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No Mythstakes!!!

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What cataclysmic event is depicted in the Bible and Greek mythology?

a)

The Flood

b)

The Death of the Dinosaurs

c)

Adam and Eve Eating an Apple

d)

Global Warming

2.

In Greek mythology, who was the son of Daedalus who died when his wings melted when he flew too close to the sun?

a)

Sicarus

b)

Icarus

c)

Dicarus

d)

Licarus

3.

Which day of the week is named after a Roman God?

a)

Saturday

b)

Sunday

c)

Thursday

d)

Monday

4.

What name is given in Scandinavian mythology to describe the special paradise to which the souls of warriors slain in battle were transported?

a)

Heaven

b)

Helsinki

c)

Stamford Bridge

d)

Valhalla

5.

Who was the Greek God of sleep who gave his name to an English word meaning ‘a state resembling deep sleep’?

a)

Snoozius

b)

Hypnos

c)

Zombiboss

d)

Dreamos

6.

What opiate drug is named after the Greek god of dreams?

a)

Aspirin

b)

Heroin

c)

Morphine

d)

Poppyseed

7.

Orpheus in mythology, and Lot’s wife in the Bible made the same terrible mistake. What was it?

a)

They supported Manchester United

b)

They Looked back behind them

c)

They ate a half cooked bat

d)

They had a passionate affair with a God

8.

Who were sacrificed to the Mesopotamian god Moloch?

a)

Children

b)

Cute little puppies

c)

Crows

d)

Kangaroos

9.

The Trojan War was fought between what two groups?

a)

Greeks and Romans

b)

Trojans and Romans

c)

Greeks and Trojans

d)

Bugz and Antz

10.

What was the name of the nation of warlike women who lived in Asia Minor and became famous for their exploits in the Trojan wars?

a)

Bison

b)

Cleopatras

c)

Felines

d)

Amazons

11.

What was the animal used to trick the Trojans in the Trojan war?

a)

A kangaroo

b)

A Horse

c)

A Buffalo

d)

A Grizzly Bear

12.

Which English outlaw is said to have lived in Sherwood Forest during the reign of Richard I.

a)

Mac the Knife

b)

Moriarty

c)

Robin Hood

d)

Merlin

13.

Who, in Hindu mythology, is the wife of Siva and the goddess of death and destruction?

a)

Diwali

b)

Bali

c)

Mali

d)

Kali

14.

In which fairy tale do two children walk into a forest and find a cottage made of gingerbread?

a)

Winnie the Pooh and Piglet

b)

Itchy and Scratchy

c)

Hansel and Gretel

d)

Bonnie and Clyde

15.

Who opened a box which contained all the troubles of the world?

a)

Beyonce

b)

Pandora

c)

Lady Godiva

d)

Aphrodite

16.

I am a goddess from Greek mythology. I have snakes for hair, and If you look in my eyes, I will turn you to stone. What is my name?

a)

Kardashian

b)

Helen

c)

Medusa

d)

Tinkerbell

17.

King Arthur and the knights of the ___ table. Which word is missing?

a)

Gold

b)

Kitchen

c)

Round

d)

Long

18.

A mythical creature with the body of a woman and the tail of a fish is known by which name?

a)

Fishstick

b)

Atlantis

c)

Mermaid

d)

Pagasus

19.

The Minotaur was a beast - half-man and half-_____

a)

horse

b)

bull

c)

kangaroo

d)

dog

20.

Romulus and Remus were twins who were raised by a she-wolf. When they were grown, they built a city to live in. What was the name of the city?

a)

Atlantis

b)

Dubai

c)

Rome

d)

Paris

21.

There was a very vain man in Roman mythology. What was his name?

a)

Narcissus

b)

Jelous

c)

Mirour

d)

Reflexus

22.

Explorers searched everywhere for this city of gold. Now it's used as a metaphor for the search for the impossible. What was it called?

a)

El Loco

b)

El Dorado

c)

El Bow

d)

Elektra

23.

This artificial man is usually called by the name of what scientist who made it?

a)

Einstein

b)

Frankenstein

c)

Moriarty

d)

Pinocchio

24.

Guinevere was King Arthur's ___.

a)

Queen

b)

Sword

c)

Castle

d)

Crow

25.

Paul has a tattoo of which mythological figure?

a)

Mermaid

b)

Athena

c)

Thor

d)

Dragon