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

a. !True
b. False

2. Hera is god of...


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

3. 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. Charon
d. !Eris

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

5. Which Greek amp; Roman god was known as the god of music, truth and prophecy,
healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, and more?
a. Artemis
b. Athena
c. Aphrodite
d. !Apollo

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


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

7. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


a. !Norse
b. Greek
c. Egyptian
d. Hindu

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


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

9. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?


a. Hina
b. Kohara
c. !039;Oro
d. Mui

10. What is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?


a. Moros
b. Hades
c. !Thanatos
d. Tartarus

1. The planet Mars has two moons orbiting it.


a. !True
b. False

2. How many officially recognized dwarf planets in the solar system are named after
Polynesian deities?
a. !2
b. 0
c. 5
d. 1

3. Which part of the body does glaucoma affect?


a. !Eyes
b. Blood
c. Throat
d. Stomach

4. The element involved in making human blood red is which of the following?
a. !Iron
b. Cobalt
c. Iridium
d. Copper

5. Deuterium is an isotope of which element?


a. Neon
b. Helium
c. !Hydrogen
d. Nitrogen

6. Muscle fiber is constructed of bundles small long organelles called what?


a. Epimysium
b. !Myofibrils
c. Myocardium
d. Myofiaments

7. What is the scientific name for the extinct hominin known as quot;Lucyquot;?
a. Australopithecus Antaris
b. !Australopithecus Afarensis
c. Australopithecus Africanus
d. Australopithecus Architeuthis

8. Which noble gas has the lowest atomic number?


a. Neon
b. !Helium
c. Argon
d. Krypton

1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sicily
b. !Crete
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. To fell a tree that regenerated
after every axe swing.
c. Tied to a boulder for eternity,
being pecked by birds.
d. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a
hill for eternity.

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


a. !True
b. False

4. 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 Tiger
b. A Dragon
c. A Lion
d. !A Horse

5. Who was the Roman god of fire?


a. Mercury
b. !Vulcan
c. Apollo
d. Jupiter

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

7. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?


a. !Janus
b. Juno
c. Mars
d. Vulcan

8. 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

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


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

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

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