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World Creation Myths Trivia Quiz

Provided are some clues to fascinating creator gods from around the world. See if your ratiocinative skills can shed light on these mysteries.

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

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
15,294

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Very Difficult

Avg Score
2 / 5

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967

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Question 1 of 5

1. From which culture, did the gods Ku and Kane arise to make the Earth? Hint

Korean

Chinese

Hawaiian

Japanese

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Question 2 of 5

2. Amma and Nummo created the world, year, night, day, and people through the use of a Cosmic Egg. In which Mali tribe did this idea originate? Hint

Ghana

Benin

Togo

Dogon

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Question 3 of 5

3. Orisha Nla was the great creator of the Youruba people. What animal form Orisha use to create all life on the Earth? Hint

Bat

Snail

Gopher

Sea cucumber

4. Tulungersak manifested himself as the evil spirit of the void, but perhaps ironically also created men, plants, and animals from clay. In the Inuit myth, what form of creature did he take? Hint

Polar bear

Raven

Seal

Fox

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Question 5 of 5

5. Bylelobog and Chernobog represented the Good and Evil gods of creation in which cultural Myths? Hint

Welsh

Polish

Slavic

Norse

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. From which culture, did the gods Ku and Kane arise to make the Earth?

Answer: Hawaiian

Naturally, these two figures are less well known then the goddess Pele, for example, but in the scheme of Hawaiian myth they are very prominent.

2. Amma and Nummo created the world, year, night, day, and people through the use of a Cosmic Egg. In which Mali tribe did this idea originate?

Answer: Dogon

The Dogon are probably best remembered for their use of the dog star, Sirius, as a guide. They were located in west-central Africa. The 'cosmic egg' story is common among many early myths.

3. Orisha Nla was the great creator of the Youruba people. What animal form Orisha use to create all life on the Earth?

Answer: Snail

Ol-orun, the Supreme Being, gave Orisha a snail filled with the essence of life, and some birds to spread the seeds of life across the Earth.

4. Tulungersak manifested himself as the evil spirit of the void, but perhaps ironically also created men, plants, and animals from clay. In the Inuit myth, what form of creature did he take?

Answer: Raven

The Inuit people, also known as the Eskimos, live in the extreme Arctic polar regions of Alaska and Canada. Ol-orun, the Supreme Being, gave Orisha a snail filled with the essence of life, and some birds to spread the seeds of life across the Earth.

5. Bylelobog and Chernobog represented the Good and Evil gods of creation in which cultural Myths?

Answer: Slavic

Bylelobog and Chernobog were representative of the Manichean dialectical God forms (good vs. evil) in Slavic and/or Russian myth. Thank you for playing this quiz, I hope you enjoyed it and learned a thing or two!

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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