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1. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?

a. Jupiter
b. Juno
c. Ares
d. !Mars

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

3. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

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. !False
b. True

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


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

7. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?


a. !Greek and Roman
b. Greek, Roman and Norse
c. Greek and Chinese
d. Roman and Spanish

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

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


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

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

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


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

1. In the year 1900, what were the most popular first names given to boy and girl
babies born in the United States?
a. George and Anne
b. !John and Mary
c. William and Elizabeth
d. Joseph and Catherine

2. What historical event was Tchaikovsky039;s 1812 Overture referencing?


a. The Charge of the Light Brigade Crimean War
b. !The Napoleonic Wars
c. The Russian Revolution
d. The American War of 1812

3. In relation to the British Occupation in Ireland, what does the IRA stand for.
a. IrishRoyal Alliance
b. !Irish Republican Army
c. Irish Reformation Army
d. Irish Rebel Alliance

4. List the following Iranic empires in chronological order:


a. !Median, Achaemenid, Parthian, Sassanid
b. Achaemenid, Median, Sassanid, Parthian
c. Median, Achaemenid, Sassanid, Parthian
d. Achaemenid, Median, Parthian, Sassanid

5. In which year did the First World War begin?


a. 1917
b. 1939
c. 1930
d. !1914

6. Who was the first president of the United States?


a. Thomas Jefferson
b. James Madison
c. James K. Polk
d. !George Washington

7. What is the mnemonic device for remembering the fates of the wives of Henry
VIII?
a. !Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived
b. Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived
c. Died, Beheaded, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived, Divorced
d. Survived, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Divorced, Beheaded

8. The Battle of Trafalgar took place on October 23rd, 1805


a. !False
b. True

9. When Christopher Columbus sailed to America, what was the first region he
arrived in?
a. Florida
b. Nicaragua
c. !The Bahamas Archipelago
d. Isthmus of Panama

10. In which year was Constantinople conquered by the Turks?


a. 1440
b. !1453
c. 1435
d. 1454

11. Which of these theoretical phycisists first predicted the existence of


antimatter?
a. !Paul Dirac
b. Niels Bohr
c. Werner Heisenberg
d. Albert Einstein

12. The fraudelent doctor John R. Brinkley acummulated great fame and wealth in the
early 1900s offering what service?
a. !Goat testicles transplant
b. Cow liver transplant
c. Pig blood transfusion
d. Turkey breast implants

13. Which Nazi General was known as the quot;Desert Foxquot;?


a. Wilhelm Keitel
b. Gerd von Rundstadt
c. !Erwin Rommel
d. Heinz Guderian

1. What year did the television company BBC officially launch the channel BBC One?
a. 1932
b. !1936
c. 1948
d. 1955

2. Which track by quot;Massive Attackquot; is used for the theme of


quot;Housequot;?
a. Protection
b. Black Milk
c. Angel
d. !Teardrop

3. Who sang the theme song for the TV show 039;Rawhide039;?


a. Guy Mitchell
b. Tennessee Ernie Ford
c. !Frankie Laine
d. Slim Whitman

4. Who is the star of the AMC series Breaking Bad?


a. Saul Goodman
b. !Walter White
c. Skyler White
d. Jesse Pinkman

5. In the show Stranger Things, what is Eleven039;s favorite breakfast food?


a. Captain Crunch
b. !Eggo Waffles
c. Toast
d. Bacon and Eggs

6. In the Star Trek universe, what color is Vulcan blood?


a. !Green
b. Red
c. Blue
d. Purple

7. Which country does the YouTuber quot;SinowBeatsquot; originate from?


a. Sweden
b. Germany
c. !Scotland
d. England

8. What was the name of the the first episode of Doctor Who to air in 1963?
a. The Daleks
b. !An Unearthly Child
c. The Aztecs
d. The Edge of Destruction

9. Who played the sun baby in the original run of Teletubbies?


a. Pui Fan Lee
b. Lisa Brockwell
c. !Jessica Smith
d. Sue Monroe

10. In the show quot;Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagannquot; what is the name of the
character who force everyone to live underground?
a. Kingloname
b. !Lordgenome
c. Lord Genome
d. King Loname

11. Bob Ross was a US Air Force pilot.


a. !False
b. True

12. In the cartoon 039;SpongeBob SquarePants039;, what did the acronym E.V.I.L
stand for?
a. !Every Villain Is Lemons
b. Every Villain Is Limes
c. Each Villain Is Lemonade
d. Every Villain Is Lemonade

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