Mythology Quiz Finals - Ankan and Prakhar

1. Finals

2. Round 1 – Infinite Pounce

3. Q1.
X is a creature in Hindu mythology that is part
lion and part bird. According to literature, X is
an eight-legged beast, mightier than a lion and
elephant and which can kill the lion. Shaiva
scriptures narrate that X is an incarnation of
Shiva which he assumed to tame Narasimha. X
also appears in the emblem of State
government of the Indian state of Karnataka,
University of Mysore and the Karnataka Soaps
and Detergents Limited. X - ?

6. Sharabha

7. Q2.
In American folklore ,the lumberjack Paul Bunyan’s
Giant footsteps formed the lakes of Minnesota.The
legend comes from the stories told by the
lumberjacks of northern US. Once , He dragged his
picks behind him. What happened as a result.

9. The Grand Canyon was formed.

10. Q3.
Atargatis was a Syrian moon goddess. She had a child
with a human. She then killed her love , abandoned
her child , jumped into a lake and took the form of X.
ID X.

12. Mermaid

13. Q4
Referred to as X in Y mythology, Benzaiten is the goddess of
everything that flows: water, words, speech, eloquence and
musicand by extension, knowledge. The original characters
used to write her name read "Biancaitian" in Chinese and
"Bensaiten" in Japanese and reflect her role as the goddess
of eloquence. Because the Sutra of Golden Light promised
protection of the state, in Japan she became a protector-
deity, at first of the state and then of people. Lastly, she
became one of the Seven Gods of Fortune when the Sino-
Japanese characters used to write her name changed to
(Benzaiten), emphasizing her role in bestowing monetary
fortune.

15. X- Saraswati Y- Hindu Mythology

16. Q4
The volcanic island of Surtsey (off the coast of Iceland)
is an example of an undersea volcano building itself up
in layers until it finally breaks through the surface.It was
named after a god of fire from X mythology.Name the
God.

18. X- Norse Mythology
The Norse god/giant of fire, Surtur

19. Q5
X is a folk saint venerated in various forms by Maya
people of several towns in the highlands of Western
Guatemala.He drinks whiskey, smokes cigarettes and
grants prayers for revenge. He is believed to be a form
of the pre-Columbian Maya god Mam, blended with
influences from Catholicism. X may also be called San
Simón.

21. Maximon

22. Q6
King Midas is well known for his ‘Midas Touch’ ie.
turning everything he touched into Gold . Later after
he begged for his gift to be receded , he judged a
competition between two gods . What was this
competition about and occurred as a result of his
decision?

24. There was a Musical competition going on
between the gods Apollo And Pan .Midas
preferred Pan’s playing which made Apollo so
angry that he turned Midas’s Ears into those of
An Ass

25. Q7
• In the Mahabharata, X was the son of Ghatotkacha. God Shiva, pleased
with him, gave him the three infallible arrows. When X learnt that battle
between the Pandavas and the Kauravas had become inevitable, he
wanted to witness what was to be the Mahabharata War. He promised his
mother that if he felt the urge to participate in the battle, he would join
the side which would be losing. Krishna disguised as a Brahmin stopped X
to examine his strength. When asked how many days he would take to
finish the war alone, X answered that he could finish it in one minute.
Krishna tells that whichever side he supports will only make the other side
weak due to his power. Nobody will be able to defeat him. Hence, he is
forced to support the other side that has become weaker due to his word
to his mother. Thus, in an actual war, he will keep oscillating between the
two sides, thereby destroying the entire army of both sides and eventually
only he remains. Subsequently, none of the side is victorious as he will be
the only lone survivor. Hence, Krishna avoids his participation from the
war by seeking his head in Charity.

27. Barbarika

28. Q8
The adherents of X, an Abrahamic religion
closely related to Judaism. Based on their holy
book Y, they assert their worship is the true
religion of the ancient Israelites prior to the
Babylonian Exile, preserved by those who
remained in the Land of Israel, as opposed to
Judaism, which they assert is a related but
altered and amended religion, brought back by
those returning from exile.

30. Samaritanism

31. Q9
X are creatures from Japanese folklore, variously
translated as demons, devils, ogres or
trolls.Depictions of X vary widely but usually
portray them as hideous, gigantic ogre-like
creatures with sharp claws, wild hair, and two
long horns growing from their heads. They are
humanoid for the most part, but occasionally,
they are shown with unnatural features such as
odd numbers of eyes or extra fingers and toes.

32. m

34. Oni

35. Q10
“You have graciously come on earth, you have
graciously approached your water, your high place
of Mexico, you have come down to your mat, your
throne, which I have briefly kept for you, I who used
to keep it for you,You have graciously arrived, you
have known pain, you have known weariness, now
come on earth, take your rest, enter into your
palace, rest your limbs; may our lords come on
earth.” This speech is given in commemorating the
return of X as Y. ID X and Y.

37. X-Quetzalcoatl Y-Hernan Cortes

38. Q11
Dhul-Qarnayn literally "the possessor of two horns” is a figure
mentioned in the Qur'an, the sacred scripture of Islam, where he
is described as a great and righteous ruler who built the wall that
keeps Gog and Magog from attacking the people whom he met
on his journey to the east (i.e., the rising of the sun). The word
"qarn" means a horn, but can also mean a generation or a
century. Thus "dhul qarnain" literally means the "two-horned
one", or "one belonging to the two generations or two
centuries". According to a classical interpretation, the name is
due to his having reached the two 'Horns' of the Sun, east and
west, where it rises and where it sets" during his journey. In
modern scholarship X is generally identified as Dhul-Qarnayn.

40. Alexander the Great

41. Q12
The Egyptian god of sky, X is represented by a Y.
According to mythology the sun is the right eye
of X and the moon is his left eye and they
traverse the sky when the Y flies across it. X had
a fierce battle for Egypt with Set in which he lost
his left eye. This is sometimes given as an
explanation for the moon being less bright than
the sun.

43. X – Horus Y - Falcon

44. Round 2 – Mega Connect 1

45. IDENTIFY AND CONNECT
+5 for correct identification

46. +35/-15

47. +30/-15

48. +25/-15

49. +20/-10

50. +15/-10

51. +10/-5

52. +5/0

54. – Children of Echidna and Typhoon
• Orthrus
• Ladon
• Nymean Lion
• Hydra
• Chimera
• Sphinx
• Cerberus

55. Round 3 – Mythology in Fiction –
Infinite Pounce

56. Q1.
According to the Naturalis Historia of Pliny the
Elder, the X of Cyrene is a small snake, "being
not more than twelve fingers in length," that
is so venomous that it leaves a wide trail of
deadly venom in its wake, and its gaze is
likewise lethal; its weakness is in the odor of
the weasel. X's presence could scorch all the
surrounding shrubs and grass. X - ?

58. Basilisk

59. Q2.
Oedipus was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. A tragic hero
in Greek mythology, Oedipus fulfilled a prophecy that said
he would kill his father, King Laius, and marry his
mother, Queen Jocasta, and thereby brought disaster on his
city and family. On his journey to Thebes, Oedipus
encountered a _______, who would stop all travelers to
Thebes and ask them a riddle. If the travelers were unable
to answer her correctly, they would be killed and eaten; if
they were successful, they would be free to continue on
their journey. Oedipus was the first to answer the riddle
correctly and, having heard Oedipus' answer, the _______
was astounded and inexplicably killed herself by throwing
herself into the sea, freeing Thebes from her harsh rule.

61. Sphinx

62. Q3.
In Greek mythology, X was the eldest child of
Menelaus and Helen. X was nine when Helen
left with Paris. While Menelaus was fighting
the war at Troy, X lived with Aunt
Clytemnestra in Mycenae. The Sony Ericsson
P990 smartphone was code-named X. X - ?

64. Hermione

65. Q4.
What does this image depict?

67. The seven aspects of god in the Faith of the Seven , the
most popular religion in Westeros in a Game of Thrones

68. Q5
She was the Roman goddess of wisdom and
sponsor of arts, trade, defence and who was
born from the godhead of Jupiter with
weapons. She was the virgin goddess of music,
poetry, medicine, wisdom, commerce,
weaving, crafts, magic. She is often depicted
with her sacred creature, an owl which
symbolizes that she is connected to wisdom.
Id.

70. Minerva

71. Q6
In Greek mythology, X, guardian of the heifer-
nymph Io and son of Arestor, was a primordial
giant whose epithet, "Panoptes", "all-seeing", led
to his being described with multiple, often one
hundred, eyes. X was Hera's servant. His great
service to the Olympian pantheon was to slay the
chthonic serpent-legged monster Echidna as she
slept in her cave. Hera's defining task for X was to
guard the white heifer Io from Zeus, keeping her
chained to the sacred olive tree at the Argive
Heraion. X - ?

73. Argus

74. Q7
• X are legendary creatures with the body, tail,
and back legs of a lion; the head and wings of
an eagle; and an eagle's talons as their front
feet. X are known for guarding treasure and
priceless possessions. While they are most
common in the art and lore of Ancient Greece,
there is evidence of representations of X in
Ancient Persian and Ancient Egyptian art as far
back as 3,300 BC.

76. Griffins (Griffindor – griffon d'or –
golden griffin)

77. Q8
In English folklore, a X is, depending on local or
regional tradition, either a household spirit or a
malevolent genius loci inhabiting fields, marshes or
other topographical features. The household form
causes mischief and things to disappear, milk to
sour, and dogs to go lame. The X inhabiting marshes
or holes in the ground are often attributed more
serious evil doing, such as the abduction of
children. The X of Harry Potter series are unlike
others. Their closest parallel, is probably a
Lancashire X that could take the form of various
animals, or indeed more fearful creatures.

79. Boggart

80. Q9
In the Sindarin tongue, X means “The One” or “Alone”
while Y means “Father of all”. What am I talking about?

82. Eru Ilúvatar, The supreme creator deity in Lord of the Rings

83. Q11

85. The Dharma of Star Wars

86. Q12
X in Greek and Roman mythology, is a multi-headed
(usually three-headed) dog, or "hellhound" which
guards the gates of the Underworld, to prevent
those who have crossed the river Styx from ever
escaping. X was the offspring of Echidna, a hybrid
half-woman and half-serpent, and Typhon, a fire-
breathing giant whom even the Greek gods feared.
Capturing X, without using weapons, was the final
labour assigned to Heracles (Hercules) by King
Eurystheus. X - ?

88. Cerberus/Kerberos

89. Round 4 – Mega Connect 2

90. +35/-15
A was the son of guru Drona. He is the grandson
of the Brahmin sage Bharadwaja. He fought on
the Kaurava side against the Pandavas in the
Mahabharata war. If an archer is aware of both
the invocation and withdrawal of any Celestial
weapon (Dev-astra), then he can invoke it as
many times as he wants. Hence, to avoid A from
invoking Brahmashirastra multiple times,
Dronacharya only taught A about how to invoke
it. A - ?

92. Ashwatthama

93. +30/-15
B was a benevolent Asura King, and the grandson of Prahlada. B
eventually succeeded his grandfather as the king of the Asuras and his
reign over the realm was characterized by peace and prosperity.
During an Ashwamedha yajna, Vishnu, disguised as a Brahmin, went to
B and asked for three footsteps of land. B agreed to grant him his wish.
But with one footstep, he measured all of the earth. With the second,
he claimed all of heaven. There was still one foot of territory that B
owed him. He requested Vamana to place the final step on his head as
the third step of land, for he had no other left. Vamana did so and in
doing so, sent him down to Sutala, the heaven-like underworld. The
site where he placed his foot is said to be the village of Thrikkakara
(meaning place of the holy foot), and is the centre of the renowned
Onam festival. B - ?

95. Mahabali/Bali

96. +25/-10
C was the son of Shardwan and Janapadi. He
was brought up by King Shantanu, the great-
grandfather of the Pandavas. C grew up to
become an expert in the art of warfare. He was
assigned the task of teaching the young princes
all about warfare. He fought in the great battle
of Kurukshetra for the Kaurava side.
Afterwards, he was appointed to be the teacher
and preceptor of Parikshit, the grandson of
Arjuna. C - ?

98. Kripa

99. +20/-10
D was the youngest son of Sage Vishrava, who was the son of
Sage Pulatsya, one of the Heavenly Guardians. D plays a small
part in the Mahabharata. Yudhisthira crowned himself as the
Emperor of Indraprastha and began preparations for a
Rajasuya sacrifice. He despatched his brother, Sahadeva to the
southern kingdoms to subjugate the rulers to his authority
and supremacy. Sahadeva's men reached the tip of the
mainland, wherein Sahadeva stopped and sent his
messengers to D's kingdom. D gratefully accepted
Yudhisthira's authority and regarded it as "an act of time." He
also sent diverse kinds of jewels, gems, pearls, celestial
ornaments and costly apparel to Sahadeva and Yudhisthira. D
-?

101. Vibhishana

102. +15/-5
E is considered to be an expansion of Lord Krishna
Himself. He was the son of Satyavati, daughter of a
ferryman or fisherman, and the wandering sage
Parashara. He was born on an island in the river Yamuna.
He was dark-complexioned and hence may be called by
the name Krishna (black), and also the name
Dwaipayana, meaning 'island-born'. Within Buddhism E
appears as Kanha-dipayana (the Pali version of his name)
in two Jataka tales: the Kanha-dipayana Jataka and Ghata
Jataka. In Brahm Avtar composition present in Dasam
Granth, Second Scripture of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh
mentioned E as avtar of Brahma.E - ?

104. Vyasa

105. +10/-5
F is son of Renuka and the saptarishi Jamadagni.
He is most known for ridding the world of
kshatriyas twenty-one times over after the
mighty king Kartavirya killed his father. He
played important roles in the Mahabharata and
Ramayana, serving as mentor to Karna and
Drona. He also fought back the advancing seas
to save the lands of Konkan, Malabar and Kerala.
F-?

107. Parashurama

108. +5/0
Whose names?
• Jitendriyam, the one who has complete control on his
senses.
• Buddhimataamvarishtham, the one who is most senior
among intellectuals.
• Hemshailaabh Deham, the one whose body resembles a
golden mountain.
• Danujvan Krushanum, the one who is the destroyer of
forces of demons.
• Gyaaninaam Agraganyam, the one who is considered
foremost among knowledgeable beings.
• Sakal Gun Nidhaanam, the one who is the repository of all
the virtues and good qualities.

110. Hanuman

111. Connect – Chiranjivis or Immortals -
long lived beings in Hinduism who are
to remain alive through this Kali Yuga
until the next Satya Yuga.