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Lost Continent of Atlantis

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : The Unexplained : Lost Continent of Atlantis

Introduction:
"How much do you know about the myth of the lost continent of Atlantis?"


1. The story of Atlantis began with the dialogues of "Timaeus" and "Critias", written by whom?
    Socrates
    Aristotle
    Plato
    Zosimus


2. According to a popular account of the mythological creation of Atlantis, which god built the city in order to protect the object of his affection, Cleito?
    Jupiter
    Nur-Ab Sal
    Poseidon
    Zeus


3. According to Plato's writing in "Critias", what was the second most valuable metal in Atlantis?
    Gold
    Orichalcum
    Brass
    Tin


4. Where does anthropologist Professor Arysio Nunes dos Santos propose that Atlantis actually was?
    South China Sea
    Middle of the Atlantic Ocean
    Mediterranian Sea
    Middle of the Pacific Ocean


5. According to Plato, the island lay "beyond the pillars of" who?
    Theseus
    Perseus
    Zeus
    Hercules


6. According to Lewis Spence, what resulted in the destruction of Atlantis?
    War
    Destroyed by Greek gods
    Volcanic eruption
    Earthquake


7. The concept of Atlantis has been represented in many different modern forums. In the 2001 animated film, "Atlantis: The Lost Empire", which character's name is also the name of a volcano that once erupted, and many theorize was responsible for the beginning of the Atlantean legend?
    Krakatoa
    Vesuvias
    Everest
    Santorini


8. According to the 1990s Lucas Arts computer game "Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis", how many stones were needed to gain access to the greater colony?
    2
    1
    4
    3


9. The vacation resort called Atlantis bills itself as a Paradise island and associates itself with Plato's story of Atlantis' origin. Where is this resort?
    Mediterranean
    Middle of Atlantic Ocean
    Dominican Republic
    Bahamas


10. Which one of these are not thought of as potential greater colonies to Atlantis?
    Athens
    Rome
    Thera
    Crete


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