DRAGONS
Chinese dragons have an affinity with which of these ‘elements’:
a) Earth
b) Fire
c) Water
d) Air
Water
What is the profession of a leprechaun?
a) Guardian of gold
b) Carpenters
c) Cobblers
d) Cereal Manufacturers
Cobblers
In many tales of the Kraken, sailors often mistook it for what?
a) Ship
b) Whale
c) Narwhal
d) Island
Island
What is clairvoyance?
a) Healing power
b) Ability to see spirits
c) Ability to see the future
d) Telepathic ability
Ability to see the future
In folklore, which spirit is known to mislead travelers?
a) Will-o'-the-wisp
b) Banshee
c) Poltergeist
d) Brownie
Which one of the following cultures would carve dragon figureheads on the prows of the ships for protection?
a) Egyptian
b) Mayan
c) Spanish
d) Viking
Viking
What was the purpose of gargoyles?
a) to keep evil out
b) contain evil inside
c) spy on humanity
d) Scare children
To keep evil out
What made the Siren so frightening in Greek mythology?
a) Super speed
b) Irresistible song
c) It’s eyes could turn a person to stone
d) It controlled the weather
Irresistible song
What is ‘ectoplasm’?
a) physical substance produced during seances
b) Communication device for spirits
c) Ghost sighted in a photograph
d) A portal to another dimension
physical substance produced during seances
Which mythical creature from Middle Eastern folklore is a magical being made of clay or fire and is known for granting wishes?
a) Golem
b) Ghoul
c) Djinn
d) Angel
Djinn
According to Greek mythology, what would grow if you planted dragon’s teeth in the ground?
a) Trees with golden apples
b) Baby dragons
c) Wine fountains
d) Warriors
Warriors
How many years does it take a Phoenix to be reborn from the ashes?
a) 500 years
b) 250 years
c) 1000 years
d) 100 years
500 years
Nymphs are Greek water spirits. A human encountering a nymph can have all of the effects BUT:
a) Infatuation
b)Madness
c) Blindness
d) Death
Blindness
What type of ghost is typically harmless?
a) Poltergeist
b) Banshee
c) Apparition
d) Demon
Apparition
According to Greek mythology, the Hydra was a multi-headed water serpent that had what characteristic, making it difficult to defeat?
a) Could breathe fire
b) Unbreakable skin
c) For every head it lost, two more grew back
d) It was invisible to the naked eye
For every head it lost, two more grew back
According to Japanese mythology, what is the ‘Dragon’s Triangle’?
a) The Japanese Emperor’s jade throne
b) A nickname for Mount Fuji
c) The Buddhist emblem of motherhood
d) An area where ships are lost at sea
An area where ships are lost at sea
Pegasus is said to born from whose blood?
a) Medusa
b) Bellerophon
c) Dionysus
d) Horus
Medusa
In Scottish mythology, Kelpie’s lure people to their watery deaths. How do they do this?
a) Convince person to jump on their back
b) Convince person to swim with them
c) Pretends they are a drowning human
d) Conjures giant waves
Convince person to jump on their back
What is a ‘residual haunting’
a) A recording of past events replaying in energy form
b) An intelligent ghost causing mischief
c) A spirit that responds to questions
d) A place that used to be haunted
A recording of past events replaying in energy form
Cyclopes are famous for their occupation as:
a) Writers
b) Healers
c) Blacksmiths
d) Beast tamers
Blacksmiths
In German mythology, bathing in the blood of a dragon had which beneficial effect?
a) Rendered a man’s skin invincible
b) Could bring the dead back to life
c) Kept a person young forever
d) Gain superior intelligence
Rendered a man’s skin invincible
First described in Persian texts, what bird is so enormous that it is said to prey on elephants?
a) Roc
b) Moa
c) Kiwi
d) Suzuki
Roc
In Japanese mythology, what is the name for the mischievous river or pond dwelling creatures that challenge humans to sumo wrestling?
a) Tengu
b) Jorogumo
c) Kappa
d) Yuki-onna
Kappas
Which paranormal ability involved deriving information about a person or event by touching related objects?
a) Telepathy
b) Psychometry
c) Clairoyance
d) Psychokinesis
In Jewish folklore, Golem's are mythical creatures crafted from clay or mud. They are brought to life with which single word etched on their forehead?
a) Life
b) Truth
c) Obey
d) Earth
b) Truth