Humanities Trivia Questions — page 17

The hippocampus, a mythical monster with the head of a horse and body of a fish, pulled the chariot of which god?

• ANeptune
• BMars
• CPoseidon
• DZeus

This language, spoken by the Sephardic Jews, is a combination of Hebrew and Spanish.

• ALadino
• BGalician
• CCatalan
• DBasque

This Navajo god of rains, whose name means water sprinkler, often played waggish tricks on mankind, but he never harmed anyone.

• ADineh
• BTonenili
• CSpider Woman
• DSkywoman

Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, was very popular and powerful among Greek sailors. His Roman equivalent was inferior in power and popularity. Who was the Roman god of the sea?

• ANeptune
• BSaturn
• COrion
• DMars

Which Swedish metal band pretends to play instruments in the video New Millennium Cyanide Christ, while actually only moving their hands and bodies?

• AOpeth
• BIn Flames
• CMeshuggah
• DTherion

This military practice was widespread among American Indian tribes well before the European colonists came to the New World. It provided warriors with proof of his courage and a war trophy.

• ASnake Dance
• BScalping
• CShouting
• DRiding horses

God Bes was depicted as this.

• AGiant with dog and human features
• BGiant with lion and human features
• CDwarf with dog and human features
• DDwarf with lion and human features

The name of god Amen means this.

• AThe Mighty One
• BThe Stupid One
• CThe Wise One
• DThe Hidden One

Which of these weapons, named after people, is colloquially known as The Gun That Won the West?

• AKalashnikov
• BShrapnel shell
• CWinchester rifle
• DGatling gun

According to the Iroquois these demon gods flew during storms and ate people as humans were very delicious to them.

• AStorm heads
• BBig heads
• CBodyless
• DFlying heads

What word defines a person who lives in seclusion for religious reasons?

• ACanard
• BGarderobe
• CWimple
• DAnchorite

Michelangelos marble sculpture, Moses, was originally intended for the tomb of Pope Julius II in St. Peters Basilica, but after the popes death the sculpture was placed in a church on this hill -- one of the famous seven hills in Rome.

• AEsquiline
• BPalatino
• CCelio
• DAventino

What is the name of the dwelling place of the Norse gods?

• AValhalla
• BAsgard
• COlympia
• DAtlantis

Which Greek god is known as the Earth-shaker?

• ANeptune
• BPoseidon
• CHades
• DHephaestus

The term Quizling, which means a traitor, is derived from the name of Vidkun Quisling, who assisted Nazi Germany while serving as Minister-President of this country.

• AFinland
• BNorway
• CPoland
• DAustria

Is Maia the mother of Dionysus, the Greek god of wine?

• ANo
• BYes

The themes of this artist are feminist and political, depicting literary-historical figure groups and decorative female heads.

• AMarie Spartali Stillman
• BLilly Martin Spencer
• CSuzanne Valadon
• DAnnie Swynnerton

Who is the mother of the Greek god Hephaestus?

• AArtimas
• BHera
• CAthena
• DAphrodite

There are many myths about this constellation. The earliest one, however, comes from a Sumerian legend about a female dragon, who ruled over the primordial ocean before the creation. But new gods rebelled against her and sent her to the skies.

• AAquila
• BCrux
• CCygnus
• DDraco

What did god Tyr sacrifice in order to bind the evil Fenris wolf?

• AHis hand
• BHis head
• CHis eye
• DHis leg

Worshippers of god Dionysus often wore what type of attire over their shoulders?

• Afawn skin
• Bsheep-skin
• Clions head
• Dgoat-skin

Garuda is one of the main forms of God in Hinduism. He is described as having all of these except one.

• AGolden body
• BRed wings
• CRavens beak
• DWhite face

What was the name of the Lithuanian god that can be compared to the Creek god of underworld, Hades?

• AMenulis
• BSaule
• CZemepatis
• DPikulas

Hephaestus is the Greek God of fire and the patron of blacksmiths. Who is the Roman god of fire and craftsmanship?

• ATheia
• BVulcan
• CVitrus
• DSpock

Hermes is the Greek god of shepards, land travel, weights and measures, oratory, literature, merchants and athletics. His Roman equivalent however, is usually considered to be just the god of trade, profit and travel. Who is the Roman god in question?

• ASaturn
• BMercury
• CMars
• DJuno

The authority to teach religious doctrine is referred to as this.

• AMagistrateship
• BMagistrature
• CMastigophoran
• DMagisterium

This god, representing everything that threatened harmony in Egypt, was the brother of Osiris and Isis. He murdered Osiris, then battled with his nephew Horus to be the ruler of the living.

• ASeth
• BShu
• CSobek
• DThoth

What was the name of the Lithuanian god of the sky, earth, sea and all living creatures who decided to punish mankind and sent to the Earth the Spirit of water and the Spirit of wind?

• AJurate
• BPraamzius
• CPatrimpas
• DPerkunas

This famous photojournalist specialized in war photographs. He covered the Spanish Civil War, The Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II (He landed on Omaha Beach!) ,The Israeli War for Independence, and The French-Indochina War. What was his name?

• ASpider Martin
• BRobert Capra
• CDavid Eugene Smith
• DEddie Adams

Which Medici family member commissioned the great Florentine architect Brunelleschi to reconstruct the Church of San Lorenzo in 1419?

• AGiovanni di Bicci de Medici
• BCosimo the Elder
• CSalvestro de Medici
• DCosimo I the Great

He was a Seventeenth Century rationalist who invented calculus, put forth the doctrine of Windowless Monads, and believed that this universe was the best possible one God could have created.

• ASpinoza
• BRousseau
• CLeibniz
• DHume

Dionysus is the Greek god of wine. Who is the Roman god of wine?

• ACacius
• BAurora
• CMars
• DBacchus

This Seventeenth Century Dutch rationalist was a pantheist excommunicated from the Jewish Church for heresy. He believed mind and body were of one substance. His greatest contributions were in the field of moral philosophy.

• AWittgenstein
• BDewey
• CLeibniz
• DSpinoza

What drug is Rent character Mimi addicted to?

• ACocaine
• BHeroin
• CMarijuana
• DMeth

This French impressionist, whose most famous works were The Pink Dress and Family Reunion, died in the Franco-Prussian War when he was only 29 years old.

• AGustave Caillebotte
• BCamille Pissarro
• CFrédéric Bazille
• DÉdouard Manet

Although in western culture she is known for the Dance of the Seven Veils, the Bible only says she danced for Herod. Her dancing pleased Herod so much that he promised her anything she wanted. What famous dancer asked for the head of John the Baptist?

• ASalome
• BJezebel
• CJudith
• DBathsheba

According to Scandinavian mythology, the chaos will defeat the guardians of good and this catastrophe will bring the world to an end. What is the name of this final battle between evil and good, in which the gods will be outnumbered?

• AAsgard
• BHeimdall
• CRagnarok
• DEinherjar

This constellation is often associated with Ganymede, who was a beautiful Phrygian youngster. Jupiter once saw him, fell in love with the lad and came to the earth as a bird, which took him to the skies. Since then he has served as the cup bearer of the gods.

• AAquarius
• BDelphinus
• CPisces
• DAra

One can be amazed at the great detail and lack of distortion in the photographs of Civil War photographer Matthew Brady. What is the major reason for this?

• AHe used linen rather than paper for his pictures.
• BOutdoor photographs are always better than indoor photographs.
• CHe used a really big camera.
• DHe used only the purest of chemicals in his darkroom.

What is Poseidon god of in Greek mythology?

• ANature and the seas
• BNone of these
• CMovement
• DPoisons

What was the home of the gods in Greek mythology?

• Athe Elysian Fields
• BNone of these
• CTartarus
• DMt. Olympus

Sigmund Freud used this drug and prescribed it to his patients as an analgesic and antidepressant.

• AAll of these
• BCocaine
• CMarijuana
• DHeroine

This Titan overthrew his father, Ouranos and ruled over the Earth before the gods.

• ANone of these
• BOceanus
• CZeus
• DCronus