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The Labours of Theseus Trivia Quiz

Just a short quiz about the labours of Theseus on his way to meet his father (Aegeus).

A multiple-choice quiz by minerva. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
minerva

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
64,801

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1375

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the road which Theseus travelled on to get to Athens to see his father? Hint

Isthmus Road

Corinthian Road

Aegean Way

Olympus Way

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Question 2 of 10

2. Theseus wrestled against a King and won, thus becoming king of...? Hint

Megara

Erineus

Eleusis

Crommyon

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Question 3 of 10

3. Periphetes had a huge club which he killed people with. Theseus took this off him and clubbed Periphetes to death. Who was Periphetes the son of? Hint

Hephaestus

Poseidon

Ares

Hercules

4. In his travels, Theseus came across a certain person called Sinis (tree-bender). He managed to kill him and took his daughter as his lover. They also had a son together. What was the name of Sinis's daughter? Hint

Perigune

Arachne

Ariadne

Hippolyta

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the son that Theseus and Sinis's daughter had together. Hint

Hippolytus

Melanippus

Cicero

Androgeos

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where would the menace Sciron sit? Hint

Olympus Pass

Mount Olympus

Meleager's Gate

Sciron's Rocks

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Question 7 of 10

7. Procrustes was an inn-keeper. Whenever a guest came he would make them up a bed. If they were tall he would make a short bed, if they were short he would make a tall bed. If the person was too big for the bed, what would he do with the parts which hung over? Hint

Let his three-headed dog chew them off

Burn them off

Chop them off

Break all the bones

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Question 8 of 10

8. Theseus managed to rid a town of a sow called Phaia who was ravaging the countryside. What town was this? Hint

Crommyon

Eleusis

Epidaurus

Corinth

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where did Theseus go to kill the Minotaur? Hint

Siciliy

Knossos

Cyprus

Corsica

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Question 10 of 10

10. Ariadne helped Theseus to overcome the Minotaur. Ariadne asked someone for help so that she could help Theseus. Who did she ask? Hint

Daedalus

Minos

Icarus

Androgeos

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the road which Theseus travelled on to get to Athens to see his father?

Answer: Isthmus Road

It was the road from Troezen to Athens where he encountered his labours

2. Theseus wrestled against a King and won, thus becoming king of...?

Answer: Eleusis

The King was called Cercyon. His hobby was to make people wrestle with him. If they lost they had to die.

3. Periphetes had a huge club which he killed people with. Theseus took this off him and clubbed Periphetes to death. Who was Periphetes the son of?

Answer: Hephaestus

Theseus kept this club as his symbol. Some people say that he used it to kill the Minotaur. Others say he used a sword which Ariadne gave to him.

Answer: Perigune

Sinis would get someone to help him bend two trees down to the ground. Then he would tie that person to both the trees and let them go. The victim would be torn in two.

5. What was the name of the son that Theseus and Sinis's daughter had together.

Answer: Melanippus

We do not hear much else of either Sinis's daughter or their son after this.

6. Where would the menace Sciron sit?

Answer: Sciron's Rocks

He would kick people off the cliff he sat on and onto the rocks below where they would be eaten by a giant turtle.

Answer: Chop them off

Theseus managed to chop Procrustes's head off.

8. Theseus managed to rid a town of a sow called Phaia who was ravaging the countryside. What town was this?

Answer: Crommyon

Some people say that the sow represented a real person.

9. Where did Theseus go to kill the Minotaur?

Answer: Knossos

Knossos was a palace in Crete.

10. Ariadne helped Theseus to overcome the Minotaur. Ariadne asked someone for help so that she could help Theseus. Who did she ask?

Answer: Daedalus

Daedalus gave her a magic ball of thread which he told her to tell Theseus to unwind as he walked so that he would be able to find his way back to the entrance of the Labyrinth.

Source: Author minerva

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