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Quiz about A to Z World Mythology 2
Quiz about A to Z World Mythology 2

A to Z World Mythology 2 Trivia Quiz


Another alphabetical tour through world mythology.

A multiple-choice quiz by quogequox. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
quogequox
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
70,759
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
13 / 25
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1403
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Question 1 of 25
1. What was the name of the Dwarven king in Scandinavian mythology? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. The Chimera was a ghastly beast with a lion's head, a goat's body and a snake's tail. Who killed it? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. The Kauri Indians of Peru are tormented by a cat spirit. He steals crops using lightning and hail and is also the patron of sorcerers. What is his name? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. The Tucana Indians of the upper Amazon believe they were created by two spirits from a fish the spirits had caught. One was called Epi the other...? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. Orestes avenged his father's death by killing his mother Clytemnestra and her lover at his sister's urging. Who was his sister? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. Who is the Chinese god of the winds? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. What is the name of the tree of life in Iranian myth? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. The Hindu monkey god in the Ramayana was who? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. This Babylonian goddess lent her name to an expensive Hollywood flop. Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. This Finnish Hero features in the epic Kalevala. He unknowingly makes love to his sister who then kills herself. He returns home to find it in ruins and then also kills himself. Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. Which Roman spirits protected crossroads? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. Amongst the Paressi Indians of Brazil stories tell of the first being, a stone woman. By what name was she known? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. On the day of Ragnarok the evil god Loki will set sail against the other gods in which ship? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. A god of the Yoruba people of Nigeria cleared away the forests which covered all the world at the beginning of time. Who was he? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. Which Hawaiian goddess was ruler of volcanoes? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. On the great Norse tree Yggdrasill there lived a squirrel. It ran up and down the trunk taking messages back and forth from the eagle that lived in the branches and the serpent that gnawed on the roots. What was the cute little fellow's name? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. The Bella Coola Indians of North America believed which spirit was the sun? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Which bronze giant guarded the island of Crete? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. Who was the greatest of Finnish gods? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. In the Dreamtime of the Australian Aboriginal strange creatures lived in the world. When these creatures died they became rock paintings. Who were these odd creatures? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. Achilles owned two immortal steeds. One was Balios. The other was? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. Who was the first living creature in Norse myth? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. Which of Jason's Argonauts was killed by Heracles? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Oops forgot how many letters in the alphabet. Well here's two Q's then. In Aztec myth the world was to go through five ages. One of these ages was known as Quiyanhtonatiuh (no really). It was the age of what? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. Who created man in Polynesian myth? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What was the name of the Dwarven king in Scandinavian mythology?

Answer: Alberich

2. The Chimera was a ghastly beast with a lion's head, a goat's body and a snake's tail. Who killed it?

Answer: Bellerophon

Bellerophon killed the Chimera with the aid of Pegasus. When he attempted to fly to heaven on the back of Pegasus he offended the gods and ended his days a poor wanderer.
3. The Kauri Indians of Peru are tormented by a cat spirit. He steals crops using lightning and hail and is also the patron of sorcerers. What is his name?

Answer: Ccoa

Children who die before being baptized become evil spirits under the sway of Ccoa.
4. The Tucana Indians of the upper Amazon believe they were created by two spirits from a fish the spirits had caught. One was called Epi the other...?

Answer: Dyai

5. Orestes avenged his father's death by killing his mother Clytemnestra and her lover at his sister's urging. Who was his sister?

Answer: Electra

Orestes was pursued by the Furies for his troubles. (No, not the Irish folk band)
6. Who is the Chinese god of the winds?

Answer: Feng Po

Feng Po stored his wind in a goat skin bottle.
7. What is the name of the tree of life in Iranian myth?

Answer: Gaokerena

Ten fish swim around the tree fending of a lizard that wishes to destroy it.
8. The Hindu monkey god in the Ramayana was who?

Answer: Hanuman

When the evil Rakshasas set fire to his tail Hanuman used it to burn down their city.
9. This Babylonian goddess lent her name to an expensive Hollywood flop.

Answer: Ishtar

Amongst other things she was the goddess of fertility.
10. This Finnish Hero features in the epic Kalevala. He unknowingly makes love to his sister who then kills herself. He returns home to find it in ruins and then also kills himself.

Answer: Kullervo

11. Which Roman spirits protected crossroads?

Answer: Lares

12. Amongst the Paressi Indians of Brazil stories tell of the first being, a stone woman. By what name was she known?

Answer: Maiso

Her children became the parents of the stars.
13. On the day of Ragnarok the evil god Loki will set sail against the other gods in which ship?

Answer: Naglfari

This ship was made from the finger and toenails of dead men. The Norse removed the nails of their dead to delay the coming of Naglfari.
14. A god of the Yoruba people of Nigeria cleared away the forests which covered all the world at the beginning of time. Who was he?

Answer: Ogun

Ogun was the god of blacksmiths, war and hunting.
15. Which Hawaiian goddess was ruler of volcanoes?

Answer: Pele

Apparently she was quite the soccer player, too!
16. On the great Norse tree Yggdrasill there lived a squirrel. It ran up and down the trunk taking messages back and forth from the eagle that lived in the branches and the serpent that gnawed on the roots. What was the cute little fellow's name?

Answer: Ratatosk

17. The Bella Coola Indians of North America believed which spirit was the sun?

Answer: Senx

Senx crossed the sky on a vast bridge. In winter he walked on the side closer to the horizon. In summer on the side higher in the sky.
18. Which bronze giant guarded the island of Crete?

Answer: Talus

Talus was built by Hephaestus and given to Minos. He walked around the island three times a day throwing intruders into a fire.
19. Who was the greatest of Finnish gods?

Answer: Ukko

Ukko was the thunder god. When seed was sown in spring a great drinking feast was had in his honour. Any excuse!
20. In the Dreamtime of the Australian Aboriginal strange creatures lived in the world. When these creatures died they became rock paintings. Who were these odd creatures?

Answer: Wondjina

21. Achilles owned two immortal steeds. One was Balios. The other was?

Answer: Xanthos

The horses were the children of the west wind and a harpy.
22. Who was the first living creature in Norse myth?

Answer: Ymir

Ymir was a giant. He was killed by Odin and his blood became the sea.
23. Which of Jason's Argonauts was killed by Heracles?

Answer: Zetes

Heracles killed Zetes and Calais because they had advised Jason to leave him behind when Heracles went looking for his page Hylas.
24. Oops forgot how many letters in the alphabet. Well here's two Q's then. In Aztec myth the world was to go through five ages. One of these ages was known as Quiyanhtonatiuh (no really). It was the age of what?

Answer: fire

The present age was the fifth age and would end in the complete destruction of the world.
25. Who created man in Polynesian myth?

Answer: Qat

Qat himself was born from a stone. He carved the first three men and three women from a tree and beat a drum to make them dance.
Source: Author quogequox

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