Greek Mythology - Easy
Theseus died from falling from the sky after his wings melted, true or false?
True
Hera's symbol is an owl, true or false?
False, it was a peacock. Athena's was an owl.
Bonus Points: How were peacocks created?
Ra created 5 dieties from his eye. Yes or no?
Both - he created one diety (named the Eye of Ra) who took on many forms (Hathor, Sekhmet, Bastet, Raet-Tawy, and Mut)
Were the Persians montheistic or polytheistic?
Monotheistic, they praised many dieties
Just like in Moana, there was a long break where people did not sail from the mainland. True or false?
True, it was called The Long Pause and lasted for 1-2,000 years. But when they began again, they raveled to Hawai'i, Tahiti, and New Zealand.
Bonus Points: Why do you think there was a pause?
Who was Athena married to?
a. Ares
b. Poseidon
c. no one
d. Hephaestus
C. no one
Bonus Points: Why?
What was the task of the Three Moirai?
a. Spin someone's thread (of fate)
b. Measure someone's thread (of fate)
c. Cut someone's thread (of fate)
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
Bonus Points: Who were they more powerful than?
Egyptian creation myth believes that people were created from...
a. Anubis's breath
b. clay
c. sand
d. they just showed up
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 father of ______.
a. life
b. trees
c. rocks
d. air
c. rocks
What was Zeus's weapon?
a. his witty personality
b. a thunderbolt
c. a trident
d. an invisible cloak
b. a thunderbolt
What is Hermes the god of?
a. Thieves
b. Travelers
c. Flying Sandals
d. All of the above?
d. All of the above
Also Messengers, roads, merchants, businesses, messages
Anubis had the head of a ...
a. jackal
b. goose
c. bull
d. crocodile
a. Jackal
Bonus Points: Who has the head of a crocodile?
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
a. who knows? OR c. 54 (31 of which are immortal beings)
Famous poet who wrote "The Iliad."
a. Homer
b. Oddysseas
c. Sappho
d. Hesiod
a. Homer
Bonus Points: Who were the other poets / what did they do?
Horus was the god of ...
a. the sky
b. marriage
c. death
d. the ocean
a. the sky
What combination of animals makes the Manticore?
a. Lion, Crocodile, Hippo
b. Human, Lion, Porcupine
c. Dog, Serpent, Snakes
d. Lion, Goat, Snake
b. Human, Lion, Porcupine
Bonus Points: What do the other combinations make?
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.
a. Fantasy and Musicals
b. Tragedy and Fantasy
c. Comedy and Musicals
d. Comedy and Tragedy
d. Comedy and Tragedy
How did Ancient Egyptians pull the brain out of people to mummify them?
a. they opened up the person's head through the neck
b. they left the brain in - you can't enter the afterlife without a brain
c. a long hook through their nose
d. they only took the heart out
c. a long hook through their nose
Bonus Points: What organ was the most important and why?
How many people practice the religion today?
(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