T1 MYTHOLOGY QUIZ (A ONE OFF QUIZ)
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:33 pm1:- Who was the father of Romulus and Remus? MARS
2:- Which son of Zeus functioned as messenger and herald of the Gods? HERMES
3:- W hat remained at the bottom of Pandora's box ? HOPE
4:- Who killed Medusa? PERSEUS
5:- Which king and queen of Thebes were granted their wish to become serpents throughout eternity? CADMUS AND HARMONIA
6:- Who were Achilles' parents? PELUS-MORTAL AND GODESS-THETIS
7:- Who was Cupid's earthly love? PSYCHE
8:- Who was Calliope's musical son ? ORMPHEUS
9:- Who killed his grandfather with a quoit at the Larrisan Games? PERSEUS
10:-Who was Hercules' last mortal wife? DETINARA
11:-Who was the wife of Ulysses? PENELOPE
12:-Who was Jason's bride? MEDEA
13:-Who was Niobe's father? TANTALUS
14:-Who was Niobe's husband? AMPHION
15:-Who was Apollo's mother? LETO
16:-Who was the father of Icarus? DAEDALUS
17:-Which Argonaut was killed by a boar near Mariandynus, on the Black Sea? ANCHAEUS 1
18:-Who was the wife of Paris, before he was smitten by Helen? OENONE
19:-Which giant, made of Brass, guarded Crete? TALUS
20:-Who was, briefly, the wife of Orpheus? EURIDICE
21:-Which king of Crete hired Daedalus to construct the Labyrinth? KING MINOS
22:-What was the purpose of the Labyrinth? TO CONFINE THE MINOTAUR
23:-Who was the husband of Leda ? TYNDAREUS
24:-Who married Jocasta after solving the riddle of the Sphinx? OEDIPUS
25: What was unusual(and illegal) about that marriage? SHE WAS HIS MOTHER
26:-What was the home city of Hero, beloved of Leander? SESTOS
27:-Who is describes as `The Dioscuri'? CASTER AND POLLOX
28:-Who was the brother whom Eotocles banished from Thebes? POLYNEICES
29:-Who led the retaliatory army from Argos against Thebes? ADROSTUS
30:-Which king's daughter took a shipwrecked Ulysses home to her father's court? NAUSICAA
31:-Who allowed herself to be diverted by three golden apples? ARION
32:-Whose ship had a beam hewn from the speaking oaks of Dodona? ATALANTA
33:-Which daughter of Oceanus wept tears of amber? ELECTRA
34:-Who was the wife of Posiedon, and still accompanies him on our `Crossing the line' rituals? AMPHITRITE
35:-Who was the eldest son of Oceanus, and became guardian of the largest Greek River? ACHELOUS
36:-How many heads had the hydra? 9 HEADS
37:- How did the giant, Sceiron meet his end ? THESEUS HURLED HIM OVER THE CLIFF INTO THE SEA WHERE HE TURNED INTO STONE
38:- Name Ulysses' old nurse, now head of Penelope's hosehold, who finally recognized the returning hero EURYCLEIA
39:- Over which rich island did Polycrates rule?SAMOS
40:- For what cruel deed did Clytemnestra never forgive her husband, Agamemnon? HE SACRIFICED HIS DAUGHTER IPHIGENIA
41:- Which king ordered his son's betrothed to be walled up in a cave? CREON OF THEBES
42:- Which giant used to trim or stretch his guests to fit his guestbed? PROCRUSTES
43:- What were the Stymphalides, encountered by the Argonauts? FIERCE BIRDS
44:- What was the job of the two-headed dog, Orthrus? GUARDED THE HERD OF RED CATTLE
45:- Oedipus unwittingly wed his own mother...but what was HER name? JOCASTA
46:- In Greek mythology, which characters have women's faces and bodies abut the wings and claws of birds ? THE HARPIES
2:- Which son of Zeus functioned as messenger and herald of the Gods? HERMES
3:- W hat remained at the bottom of Pandora's box ? HOPE
4:- Who killed Medusa? PERSEUS
5:- Which king and queen of Thebes were granted their wish to become serpents throughout eternity? CADMUS AND HARMONIA
6:- Who were Achilles' parents? PELUS-MORTAL AND GODESS-THETIS
7:- Who was Cupid's earthly love? PSYCHE
8:- Who was Calliope's musical son ? ORMPHEUS
9:- Who killed his grandfather with a quoit at the Larrisan Games? PERSEUS
10:-Who was Hercules' last mortal wife? DETINARA
11:-Who was the wife of Ulysses? PENELOPE
12:-Who was Jason's bride? MEDEA
13:-Who was Niobe's father? TANTALUS
14:-Who was Niobe's husband? AMPHION
15:-Who was Apollo's mother? LETO
16:-Who was the father of Icarus? DAEDALUS
17:-Which Argonaut was killed by a boar near Mariandynus, on the Black Sea? ANCHAEUS 1
18:-Who was the wife of Paris, before he was smitten by Helen? OENONE
19:-Which giant, made of Brass, guarded Crete? TALUS
20:-Who was, briefly, the wife of Orpheus? EURIDICE
21:-Which king of Crete hired Daedalus to construct the Labyrinth? KING MINOS
22:-What was the purpose of the Labyrinth? TO CONFINE THE MINOTAUR
23:-Who was the husband of Leda ? TYNDAREUS
24:-Who married Jocasta after solving the riddle of the Sphinx? OEDIPUS
25: What was unusual(and illegal) about that marriage? SHE WAS HIS MOTHER
26:-What was the home city of Hero, beloved of Leander? SESTOS
27:-Who is describes as `The Dioscuri'? CASTER AND POLLOX
28:-Who was the brother whom Eotocles banished from Thebes? POLYNEICES
29:-Who led the retaliatory army from Argos against Thebes? ADROSTUS
30:-Which king's daughter took a shipwrecked Ulysses home to her father's court? NAUSICAA
31:-Who allowed herself to be diverted by three golden apples? ARION
32:-Whose ship had a beam hewn from the speaking oaks of Dodona? ATALANTA
33:-Which daughter of Oceanus wept tears of amber? ELECTRA
34:-Who was the wife of Posiedon, and still accompanies him on our `Crossing the line' rituals? AMPHITRITE
35:-Who was the eldest son of Oceanus, and became guardian of the largest Greek River? ACHELOUS
36:-How many heads had the hydra? 9 HEADS
37:- How did the giant, Sceiron meet his end ? THESEUS HURLED HIM OVER THE CLIFF INTO THE SEA WHERE HE TURNED INTO STONE
38:- Name Ulysses' old nurse, now head of Penelope's hosehold, who finally recognized the returning hero EURYCLEIA
39:- Over which rich island did Polycrates rule?SAMOS
40:- For what cruel deed did Clytemnestra never forgive her husband, Agamemnon? HE SACRIFICED HIS DAUGHTER IPHIGENIA
41:- Which king ordered his son's betrothed to be walled up in a cave? CREON OF THEBES
42:- Which giant used to trim or stretch his guests to fit his guestbed? PROCRUSTES
43:- What were the Stymphalides, encountered by the Argonauts? FIERCE BIRDS
44:- What was the job of the two-headed dog, Orthrus? GUARDED THE HERD OF RED CATTLE
45:- Oedipus unwittingly wed his own mother...but what was HER name? JOCASTA
46:- In Greek mythology, which characters have women's faces and bodies abut the wings and claws of birds ? THE HARPIES
Oh dear...Homer (not Simpson) and Classical Studies was the uni course I started a few years ago...didn't finish it though so those are the only answers I know from memory. Anything else will be with the aid of reference books so I'll let others have a go first 
