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100 Mythology Quiz – With Answers
Hindu Mythology
1. Who wrote the epic Mahabharata? – Ved Vyasa
2. What is the weapon of Lord Vishnu called? – Sudarshan Chakra
3. Which goddess is known as the destroyer of evil forces? – Goddess Kali
4. Who was the father of Lord Rama? – King Dasharatha
5. Where was Lord Krishna born? – Mathura
6. Who is Arjuna’s father? – Indra
7. What is the vehicle of Goddess Saraswati? – Swan
8. Who killed the demon Mahishasura? – Goddess Durga
9. Which river originates from Lord Shiva’s hair? – Ganga
10. Who is known as the Elephant-Headed God?
– Lord Ganesha
11. Who is the wife of Lord Shiva?
– Goddess Parvati
12. Which sage cursed King Dasharatha? –
Sage Shravan’s father (blind sage)
13. What is the real name of Bhishma?
– Devavrata
14. Who gave the Sudarshan Chakra to Vishnu?
– Lord Shiva
15. Who is considered the first man in Hindu mythology?
– Manu
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Greek Mythology
16. Who is the king of the Greek gods?
– Zeus
17. What is the Greek god of the sea called?
– Poseidon
18. Who is the goddess of wisdom?
– Athena
19. Who flew close to the sun with wax wings?
– Icarus
20. What is the home of the Greek gods?
– Mount Olympus
21. Who is the god of war?
– Ares
22. Who defeated the Minotaur?
– Theseus
23. Who turned people into stone with her gaze? – Medusa
24. Who is the messenger of the gods? – Hermes
25. What creature has a lion’s body and a human head? – Sphinx
26. Who opened a box releasing all evils? – Pandora
27. Who cursed Medusa? – Athena
28. Who is the wife of Zeus? – Hera
29. Who stole fire and gave it to humans? – Prometheus
30. Which hero completed 12 labours? – Heracles (Hercules)
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Roman Mythology
31. Who is the Roman equivalent of Zeus? – Jupiter
32. Who is the Roman goddess of love? – Venus
33. What is the Roman name of Hermes? – Mercury
34. Who founded Rome according to legend? – Romulus and Remus
35. Who is the Roman god of war? – Mars
36. Which goddess is associated with the hearth? – Vesta
37. Who is the Roman equivalent of Poseidon? – Neptune
38. Mars is also the god of what besides war? – Agriculture
39. Who is the mother of Romulus and Remus? – Rhea Silvia
40. Which Roman god rules the underworld? – Pluto
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Norse Mythology
41. Who is the chief god in Norse myth? – Odin
42. What is Thor’s hammer called? – Mjölnir
43. Which tree connects the Nine Worlds? – Yggdrasil
44. Who is the trickster god? – Loki
45. What is the hall of slain warriors? – Valhalla
46. Who is the goddess of love and beauty? – Freya
47. What is Odin’s eight-legged horse? – Sleipnir
48. Who kills Thor during Ragnarok? – Jörmungandr (World Serpent)
49. Female warriors who choose the slain? – Valkyries
50. The wolf destined to kill Odin? – Fenrir
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Egyptian Mythology
51. Who is the sun god? – Ra
52. Which god has a jackal head? – Anubis
53. Goddess of magic and motherhood? – Isis
54. Who weighs hearts of the dead? – Anubis / Ma’at assists
55. God of the underworld? – Osiris
56. Goddess of fertility and rebirth? – Isis
57. Sky goddess? – Nut
58. Creature guarding the Great Sphinx? – Human-head lion (Sphinx)
59. Who killed Osiris? – Set (Seth)
60. Falcon-headed god of kingship? – Horus
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Celtic, Chinese, Japanese & World Mythologies
61. Thunder god of Slavic mythology? – Perun
62. Sun goddess in Japanese myth? – Amaterasu
63. Storm god in Japanese myth? – Susanoo
64. Monkey King in Chinese mythology? – Sun Wukong
65. Dragon symbolizing imperial power in China? – Long (Chinese Dragon)
66. Feathered serpent god of Aztecs? – Quetzalcoatl
67. Inca sun god? – Inti
68. Who fished up the North Island (Maori)? – Māui
69. Hawaiian goddess of fire? – Pele
70. Yoruba god of thunder? – Shango
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More Hindu Mythology
71. Who is the eldest Pandava? – Yudhishthira
72. What is the bow of Shiva called? – Pinaka
73. Who built Ram Setu? – The Vanara Sena (army of monkeys)
74. Mother of the Kauravas? – Gandhari
75. Who taught Arjuna the Bhagavad Gita? – Lord Krishna
76. Foster mother of Krishna? – Yashoda
77. Who is called the God of Beginnings? – Lord Ganesha
78. Who was Karna’s charioteer? – Shalya
79. Which demon did Rama kill in Lanka? – Ravana
80. Who wrote the Ramayana? – Valmiki
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More Greek Mythology
81. God of music and healing? – Apollo
82. Hero who killed Medusa? – Perseus
83. Guardian of the Golden Fleece? – A dragon (sleepless serpent)
84. Who was chained to a rock as sacrifice? – Andromeda
85. Goddess of the moon? – Artemis
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More Norse Mythology
86. Name of the end-of-world battle? – Ragnarok
87. Odin’s ravens? – Huginn and Muninn
88. World Serpent? – Jörmungandr
89. Queen of the underworld? – Hel
90. God associated with poetry? – Bragi
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General Mythology
91. Mythical bird that rises from ashes? – Phoenix
92. Half-man, half-horse creature? – Centaur
93. One-eyed giant? – Cyclops
94. Fire-breathing winged creature? – Dragon
95. Creature guarding treasures and gold? – Dragon/Dwarf spirits in some myths
96. River separating life and death (Greek)? – River Styx
97. Half-human, half-bull creature? – Minotaur
98. Norse rainbow bridge? – Bifröst
99. Goddess born from sea foam? – Aphrodite
100. Name of Greek underworld? – Hades
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