Greek Mythology - Easy
Hero who died from falling from the sky after his wings melted.
A. Theseus B. Jason C. Icarus D. None of the above
C. Icarus
What is Hera's symbol?
a. a rose b. a peacock c. a seashell d. diamonds
b. a peacock
Who was the mediator between good and evil?
a. Ra b. Isis c. Horus d. Thoth
d. Thoth
Where the Persians montheistic or polytheistic?
a. monotheistic
What was the most important food in Polynesian narrative?
a. carrots b. mangos c. pork d. yams
d. yams
Who was Athena married to?
a. Ares b. Poseidon c. no one d. Hephaestus
C. no one
How do you spell the goddess of love's name?
A-P-H-R-O-D-I-T-E
Egyptian creation myth believes that people were created from...
a. Anubis's breath b. clay c. sand d. they just showed up somthing
b. Clay
What was there religion called?
a. Zoroastrianism b. Mazdaism c. Parsiism d. all of the above
d. all of the above (it had multiple names)
Papatu was the mother of rocks. True or False?
False- Papatu was the father of rocks
What was Zeus's weapon?
a. his witty personality b. a thunderbolt c. a trident d. his invisible cloak
b. a thunderbolt
What is Hermes the god of?
Messengers, travelers, roads, thieves, merchants, businesses, messages, flying sandals
Anubis had the head of a ...
a. jackal b. goose c. bull d. crocodile
a. Jackal
The motto of the religion was: "Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good ____ "
a. food b. memories c. intentions d. deeds
d. Deeds
Mana was ___
a. a god b. a goddess c. a power that all living things have d. I just made this word up
c. a power all living things have
How many children did Zeus have?
a. who knows? b. 235 c. 54 d. 67
c. 54 (31 of which are immortal beings)
Famous poet who wrote "The Iliad."
Homer
Horus was the god of ...
a. the sky b. marriage c. death d. the ocean
a. the sky
Do people practice this religion today?
a. yes b. no
a. Yes
Māui was the god of ___
a. he wasn't a god b. heroes c. losing his hook d. sea life
a. he wasn't a god, he was more of a folk hero
What did butterflies represent in Ancient Greece?
a. a soul b. a spirt of nature c. a deceased animal d. nothing
A. a soul
The two different types of Greek theatre.
Comedy and Tradegy
How did Ancient Egyptians pull the brain out of people to mummify them?
a. they opened up the person's head through the neck (ouch)
b. they left the brain in -- you can't enter the afterlife without a brain (duh)
c. a long hook through their nose (COVID test anyone?
c. a long hook through their nose
(whoever has the closet number gets the point)
2.6 million
Which country speaks a dialect of ancient Polynesian?
a. Guam b. the Philippines c. Fiji d. none of these
a. Guam