. Kabocha

10. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. !Thought amp; Memory
b. Power amp; Peace
c. Sleeping amp; Waking
d. War amp; Learning

1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. !Crete
b. Sicily
c. Cyprus
d. Sardinia

2. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?

a. Standing in a lake filled with
water he could not drink.
b. Tied to a boulder for eternity,
being pecked by birds.
c. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a
hill for eternity.
d. To fell a tree that regenerated
after every axe swing.

3. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.

a. !True
b. False

4. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus can control lightning.

a. !True
b. False

5. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False

6. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Crocodile
b. Monkey
c. !Spider
 d. Wild dog

7. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. Vanuatu
b. Hawaii
c. !New Zealand
d. Fiji

8. 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
d. Sleeping amp; Waking

9. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?

a. !Ask
b. Asger
c. Ake
d. Asmund

10. Which greek godgoddess tossed a golden apple with the words quot;for the
fairestquot; into the middle of the feast of the gods?
a. Ares
b. !Eris
c. Artemis
d. Hades