Legends, Myths & Folklore
$100: In Greek mythology, who turned everything he touched into gold?
a) Midas
b) Zeus
c) Hades
d) Apollo
Answer: a) Midas
$100: Who was the first U.S. president?
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) George Washington
c) John Adams
Answer: b) George Washington
$100: Which car company makes the Mustang?
a) Ford
b) Chevrolet
c) Chrysler
d) Dodge
Answer: a) Ford
$100: Which country is famous for inventing pizza?
a) France
b) Italy
c) Greece
d) Spain
Answer: b) Italy
$100: Who was Cleopatra famously involved with?
a) Julius Caesar and Mark Antony
b) Augustus and Hadrian
c) Alexander and Ptolemy
d) Nero and Trajan
Answer: a) Julius Caesar and Mark Antony
$200: In Norse mythology, what is the name of the tree that connects the nine worlds?
a) Yggdrasil
b) Midgard
c) Valhalla
d) Bifrost
Answer: a) Yggdrasil
$200: What was the first country to grant women the right to vote in 1893?
a) Canada
b) New Zealand
c) Finland
d) Switzerland
Answer: b) New Zealand
$200: What car was known as “the people’s car” in Germany?
a) Volkswagen Beetle
b) Mercedes-Benz
c) Audi
d) BMW
Answer: a) Volkswagen Beetle
$200: What is the main ingredient in traditional hummus?
a) Lentils
b) Chickpeas
c) Rice
d) Potatoes
Answer: b) Chickpeas
$200: Who was the longtime partner of Queen Victoria?
a) Prince George
b) Prince Albert
c) Prince Edward
d) Prince Charles
Answer: b) Prince Albert
$300: In the legend of King Arthur, what was the name of his sword?
a) Andúril
b) Excalibur
c) Durandal
d) Gram
Answer: b) Excalibur
$300: Who was the first person to orbit the Earth?
a) Neil Armstrong
b) Yuri Gagarin
c) John Glenn
d) Buzz Aldrin
Answer: b) Yuri Gagarin
$300: The Corvette is made by which car company?
a) Ford
b) Dodge
c) Chevrolet
d) Pontiac
Answer: c) Chevrolet
$300: Champagne can only come from which country?
a) France
b) Italy
c) Spain
d) Switzerland
Answer: a) France
$300: Bonnie and Clyde were famous for:
a) Writing books
b) Bank robberies
c) Stage performances
d) Politics
Answer: b) Bank robberies
$400: According to Chinese folklore, which animal is believed to bring good luck and prosperity?
a) Dragon
b) Tiger
c) Crane
d) Ox
Answer: a) Dragon
$400: What was the first civilization to invent writing?
a) Ancient Egypt
b) Sumerians
c) Greeks
d) Phoenicians
Answer: b) Sumerians
$400: Which car was famous for its tailfins in the 1950s?
a) Cadillac
b) Buick
c) Oldsmobile
d) Plymouth
Answer: a) Cadillac
$400: Which spice is the most expensive in the world by weight?
a) Saffron
b) Vanilla
c) Cinnamon
d) Nutmeg
Answer: a) Saffron
$400: Who did John Lennon marry in 1969?
a) Patti Boyd
b) Yoko Ono
c) Marianne Faithfull
d) Linda McCartney
Answer: b) Yoko Ono
$500: In Homer’s Odyssey, who held Odysseus captive on her island for seven years?
a) Circe
b) Calypso
c) Hera
d) Athena
Answer: b) Calypso
$500: Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the only one to win in two sciences?
a) Dorothy Hodgkin
b) Marie Curie
c) Rosalind Franklin
d) Ada Lovelace
Answer: b) Marie Curie
$500: What car did James Bond famously drive in Goldfinger?
a) Ferrari
b) Aston Martin
c) Jaguar
d) Rolls Royce
Answer: b) Aston Martin
$500: The cocktail “Mojito” originated in which country?
a) Brazil
b) Cuba
c) Mexico
d) Spain
Answer: b) Cuba
$500: Which royal couple abdicated the British throne for love in 1936?
a) Prince Charles & Camilla
b) Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson
c) George VI & Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
d) Prince Andrew & Sarah Ferguson
Answer: b) Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson