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Set 1 · Mythology
- EasyWho was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
Answer: Apollo
- EasyWhich of these mythological creatures is said to be half-man and half-horse?
Answer: Centaur
- EasyWhich Greek & Roman god was known as the god of music, truth and prophecy, healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, and more?
Answer: Apollo
- EasyThe greek god Poseidon was the god of what?
Answer: The Sea
- EasyWho in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
Answer: Jason
- MediumWhich god, when born, was hidden in a cave and replaced by a stone?
Answer: Zeus
- MediumWhat is the meaning of goddess Artemis title Elaphebolus?
Answer: Deer shooting
- MediumVukodlak is one of the Slavonic names of which scary mythical monster?
Answer: Werewolf
- MediumWhat is the name of the daughter of the goddess, Demeter?
Answer: Persephone
- MediumWhich Nordic god was killed with a mistletoe twig, a traditional decoration for Christmas?
Answer: Baldur
- HardWhich greek god/goddess tossed a golden apple with the words "for the fairest" into the middle of the feast of the gods?
Answer: Eris
- HardWho was the Roman god of fire?
Answer: Vulcan
- HardAccording to the legend, leprechauns are unfriendly Irish fairies who live alone, possess hidden pots of gold and pass the time making what?
Answer: Shoes
- HardWhat is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?
Answer: Thanatos
- HardThe hippocampus, a mythical monster with the head of a horse and body of a fish, pulled the chariot of which god?
Answer: Poseidon
- Very hardIn Greek Mythology Athos was the name of which of the following?
Answer: a giant
- Very hardWho is the mother of the nine muses in Greek mythology?
Answer: Mnemosyne
- Very hardThis Greek mythological figure is the god/goddess of battle strategy (among other things).
Answer: Athena
- Very hardWhat kind of creature is Pegasus according to Greek legends?
Answer: Winged horse
- Very hardWhat immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.
Answer: Tree
Set 2 · Mythology
- EasyThe Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it's name from the Greek goddess of what?
Answer: Victory
- EasyWhich figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife Eurydice to the land of the living?
Answer: Orpheus
- EasyWho was the King of Gods in Ancient Greek mythology?
Answer: Zeus
- EasyWhat people worshipped the sun god and god of war Huitzilopochtli?
Answer: The Aztecs
- EasyThis Greek goddess's name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for discord on Pluto's classification amongst astronomers.
Answer: Eris
- MediumWhich of these gods was given power over the sea following Cronuss death?
Answer: Poseidon
- MediumOf what origin is Sinterklaas, the basis of the mythical holiday figure of Santa Claus?
Answer: Dutch
- MediumThe Temple of Artemis is one of Worlds Seven Wonders. Where is it located?
Answer: Ephesus
- MediumWorshippers of god Dionysus often wore what type of attire over their shoulders?
Answer: fawn skin
- MediumBrahma is a Hindu god of creation. What does the name of the river Brahmaputra mean?
Answer: Son of Brahma
- HardThere is hardly any one who has not heard the fairy-tale of Snow White. Who was it written by?
Answer: Brothers Grimm
- HardWhat is the name of the nymph that transformed herself into a goat in order to feed Zeus when he was a baby?
Answer: Amaltheia
- HardThe Roman god Uranus is associated with which of the following?
Answer: Sky
- HardHow many fates are there according to Greek mythology?
Answer: 3
- HardIn Finnish myths the Sampo was a magic artifact made by the blacksmith IImarinen for the sorceress Louhi of Pohjola. What kind of object was this artifact?
Answer: a mill
- Very hardThe word berserk referring to Norse warriors, means what in Old Norse?
Answer: Bear Shirt
- Very hardIn Roman mythology, the goddess Carmenta is a protector of which of these?
Answer: Childbirth
- Very hardBuilt in honor of the Greek goddess Artemis, the Temple of Artemis was an enormous architectural construction for its time. In Greek mythology, Artemis is the goddes of what?
Answer: Hunt and the moon
- Very hardWhat animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur in Greek Mythology?
Answer: Bull
- Very hardIn Roman mythology, Cupid is the god of desire, affection and erotic love. Who is his Greek counterpart?
Answer: Eros
Set 3 · Mythology
- EasyIn Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
Answer: Dionysus
- EasyIn Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?
Answer: Paris
- EasyWho is the God Loki's son?
Answer: Fenrir
- EasyKrishna is an incarnation of which Hindu god?
Answer: Vishnu
- EasyWhat is the name of the Roman God of war?
Answer: Mars
- MediumWho killed the Nemean Lion, one of the most vicious monsters in Greek mythology?
Answer: Heracles
- MediumWhich capital city name can be translated as God-given (or Gods gift)?
Answer: Baghdad
- MediumWhat kind of creature is the Fuath according to Celtic mythology?
Answer: Water spirit
- MediumWhat is the name of the proud Queen of the fairies in Shakespeares comedy A Midsummer Nights Dream?
Answer: Titania
- MediumWhich of the following is an evil mythological hybrid of a woman and a bird?
Answer: Harpy
- HardWho is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?
Answer: 'Oro
- HardWho is the mother of the Greek god Hephaestus?
Answer: Hera
- HardAegina was one of the many nymphs seduced by Zeus, but unlike some others, this nymph didnt get away with it. Which king caught Aegina and Zeus?
Answer: Sisyphus
- HardHel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?
Answer: Loki
- HardOsiris had an equivalent in Greek mythology. Who was this counterpart of his?
Answer: Hades
- Very hardThe Greek goddess of flowers is Chloris. Who is the Roman goddess of flowers, the personification of spring?
Answer: Flora
- Very hardIn Norse Mythology, Baldr was killed by Loki with a magical spear made from what plant?
Answer: Mistletoe
- Very hardThe Colossus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was a giant statue of which Greek god?
Answer: Helios
- Very hardIn Greek mythology, Persephone must return to the underworld because she had eaten what kind of seeds?
Answer: Pomegranate
- Very hardThe Holy Grail is sometimes associated with which magical object in Celtic mythology?
Answer: The cauldron of Bran
Set 4 · Mythology
- EasyWhich Greek god is known as the Earth-shaker?
Answer: Poseidon
- EasyIn most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?
Answer: Hera
- EasyThe Egyptian god Horus was associated with which of the following animals?
Answer: Hawk
- EasyWhich of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?
Answer: Enkidu
- EasyWhich of these mythological figures is not one of the Titanides?
Answer: Selene
- MediumThe world sirena refers to this mythical or folklore hybrid of a woman and an animal?
Answer: Mermaid
- MediumCupid, one of the major symbols in St. Valentines Day celebrations, is a mythological character, son of which goddess?
Answer: Venus
- MediumWhat Greek mythological hero eloped with King Menelaus wife, Helen, thus prompting the Trojan War?
Answer: Paris
- MediumWho wrote Black Sunday, Red Dragon, and Hannibal Rising?
Answer: Thomas Harris
- MediumIn what fairy tale does Kays grandmother describe snow flakes as white bees swarming?
Answer: The Snow Queen
- HardWhat Roman Goddess is the month of June named after?
Answer: Juno
- HardWho is the Roman god of fire and volcanoes?
Answer: Vulcan
- HardWhat kind of creature is the leprechaun in Irish mythology?
Answer: Fairy
- HardWhat is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
Answer: Ask
- HardTo which Greek goddess was the Temple at Ephesus dedicated?
Answer: Artemis
- Very hardAccording to Greek myths, when Zeus grew up, what did he use to retrieve his brothers and sisters?
Answer: a bitter drink
- Very hardAccording to Greek mythology, what did Cronus do to Zeuss five siblings when they were born?
Answer: He swallowed them.
- Very hardWhat is Bifrost in North mythology?
Answer: the rainbow bridge that leads to Asgard
- Very hardThe Colossus of Rhodes was a giant statue, erected at the Greek island Rhodes harbor in 3rd century BC. Which ancient Greek god did the statue depict?
Answer: Helios
- Very hardAccording to Greek mythology, Lycaon, king of Arcadia, was turned into a werewolf-like creature because he served Zeus a dish of which of the following?
Answer: Lycaons child
Set 5 · Mythology
- EasyWhat head does the mythological creature called manticore have?
Answer: Human head
- EasyWhich one of these names is not one of goddess Aphrodites surnames?
Answer: Telaia
- EasyWhere does the British mythological creature Afanc live according to legend?
Answer: In lakes
- EasyIn Roman mythology, the god Volturnus was associated with which of the following?
Answer: Water
- EasyWhose cattle did Hermes steal when he was just a day old?
Answer: Apollos
- MediumWho had Solomons wisdom, Hercules strength, Atlas stamina, Zeus power, Achilles courage, and Mercurys speed?
Answer: Captain Marvel
- MediumWhat was the name of the Lithuanian god that can be compared to the Creek god of underworld, Hades?
Answer: Pikulas
- MediumWhat is the name of the mythical ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed in quest for the Golden Fleece?
Answer: Argo
- MediumWhat did god Tyr sacrifice in order to bind the evil Fenris wolf?
Answer: His hand
- MediumAthena was born fully grown out of Zeuss brain. What was she worshipped for?
Answer: Wisdom
- HardIn Roman mythology, Spes was the goddess of which of the following?
Answer: Hope
- HardWhich of these Roman gods doesn't have a counterpart in Greek mythology?
Answer: Janus
- HardWhich of the following planets is not named after a Roman god?
Answer: Uranus
- HardAnubis was the jackal-headed judge of the dead from what mythology?
Answer: Egyptian
- HardWhat is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?
Answer: Hephaestus
- Very hardWho is the Egyptian god of reproduction and lettuce?
Answer: Min
- Very hardWho is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as cheese making and bee keeping.
Answer: Aristaeus
- Very hardTalos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
Answer: Crete
- Very hardNidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?
Answer: Norse
- Very hardIn Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?
Answer: Ariadne
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