Everything starts with an E Trivia Quiz

Answer: Eris

When Eris, as an uninvited guest at a wedding, threw a golden apple with the inscription 'To the fairest' among the guests, the apple was claimed by three other goddesses. According to mythology, this was what started the Trojan War.

Answer: Everton

Liverpudlian outfit Everton was founded in 1878 as the St. Domingo Church Sunday School Club. The next year it changed its name to Everton. The club, also known as 'The Toffees', originally played at Anfield Road. When the owner of Anfield Road increased the rent in 1892, Everton moved to Goodison Park.

Answer: Escher

M.C. (Maurits Cornelis) Escher lived from 1898 to 1972. He made woodcuttings, lithography but especially incredible illustrations like 'Liberation' where a horizontal line of triangles gradually changes into flying birds, or 'Ascending and Descending' where people are walking up the stairs but on the same time are walking down the stairs as well. You have to see it to believe it.

Answer: Elba

Elba is a little island between Corsica and Italy. Napoleon arrived there with a following of around 1,000 people on May 4, 1814. Nine months later he escaped to start his 100 Days Campaign, which ended at the Battle of Waterloo.

Answer: Estremadura

It lies along the coast, roughly between the Mondego river and the capital, Lisbon.

Answer: Euwe

Max Euwe beat title defender Alexander Alekhine in 1935, and held the title for two years, losing it to the same opponent. He never became a professional player. Towards the end of the century there were a few Dutchmen who were world class including Jan Timman who lost the FIDE World Championship to Anatoly Karpov in 1995.

Answer: Emu

Only the ostrich is bigger than the emu. Not a flyer, the emu is a fast running bird, being able to reach speeds up to 30 mph (or 50 kph). It lives in Australia.

Answer: Everest

Chomolungma is the Tibetan name for Everest and means Mother Goddess of the Universe. In Nepal, Everest is known as Sagarmatha, which means Goddess of the Sky. Mount Everest was named after the British Surveyor in India in 1865, Sir George Everest.

Answer: Einsteinium

Ergon does not exist as an element, but Argon does. It has the atomic number 18. The atomic number of Europium is 63, and Erbium has atomic number 68.

Answer: Eros

According to the Greek poet Hesiod, Eros came forth out of Chaos together with Gaia (Goddess of the earth) and Tartarus (God of the underworld). Eros' love weapon consisted of a two stringed bow and golden arrows, which after a hit could make people fall in love. In later myths Eros was described as the son of Aphrodite.
The Romans called their God of love Amor or Cupid. Erebus (also known as Erebos) was the God of darkness. Epeus was not a God but a soldier during the Trojan war. He built the famous Trojan horse. Epictetus was a Greek stoic philosopher.