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

3. Neptune039;s greek name was...

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

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

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

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

a. !True
b. False

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. !Thought amp; Memory
c. Power amp; Peace
d. Sleeping amp; Waking

1. The Hippogriff, not to be confused with the Griffon, is a magical creature with
the front half of an eagle, and the back half of what?
a. A Dragon
b. A Tiger
c. !A Horse
d. A Lion

2. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Dysnomia
b. Ceres
c. !Eris
d. Charon

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

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

4. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.

a. False
b. !True

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?

a. Thor
b. !Loki
c. Odin
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