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URBN248 Answers 9
URBN248 Answers 9
a. Apollo
b. Jupiter
c. !Vulcan
d. Mercury
2. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Ceres
b. Dysnomia
c. !Eris
d. Charon
3. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
4. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Perseus
b. !Orpheus
c. Daedalus
d. Hercules
6. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Wild dog
b. !Spider
c. Monkey
d. Crocodile
7. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. Fiji
b. Vanuatu
c. Hawaii
d. !New Zealand
8. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. Courage
b. !Victory
c. Strength
d. Honor
9. What is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?
a. !Thanatos
b. Tartarus
c. Hades
d. Moros
10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
in Greek Mythology?
a. Pig
b. Ox
c. !Bull
d. Horse
2. The Hippogriff, not to be confused with the Griffon, is a magical creature with
the front half of an eagle, and the back half of what?
a. A Tiger
b. A Lion
c. !A Horse
d. A Dragon
9. Which greek godgoddess tossed a golden apple with the words quot;for the
fairestquot; into the middle of the feast of the gods?
a. Ares
b. !Eris
c. Artemis
d. Hades
1. The Hippogriff, not to be confused with the Griffon, is a magical creature with
the front half of an eagle, and the back half of what?
a. !A Horse
b. A Lion
c. A Dragon
d. A Tiger
5. Which Greek amp; Roman god was known as the god of music, truth and prophecy,
healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, and more?
a. Aphrodite
b. Artemis
c. Athena
d. !Apollo
6. Rannamaari was a sea demon that haunted the people of the Maldives and had to be
appeased monthly with the sacrifice of a virgin girl.
a. !True
b. False
9. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. Sleeping amp; Waking
b. !Thought amp; Memory
c. War amp; Learning
d. Power amp; Peace
10. Which greek godgoddess tossed a golden apple with the words quot;for the
fairestquot; into the middle of the feast of the gods?
a. !Eris
b. Artemis
c. Hades
d. Ares