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Quiz about Dragons and other creatures around the world

Dragons and other creatures around the world Quiz

Just a fun quiz about dragons and a few other mythical creatures.

A multiple-choice quiz by griffinslay0. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
griffinslay0

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
223,827

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1085

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Quetzalcoatl was a feathered snake god of the wind, wisdom, and life. Which people of Mexico worshiped him? Hint

Aztecs

Mayans

Incas

Navaho

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Question 2 of 10

2. What exactly is a creature named the tatzelworm? Hint

half dog / half worm

half cat / half worm

half pig / half worm

two-headed worm

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Question 3 of 10

3. Now for the Chinese dragons. What is the ti-lung the dragon of? Hint

gluttony

heaven

treasure

land, stream, and river

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is fu-ts'ang the dragon of? Hint

fire

earth, stream, and river

treasure

gluttony

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the shen-lung the dragon of? Hint

rivers, stream, land

gluttony

treasure

the emperor

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Question 6 of 10

6. This is the last Chinese dragon (for this quiz anyway). What is the t'ao t'ieh the dragon of? Hint

fire

water

treasure

gluttony

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Question 7 of 10

7. The opposite of China, most Europeans found dragons to be what? Hint

bad luck and evil

pure

good luck

neutral

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Cockatrice is a mix of a dragon and what? Hint

toad

none of these

human

rooster

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the person who tamed the creature known as the Tarasque? Hint

St. Martha

St. Mark

St. Emily

St. Mary

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Question 10 of 10

10. What type of dragon is Leviathan? Hint

Fire

Sky

Land

Water

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Quetzalcoatl was a feathered snake god of the wind, wisdom, and life. Which people of Mexico worshiped him?

Answer: Aztecs

Quetzalcoatl was also shown in a human form. This form looked like that of an Aztec high priest and sometimes showed him in a feathered head dress. The dragon form resembled that of a feathered snake. The bird known as the Quetzal was often associated with the Quetzalcoatl.

2. What exactly is a creature named the tatzelworm?

Answer: half cat / half worm

The tatzelworm is a half cat / half worm creature that is supposed to have attacked the people of Europe's livestock. The sightings are mainly reported in Bavaria, Austria, and the Swiss Alps.

3. Now for the Chinese dragons. What is the ti-lung the dragon of?

Answer: land, stream, and river

He spends springtime in heaven and the autumn in the sea.

4. What is fu-ts'ang the dragon of?

Answer: treasure

He was also the keeper of secret treasure and the precious metals inside the earth.

5. What is the shen-lung the dragon of?

Answer: the emperor

Actually, only the emperor of China was allowed to decorate his clothing with the shen-lung dragon; for those who broke this law the penalty was death.

6. This is the last Chinese dragon (for this quiz anyway). What is the t'ao t'ieh the dragon of?

Answer: gluttony

It has one head, one pair of forelegs, but has two bodies, each with its own pair of hind legs and its own tail. This dragon was exiled to the outer darkness of space by the emporer Shin.

7. The opposite of China, most Europeans found dragons to be what?

Answer: bad luck and evil

The European dragons, with few exceptions, killed innocent people and forced towns to give them beautiful maidens for food. The Chinese dragons were benevolent, and as long as the people were loyal to the dragon they would remain benevolent.

8. The Cockatrice is a mix of a dragon and what?

Answer: rooster

It is said to hatch in dung, by a toad, from a leathery shell-less egg that was laid by a seven year old rooster when the dog star Sirius was in the ascendent.

9. Who was the person who tamed the creature known as the Tarasque?

Answer: St. Martha

The Tarasque was a sort of dragon with six short legs like a bear's, an ox-like body covered with a turtle shell, and a scaly tail that ended in a scorpion's sting. It had a lion's head, horse's ears, and the face of a bitter old man. St. Martha tamed the monster by placing two branches in the shape of the cross in front of the creature and he became mellow and gentle.

10. What type of dragon is Leviathan?

Answer: Water

Scientists believe that the creature early civilizations thought to be Leviathan may have actually been what is now called the Nile crocodile.

Source: Author griffinslay0

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