Olorun Quiz Bee

What type of myth is Owner of the Sky: Olorun the Creator?

• Greek

• Yoruba

• Roman

• Irish

What did Olorun create according to the Yoruba Mythology?

• Earth

• Water

• Air

• Fire

What trees the Great God planted on earth?

• Mopane Trees

• Palm Trees

• Fever Trees

• Umbrella Thorn

In the story, Olorun has something to give to the Great God. What did Olorun give to him?

• Shell

• Hen

• Pigeon

• Chameleon

The shell Olorun gives Great God has something inside of it. There was a pigeon in there and a what?

• Hen with four toes

• Hen with five toes

• Hen with six toes

• Hen with no toes

In the story, Olorun commands the pigeon to go down the earth slowly. True or False?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It was a Chameleon, not a Pigeon.

Ife means what?

• Big

• Huge

• Small

• Wide

Agemo, the chameleon, changed his color from sky blue to Earth brown.

• True

• False

What was the state of the earth before Olorun created the land?

• There was no air

• The ground is not firm

• It was a watery wasteland

• There was no land at all

It is the most sacred place mentioned in the story.

• City of Ife

• City of Ife-Ile

• City of Ile-Ile

• City of Ile-Ife