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Quiz about Myth and History
Quiz about Myth and History

Myth and History Trivia Quiz


If you love myth and history, you should enjoy this quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
33,199
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
3 / 10
Plays
5709
Last 3 plays: RebeccaQ (3/10), Guest 5 (4/10), Cymruambyth (2/10).
This quiz has 2 formats: you can play it as a or as shown below.
Scroll down to the bottom for the answer key.
1. Which of these gods or goddesses was accepted only as a guest of honor in the royal pantheon at Olympus? Hint

Hercules
Dionysus
Apollo
Perseus

2. Who created the Vietnamese Romanized script known as 'Quoc Ngu'? Hint

St. Francis Xavier
Mateo Ricci
St. David
Alexander of Rhodes

3. Which of these gods was therianthropic? Hint

Pan
Hebe
Hermes
Hecuba

4. What was the most important city of the ancient Cambodian empire of Funan? Hint

Srivijaya
Samphouthan
Phnom Penh
Oc-Eo

5. To the Argives, who was the first man, son of Inachus and Melia? Hint

Calchas
Cocalus
Thyestes
Phoroneus

6. The monsoon season is of paramount importance to the people of South and Southeast Asia. The term is derived from Arabic and has what meaning? Hint

Eastern gusts
Wind storm
Prevailing winds
Swirling cyclone

7. The first man of the Arcadians was whom? Hint

Laius
Periboea
Lycus
Pelasgos

8. When Sun Yat Sen stepped down from his position as provisional president of China in February of 1912, who replaced him? Hint

Chiang Kai Shek
Kang Youwei
Liang Qichao
Yuan Shi Kai

9. What is another name for the Napoleonic 'Battle of Aboukir Bay'? Hint

Battle of the Nile
Battle of Alexandria
Battle of the Pyramids
Battle of the Red Sea

10. At what battle did William Wallace finally meet defeat? Hint

Sterling Bridge
Scone
Bannockburn
Falkirk


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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of these gods or goddesses was accepted only as a guest of honor in the royal pantheon at Olympus?

Answer: Dionysus

2. Who created the Vietnamese Romanized script known as 'Quoc Ngu'?

Answer: Alexander of Rhodes

3. Which of these gods was therianthropic?

Answer: Pan

Pan was part man and part beast.
4. What was the most important city of the ancient Cambodian empire of Funan?

Answer: Oc-Eo

5. To the Argives, who was the first man, son of Inachus and Melia?

Answer: Phoroneus

6. The monsoon season is of paramount importance to the people of South and Southeast Asia. The term is derived from Arabic and has what meaning?

Answer: Prevailing winds

7. The first man of the Arcadians was whom?

Answer: Pelasgos

8. When Sun Yat Sen stepped down from his position as provisional president of China in February of 1912, who replaced him?

Answer: Yuan Shi Kai

9. What is another name for the Napoleonic 'Battle of Aboukir Bay'?

Answer: Battle of the Nile

10. At what battle did William Wallace finally meet defeat?

Answer: Falkirk

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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Most Recent Scores
May 27 2023 : RebeccaQ: 3/10
May 12 2023 : Guest 5: 4/10
Apr 29 2023 : Cymruambyth: 2/10
Apr 11 2023 : Guest 76: 3/10

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