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Greek Mythology 101 Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the 12 Olympians and other minor gods in mythology.

A multiple-choice quiz by artemishunter1. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
artemishunter1

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
332,941

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2557

Last 3 plays: Guest 119 (10/10), Guest 61 (10/10), Guest 195 (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Most demigods/gods use a Drachma to contact this goddess. Hint

Hera

Medusa

Persephone

Iris

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which god or goddess does Athena have a rivalry with? Hint

Hera

Zeus

Persephone

Poseidon

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who causes the seasons to change? Hint

Hera

Demeter

Hephaeustus

Nobody causes the seasons to change

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is Aphrodite's Roman name? Hint

Venus

Minerva

Mars

Ceres

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who is the ferryman in the Underworld? Hint

Hades

Charon

Persephone

Hermes

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which one isn't an Olympian? Hint

Hephaestus

Hades

Demeter

Athena

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who did Dionysus take the place of? Hint

Hestia

Hades

Thalia

Artemis

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the answer to the Sphinx's riddle? Hint

gods

grapes

man

there was no riddle

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who turned Medusa into a monster? Hint

Poseidon

Athena

Aphrodite

She was born a monster

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who made Aphrodite marry Hephaestus? Hint

Hera

Hermes

nobody

Zeus

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Most demigods/gods use a Drachma to contact this goddess.

Answer: Iris

Iris is not recognized as much as Hermes for being a messenger. Iris is also considered as the rainbow goddess.

2. Which god or goddess does Athena have a rivalry with?

Answer: Poseidon

Athena and Poseidon fought over who would get Athens named after them.
Athena gave the first olive tree. Poseidon gave Athens a spring of salt water.
Athena won.

3. Who causes the seasons to change?

Answer: Demeter

When Persephone is in the Underworld Demeter is super mad, which causes Winter and Fall. When Persephone is with Demeter she is happy so Summer and Spring come along.

4. What is Aphrodite's Roman name?

Answer: Venus

In Roman Mythology Aphrodite's name is Venus, which is also the second planet from the sun.

5. Who is the ferryman in the Underworld?

Answer: Charon

Charon is the ferryman of the Underworld. He will not let you ride the ferry unless you pay him a certain amount of Drachmas.

6. Which one isn't an Olympian?

Answer: Hades

After the gods beat the titans, Zeus got the sky, Poseidon got the sea, and Hades got the underworld. Therefore Hades was not considered an Olympian.

7. Who did Dionysus take the place of?

Answer: Hestia

Dionysus was going to be on Olympus, but there were already 12 spots taken. The Olympians believed that 13 was an unlucky number, so somebody had to go. Hestia said that, "The hearth was her home", so Dionysus took Hestia's spot on Olympus.

8. What is the answer to the Sphinx's riddle?

Answer: man

The Sphinx guarded Thebes. If you wanted to get past you would have to answer this riddle, "Which creature in the morning goes on four legs, at mid-day two, and in the evening upon three?" Oedipus solved it.

Man walks on four legs when baby
Man walks on two when an adult
Man walks with three in old age (The third leg is the cane.)

9. Who turned Medusa into a monster?

Answer: Athena

Medusa was beautiful. She stole a man from Athena, so whenever Medusa met a man they would turn to stone.

10. Who made Aphrodite marry Hephaestus?

Answer: Zeus

When Aphrodite came on Olympus everybody loved her. To end the constant feud of who should get her, Zeus picked somebody to marry her so it would end.

Source: Author artemishunter1

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