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Heracles Trivia Quiz

A rather tough quiz on general knowledge about Heracles(=Hercules).

A multiple-choice quiz by tee-hee-me. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
tee-hee-me

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
62,842

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3066

Last 3 plays: Guest 49 (0/10), Guest 176 (10/10), DeepHistory (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is Heracles' mother? Hint

Amphitrite

Hera

Amphitryon

Alcmene

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who did Hera send to delay the birth of Heracles? Hint

Hydra

Galanthis

Eileithyia

Alcmene

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did Hera send to kill Heracles when he was 8-10 months old? Hint

two snakes

Cerberus

poison

King Cobra

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Question 4 of 10

4. Heracles married Creon's daughter who, according to some versions of the story, he murdered. What was her name? Hint

Megara

Deianeira

Hippolyta

Alcmene

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the king that Heracles had to serve so that he could achieve immortality? Hint

Augeas

Amphitryon

Eurystheus

Euripides

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was Heracles's first task? Hint

Kill the Hydra

Kill the Nemean lion

Kill the Cithaeron lion

Chase away the Stymphalian Birds

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where did the Hydra live? Hint

Lake Stymphalus

Mount Cithaeron

A spring near Lerna

Nemea

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who poisoned Heracles by mistake? Hint

Hera

Megara

Deineira

Cerberus

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Question 9 of 10

9. On which mountain(s) was Heracles burnt on a pyre? Hint

Mount Oeta

Mount Athos

Mount Olympus

The Caucasus mountains

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Question 10 of 10

10. When Heracles gained immortality, who reconciled with him and who married him? Hint

Hera reconciled with Heracles and Hebe married him

Hera reconciled with Heracles and Hestia married him

Ares reconciled with Heracles and Hebe married him

Ares reconciledwith Heracles and Hestia married him

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is Heracles' mother?

Answer: Alcmene

The Romans called Heracles 'Hercules'.

2. Who did Hera send to delay the birth of Heracles?

Answer: Eileithyia

Eileithyia is the goddess of childbirth, and she sat outside Alcmene's bedroom with crossed fingers to prevent Heracles's birth. Galanthis tricked her by shouting that the child was born. Eileithyia was so startled she forgot the charm and Alcmene delivered Heracles.

3. What did Hera send to kill Heracles when he was 8-10 months old?

Answer: two snakes

According to some writers Amphitryon put the snakes in the cradle to find out which of his two sons was not his own.

4. Heracles married Creon's daughter who, according to some versions of the story, he murdered. What was her name?

Answer: Megara

Hera induced madness in Heracles which drove him to kill his wife, Megara.

5. What was the name of the king that Heracles had to serve so that he could achieve immortality?

Answer: Eurystheus

Augeas is the King of Elis, whose stables Heracles had to clean for his fifth labour.

6. What was Heracles's first task?

Answer: Kill the Nemean lion

The Stymphalian Birds were the sixth labor, the Hydra was the second. Heracles killed the Cithaeron lion after his stay at the palace of Thespius, however, Alcathous is usually credited for the destruction of this lion.

7. Where did the Hydra live?

Answer: A spring near Lerna

The Cithaerion lion lived on Mount Cithaeron. Nemea is where the two mouthed cave sheltered the Nemean lion. The Stymphalian birds had taken refuge at Lake Stymphalus.

8. Who poisoned Heracles by mistake?

Answer: Deineira

Deineira poisoned Heracles after smearing his ceremonial tunic with what she believed was a love potion.

9. On which mountain(s) was Heracles burnt on a pyre?

Answer: Mount Oeta

There is conflicting information concerning who built and lit the pyre. Hyllus at his father's command built the pyre, which Poeas or Philoctetes lit, to free Heracles from the pain of the poison. Another version states the Heracles asked his friends to build the pyre, which they lit.

10. When Heracles gained immortality, who reconciled with him and who married him?

Answer: Hera reconciled with Heracles and Hebe married him

Hera reconciled with Heracles after trying to destroy him during his mortal life. In a further sign of reconciliation, Heracles then married her daughter, Hebe.

Source: Author tee-hee-me

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