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Quiz about Ancient Mythology
Quiz about Ancient Mythology

Ancient Mythology Trivia Quiz


Here is a very challenging quiz about Greek, Egyptian and Norse mythology. How well do YOU know your gods?

A multiple-choice quiz by lsvitko. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
lsvitko
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
2,634
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
8 / 15
Plays
7496
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 49 (14/15), Guest 47 (9/15), Guest 35 (9/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Who did Perseus turn to stone when he showed him the head of Medusa? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Who gave Cassandra the gift of prophecy? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Who (or what) gave birth to Pegasus, the winged horse? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. This son of Zeus carried tidings and lead the dead to Hades. He was also the god of roads, fraud and cunning, commerce and luck. Who was he?

Answer: (One World - wings on his cap and sandals.....)
Question 5 of 15
5. Which of the following was NOT one of the 12 labors of Hercules (or Heracles)? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Who outraged the gods by cutting up his son and presenting the flesh to the gods at a banquet to test their all-powerful knowledge? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. In Greek myth, who was the first woman? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. The 12 Titans were the offspring of: Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. In ancient Egyptian mythology, who supervised the weighing of souls at judgment? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Cats and scarabs (dung beetles) were considered sacred in ancient Egypt and honored appropriately. What other animal was considered sacred and, in fact, the god of this animal was worshiped in his very own city? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. An ancient Egyptian goddess was ordered by her father to destroy the human race. How was she defeated from doing so? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. What is the main source for Norse mythology? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. The wisest creature in all of Norse myth is: Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. How was Baldur, the shining god of youth in Norse mythology, killed? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. According to Norse legend, how were the first humans created? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who did Perseus turn to stone when he showed him the head of Medusa?

Answer: Atlas

When Atlas refused hospitality to Perseus, he turned him to stone and his body became the Atlas Mountains of northwest Africa. Bound collections of medieval maps often featured the image of Atlas, which gave rise to the modern use of his name.
2. Who gave Cassandra the gift of prophecy?

Answer: Apollo

Cassandra, the daughter of Priam (King of Troy) was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, on the condition that she would accept him as her lover. She refused after being given the gift, but he was unable to retract it; he then got even with her by ordaining that her predictions would always be ignored, no matter how accurate they were.
3. Who (or what) gave birth to Pegasus, the winged horse?

Answer: Medusa's blood

Medusa was killed and beheaded by Perseus, who avoided looking at her directly in battle by using his polished shield as a mirror. Her blood gave birth to Pegasus, her son by the Greek sea god Poseidon.
4. This son of Zeus carried tidings and lead the dead to Hades. He was also the god of roads, fraud and cunning, commerce and luck. Who was he?

Answer: Hermes

The serpent-entwined staff of Hermes, known as a caduceus, is the emblem of the medical profession.
5. Which of the following was NOT one of the 12 labors of Hercules (or Heracles)?

Answer: Search for the Golden Fleece

As penance after Hercules killed his wife and children, his rival (Eurystheus) gave him 12 impossible tasks to complete, hoping that the tasks would destroy Hercules. AFTER he completed all the tasks and was released from Eurystheus' servitude, Hercules took part in the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts to find the Golden Fleece; it was not one of the 12 original tasks.
6. Who outraged the gods by cutting up his son and presenting the flesh to the gods at a banquet to test their all-powerful knowledge?

Answer: Tantalus

Tantalus, the mythical Greek king of Phrygia, prepared the horrific meal of his son, Pelops, to the gods and was condemned to an eternity of suffering in the lower depths of the underworld reserved for those who defied the gods. Racked by endless hunger and thirst, Tantalus was forced to stand up to his neck in water surrounded by luscious fruit trees. Every time he stooped to drink, the water level dropped, and every time he reached for fruit, the trees drew away, keeping both water and fruit perpetually out of his reach.
7. In Greek myth, who was the first woman?

Answer: Pandora

Zeus created Pandora and sent her on a mission of vengeance against the rebellious Titans and their allies, men. She was given a box to take with her, with orders not to open it. Because she was curious, Pandora disobeyed and opened the box and released all the evils of the world; only Hope was left.
8. The 12 Titans were the offspring of:

Answer: Uranus and Gaea

Before Mt. Olympus became the home of the gods, the ancient Greeks believed the Titans ruled over a golden age on earth. The 12 Titans were offspring to Uranus (god of the heavens) and Gaea (goddess of earth). Cronus, the youngest of the 12, became their leader when he overthrew his father. Cronus, in turn, was later overthrown by his own son, Zeus.
9. In ancient Egyptian mythology, who supervised the weighing of souls at judgment?

Answer: Anubis

Anubis was the jackal-headed god of embalming, son of Nephthys and Osiris. He would weigh the heart--symbolizing the conscience of a dead person--against a feather, the symbol of truth.
10. Cats and scarabs (dung beetles) were considered sacred in ancient Egypt and honored appropriately. What other animal was considered sacred and, in fact, the god of this animal was worshiped in his very own city?

Answer: Crocodiles

The Nile crocodile god, Sebek, was worshiped in his own city, appropriately named Crocodilopolis.
11. An ancient Egyptian goddess was ordered by her father to destroy the human race. How was she defeated from doing so?

Answer: She got drunk drinking red beer

Hathor-Sekhmet was Egypt's goddess of beauty, fertility, love and marriage. In one tale about her from early mythology, she was ordered by her father, Ra, to destroy the human race and was depicted wading in blood. However, she was tricked into drinking a mixture of beer and red ochre resembling blood, became drunk, and failed to complete the slaughter.
12. What is the main source for Norse mythology?

Answer: Two medieval books called 'Edda'

Two medieval books, both called 'Edda' (the Poetic 'Edda' and the Prose 'Edda') were written in the 13th century. The Poetic 'Edda', written in Iceland in the 1270s, was a collection of mythological and heroic poems written by anonymous poets. The collector is also anonymous.

The Prose 'Edda' was written around 1220 by the Icelandic scholar Snorri Sturluson as a handbook for aspiring poets.
13. The wisest creature in all of Norse myth is:

Answer: Kvasir

According to Norse myth, Odin (the Vikings' supreme god) tells how he brought poetic inspiration to mortals by stealing a magic potion of mead from the blood of the wisest of all creatures, the giant Kvasir.
14. How was Baldur, the shining god of youth in Norse mythology, killed?

Answer: A mistletoe javelin through the heart

Odin, Baldur's father, knew his son would die. He sought to prevent Baldur's fate by making almost every conceivable object promise not to harm Baldur; he ignored mistletoe thinking it was too feeble a plant to do harm. Since Baldur then thought he was impervious to injury, he entertained the other gods by letting them try to hurt him. Loki, the god of mischief, noticed that Baldur's blind brother, Hodur, wasn't playing the game, so he fashioned a javelin out of mistletoe and made the blind brother throw it towards Baldur.

The mistletoe pierced Baldur to the heart, killing him.
15. According to Norse legend, how were the first humans created?

Answer: They were whittled out of two pieces of driftwood

Odin and his two brothers set out to slay Ymir and created the world out of his carcass. The first men and women were whittled out of two pieces of driftwood by Odin and were given a home in the Middle Enclave, called Midgarth.
Source: Author lsvitko

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