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1.

In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. Odin
b. Ymir
c. !Nidhogg
d. Bragi

2. 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. False
b. !True

3. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?


a. !The Sea
b. War
c. Sun
d. Fire

4. Which of the following is NOT a god in Norse Mythology.


a. Snotra
b. !Jens
c. Loki
d. Tyr

5. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?


a. Aphrodite
b. Athena
c. !Hera
d. Hestia

6. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?


a. !Set
b. Ra
c. Anhur
d. Horus

7. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. !False
b. True

8. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.


a. False
b. !True

9. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. !Victory
b. Honor
c. Courage
d. Strength
10. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. War amp; Learning
b. Sleeping amp; Waking
c. !Thought amp; Memory
d. Power amp; Peace

1. What is the largest noncontinental island in the world?


a. Madagascar
b. New Guinea
c. !Greenland
d. Borneo

2. In which English county is Stonehenge?


a. Somerset
b. Herefordshire
c. Cumbria
d. !Wiltshire

3. How many federal states does Germany have?


a. 25
b. 13
c. !16
d. 32

4. Which of these countries is NOT located in Africa?


a. Burkina Faso
b. Mozambique
c. Algeria
d. !Suriname

5. How many countries border Kyrgyzstan?


a. 3
b. 1
c. 6
d. !4

6. What is the smallest country in South America by area?


a. Uruguay
b. Chile
c. !Suriname
d. Brazil

7. Japan has lefthand side traffic.


a. !True
b. False

8. What is the tallest mountain in Canada?


a. !Mount Logan
b. Whistler Mountain
c. Mont Tremblant
d. Blue Mountain

9. What is the Polish city known to Germans as Danzig?


a. Zakopane
b. Pozna
c. Warsaw
d. !Gdask

10. What is the largest country in the world?


a. United States
b. China
c. !Russia
d. Canada

11. How many stations does the Central Line have on the London Underground?
a. 43
b. 51
c. 47
d. !49

12. Which of these American cities has fewer than 1,000,000 people?
a. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
b. Phoenix, Arizona
c. San Antonio, Texas
d. !San Francisco, California

13. Is Tartu the capital of Estonia?


a. True
b. !False

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


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

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


a. !Ariadne
b. Athena
c. Alana
d. Ariel
3. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.
a. False
b. !True

4. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. !Orpheus
b. Daedalus
c. Perseus
d. Hercules

5. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of harvest.


a. !False
b. True

6. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.


a. !False
b. True

7. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. !True
b. False

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


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

9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


a. !Odin
b. Thor
c. Frigg
d. Balder

10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
in Greek Mythology?
a. Pig
b. Horse
c. !Bull
d. Ox

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