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MATH119 Essay 8
MATH119 Essay 8
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d. !Denmark
1. Who was the British professional wrestler Shirley Crabtree better known as?
a. Masambula
b. Kendo Nagasaki
c. Giant Haystacks
d. !Big Daddy
2. Which country will host the 2020 Summer Olympics?
a. Germany
b. !Japan
c. Australia
d. China
3. Which soccer team won the Copa Ameacute;rica Centenario 2016?
a. Argentina
b. Brazil
c. Colombia
d. !Chile
4. What is the oldest team in Major League Baseball?
a. !Atlanta Braves
b. Chicago Cubs
c. Cincinnati Reds
d. St. Louis Cardinals
5. Which of the following Grand Slam tennis tournaments occurs LAST?
a. !US Open
b. Wimbledon
c. Australian Open
d. French Open
6. In Rugby League, performing a quot;4020quot; is punished by a free kick for the
opposing team.
a. True
b. !False
7. Who won the quot;Champions Leaguequot; in 1999?
a. !Manchester United
b. Bayern Munich
c. Liverpool
d. Barcelona
8. When was the first official international game played?
a. 1863
b. 1865
c. 1880
d. !1872
9. Which year did Jenson Button won his first ever Formula One World Drivers039;
Championship?
a. !2009
b. 2006
c. 2007
d. 2010
10. What country hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics?
a. Canada
b. !Russia
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c. United States
d. Germany
1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sicily
b. !Crete
c. Sardinia
d. Cyprus
2. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?
a. To fell a tree that regenerated after every axe swing.
b. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity.
c. Tied to a boulder for eternity, being pecked by birds.
d. Standing in a lake filled with water he could not drink.
3. Neptune039;s greek name was...
a. Zeus
b. Apollo
c. !Poseidon
d. Ares
4. Hera is god of...
a. Agriculture
b. !Marriage
c. Sea
d. War
5. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.
a. False
b. !True
6. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?
a. Sun
b. !The Sea
c. War
d. Fire
7. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. Apollo
b. !Dionysus
c. Demeter
d. Hephaestus
8. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it under
a long white cloud?
a. Hawaii
b. Fiji
c. Vanuatu
d. !New Zealand
9. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?
a. !039;Oro
b. Kohara
c. Mui
d. Hina
10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur in
Greek Mythology?
a. !Bull
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b. Ox
c. Horse
d. Pig
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