1. This field is sometimes known as ldquo;The Dismal Science.

rdquo;
a. Physics
b. Politics
c. !Economics
d. Philosophy

2. In the videogame franchise Kingdom Hearts, the main protagonist, carries a

weapon with what shape?
a. Cellphone
b. !Key
c. Pen
d. Sword

3. Which American president appears on a one dollar bill?

a. Thomas Jefferson
b. !George Washington
c. Abraham Lincoln
d. Benjamin Franklin

4. What is on display in the Madame Tussaud039;s museum in London?

a. !Wax sculptures
b. Designer clothing
c. Unreleased film reels
d. Vintage cars

5. What is the name given to Indian food cooked over charcoal in a clay oven?
a. !Tandoori
b. Tiki masala
c. Pani puri
d. Biryani

6. What is the Swedish word for quot;windowquot;?

a. Skauml;rm
b. !Fouml;nster
c. Ruta
d. Haring;l

7. Disney039;s Haunted Mansion is home to a trio of Hitchhiking Ghosts. Which of

these is NOT one of them?
a. Phineas
b. Gus
c. !Harry
d. Ezra

8. According to the United States039; CDC, one in how many Americans die annually
due to smoking?
a. !Five
b. One hundred
c. Ten
d. Twenty
9. quot;Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.quot; is a
grammatically correct sentence.
a. False
b. !True

10. The word quot;aprosexiaquot; means which of the following?

a. A feverish desire to rip one039;s clothes off
b. !The inability to concentrate on anything
c. The inability to make decisions
d. The inability to stand up

11. Which of these cities does NOT have a United States Minting location?
a. West Point, NY
b. San Fransisco, CA
c. Philidelphia, PA
d. !St. Louis, MO

12. The Mexican Beer quot;Coronaquot; is what type of beer?

a. !Pale Lager
b. India Pale Ale
c. Baltic Porter
d. Pilfsner

1. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. Artemis
b. Ares
c. Apollo
d. !Athena

2. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?

a. Athena
b. Ariel
c. !Ariadne
d. Alana

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. 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, Hera is the goddess of harvest.
a. !False
b. True

6. Who is the Egyptian god of reproduction and lettuce?

a. Menu
b. Meret
c. Mut
d. !Min

7. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?

a. Vulcan
b. !Hephaestus
c. Dyntos
d. Artagatus

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

9. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?

a. Nymph
b. Lilith
c. Mermaids
d. !Harpies

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. Sleeping amp; Waking
c. !Thought amp; Memory
d. War amp; Learning

1. According to Algonquian folklore, how does one transform into a Wendigo?

a. Excessive mutilation of animal
corpses.
b. Drinking the blood of many slain
animals.
c. Performing a ritual involving
murder.
d. !Participating in cannibalism.

2. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. !Jason
b. Daedalus
c. Castor
d. Odysseus
3. Who was the Roman god of fire?
a. Mercury
b. !Vulcan
c. Jupiter
d. Apollo

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. Hector
b. !Paris
c. Helen
d. Pericles

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

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

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

8. 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. Fiji
d. Hawaii

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

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

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. Artemis
b. Ares
c. !Eris
d. Hades