Mythology Trivia Questions and Answers Including Norse Mythology, Greek Mythology, Hindu, Roman and More

Trivia Quiz Questions about myths and mythology including such things as Greek Mythology, Robin Hood, Jason, Achilles, Faust, Zodiac, mistletoe, Siva, Kali, Tom Thumb, Leda, and more.

 


 

 




 

 

 

 Trivia questions with answers about myths.

What is the name of the winged horse in Greek mythology?
A: Pegasus.

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

Which mountain in Thessaly did the ancient Greeks believe to be home of the gods?
A: Olympus.

What are magic bullets?
A: Carefully targeted drugs.

In which much-told legend does a magician sell his soul to the Devil?
A: Faust.

Which handsome god was killed by a twig of mistletoe in Norse mythology?
A: Balder.

Who wrote the Arthurian romance Le Morte d'Arthur?
A: Thomas Malory.

Who were the heroes who accompanied Jason in his search for the Golden Fleece?
A: The Argonauts.

Who, in Hindu mythology, is the wife of Siva and the goddess of death and destruction?
A: Kali.

In which city is the statue of Hans Christian Andersen's 'Little Mermaid'?
A: Copenhagen.

What was the Greek hero Achilles' only vulnerable part?
A: His heel.

The Pilgrim's Way can be traced for most of its length between which two cities in Britain?
A: Winchester and Canterbury.

Which poem tells of a sailor cursed for shooting an albatross?
A: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

What was the Holy Grail sought by the Knights of King Arthur?
A: The cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper.

What was left as a consolation inside Pandora's box?
A: Hope.

Which British writer, noted for a series of novels dealing with black magi and occultism, also wrote Murder off Miami?
A: Dennis Wheatley.

Who was the mythical Greek hunter after whom a constellation is named?
A: Orion.

What is the collective name for the three goddesses Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos who controlled human destiny according to the ancient Greeks?
A: The Fates.

Which tiny boy, immortalized by the Grimm brothers, later lent his name to a circus performer?
A: Tom Thumb.

Who was the Roman god of war?
A: Mars.

In which fairy tale do two children find a cottage made of gingerbread?
A: Hansel and Gretel.

Which sign of the zodiac is represented by the scales of justice?
A: LIbra.

What was the fable3d city of gold that some 16th century Europeans believed existed in South America?
A: El Dorado.

What was the name of the 'river of hate' that flowed round the Underworld?
A: River Styx.

Which British occultist designed a tarot pack that bears his name?
A: Aleister Crowley.

Which month is named after the Roman god who has two faces, one looking forwards and one back?
A: January.

Who is the Chinese and Japanese mother goddess, whose attributes are compassion and mercy, and who is a form of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara?
A: Kawannon / Kwanyin.

What date is Halloween?
A: October 31.

What is the name for an undead corpse that sleeps by day and sucks the blood of the living by night?
A: Vampire.

What did Daedalus construct for King Minos so that he could keep the Minotaur there?
A: Labyrinth.

What would be your zodiac sign if you were born on New Year's Day?
A: Capricorn.

Which mythical monster has the body, tail and hind legs of a lion, and the head, forelegs and wings of an eagle?
A: Griffin.

Which Cornish village is said to be the birthplace of King Arthur?
A: Tintagel.

Who in Greek mythology was seduced by Zeus disguised as a swan?
A: Leda.

How many cards are there in a tarot pack?
A: 78.

What was the name of Zeus's shield?
A: Aegis.

 

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