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According to Algonquian folklore, one transforms into a Wendigo by participating in cannibalism. The Hippogriff is a magical creature with the front half of an eagle and the back half of a horse. Orpheus, from Greek mythology, traveled to the underworld to return his wife Eurydice to the living.

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According to Algonquian folklore, one transforms into a Wendigo by participating in cannibalism. The Hippogriff is a magical creature with the front half of an eagle and the back half of a horse. Orpheus, from Greek mythology, traveled to the underworld to return his wife Eurydice to the living.

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1. According to Algonquian folklore, how does one transform into a Wendigo?

a. Drinking the blood of many slain


animals.
b. Excessive mutilation of animal
corpses.
c. !Participating in cannibalism.
d. Performing a ritual involving
murder.

2. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. !Mars
b. Juno
c. Jupiter
d. Ares

3. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.


a. !True
b. False

4. Neptune039;s greek name was...


a. Zeus
b. Apollo
c. Ares
d. !Poseidon

5. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus can control lightning.


a. !True
b. False

6. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. False
b. !True

7. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. !Victory
b. Strength
c. Honor
d. Courage

8. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. Sleeping amp; Waking
b. War amp; Learning
c. Power amp; Peace
d. !Thought amp; Memory

9. What is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?


a. Moros
b. Hades
c. Tartarus
d. !Thanatos

10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
in Greek Mythology?
a. !Bull
b. Pig
c. Ox
d. Horse

1. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. Zeus
b. !Apollo
c. Athena
d. Demeter

2. The Hippogriff, not to be confused with the Griffon, is a magical creature with
the front half of an eagle, and the back half of what?
a. A Tiger
b. !A Horse
c. A Lion
d. A Dragon

3. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. !Orpheus
b. Daedalus
c. Perseus
d. Hercules

4. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


a. Egyptian
b. Hindu
c. Greek
d. !Norse

5. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. !True
b. False

6. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?


a. !Centaur
b. Minotaur
c. Pegasus
d. Gorgon

7. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?


a. Roman and Spanish
b. Greek and Chinese
c. !Greek and Roman
d. Greek, Roman and Norse

8. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.


a. False
b. !True

9. Which greek godgoddess tossed a golden apple with the words quot;for the
fairestquot; into the middle of the feast of the gods?
a. Hades
b. !Eris
c. Artemis
d. Ares

10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as
cheese making and bee keeping.
a. Cephisso
b. Carme
c. Autonoe
d. !Aristaeus

1. According to Algonquian folklore, how does one transform into a Wendigo?


a. Performing a ritual involving
murder.
b. Excessive mutilation of animal
corpses.
c. Drinking the blood of many slain
animals.
d. !Participating in cannibalism.

2. The Hippogriff, not to be confused with the Griffon, is a magical creature with
the front half of an eagle, and the back half of what?
a. A Lion
b. !A Horse
c. A Tiger
d. A Dragon

3. Who was the Roman god of fire?


a. Mercury
b. Apollo
c. !Vulcan
d. Jupiter

4. Neptune039;s greek name was...


a. !Poseidon
b. Zeus
c. Ares
d. Apollo

5. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Hercules
b. !Orpheus
c. Daedalus
d. Perseus

6. Which of the following is not one of the Greek Fates?


a. Clotho
b. Atropos
c. !Narcissus
d. Lachesis

7. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?


a. Mermaids
b. !Harpies
c. Nymph
d. Lilith

8. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.


a. Mountain
b. Castle
c. !Tree
d. Temple

9. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.


a. Nasu
b. Soba
c. !Cucumbers
d. Kabocha

10. Which greek godgoddess tossed a golden apple with the words quot;for the
fairestquot; into the middle of the feast of the gods?
a. Hades
b. !Eris
c. Ares
d. Artemis

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