These mythology trivia questions and answers run in six rounds: Greek gods and their Roman names, Greek heroes and monsters, Norse myth, the gods of ancient Egypt, epics from around the world, and words that come from myth.
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Six rounds, one tradition at a time
Greek gods and their Roman names pairs Zeus with Jupiter and asks who kept the hearth. Norse myth counts the legs of Sleipnir and the eyes of Odin. Words and names that come from myth finds Tiw in Tuesday, Juno in June and Tantalus in tantalize.
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The love stories and cruelties of the old tales are left out; it reads aloud to children.
Questions and answers
What are some easy mythology trivia questions?
Which god was the herald of Zeus? What was the Trojan Horse made of? Which tool does Thor wield? The answers are Hermes, wood and a hammer.
Which days of the week are named after Norse gods?
Four, by way of their Old English names: Tuesday is Tiw's day (the Norse Týr), Wednesday Woden's (Odin), Thursday Thunor's (Thor) and Friday Frig's (Frigg). The words round asks about the first three.
Does this pack include faiths people practice today?
One round asks about epics and traditions of living faiths, such as the Ramayana and the stories of Amaterasu. It asks what the epic or the tradition says and does not call them myth.
How were the answers checked?
Each was read on October 2, 2026 on the page linked under it: two Theoi Project pages for 18 Greek questions, Wiktionary for five word origins and Wikipedia for 93. The world epics round was read again in Britannica on October 3.
Apollo was the god of music, prophecy and what else?Answer: Healing. Source: Theoi Project: Olympian Gods and Goddesses
Asclepius was the god of what?Answer: Medicine and healing. Source: Theoi Project: Olympian Gods and Goddesses
Demeter was the goddess of what?Answer: Agriculture. Source: Theoi Project: Olympian Gods and Goddesses
Diana was a Roman patroness of hunters, the countryside and which heavenly body?Answer: The Moon. Source: Wikipedia: Diana (mythology)
Hestia was the goddess of what?Answer: The hearth. Source: Theoi Project: Olympian Gods and Goddesses
In Roman religion, Neptune was god of the sea and of what else?Answer: Fresh water. Source: Wikipedia: Neptune (mythology)
Minerva was the Roman goddess of what?Answer: Wisdom. Source: Wikipedia: Minerva
The Roman Ceres has which counterpart among the Olympians?Answer: Demeter. Source: Wikipedia: Ceres (mythology)
Vulcan was the Roman god of what?Answer: Fire and the forge. Source: Wikipedia: Vulcan (mythology)
What is the Roman name for Zeus?Answer: Jupiter. Source: Wikipedia: Jupiter (god)
Which bird is one of the major symbols of Athena?Answer: The owl. Source: Wikipedia: Athena
Which god led the gods of the sea?Answer: Poseidon. Source: Theoi Project: Olympian Gods and Goddesses
Which god was the craftsman's god, presiding over metalworking and sculpture?Answer: Hephaestus. Source: Theoi Project: Olympian Gods and Goddesses
Which god was the herald of Zeus?Answer: Hermes. Source: Theoi Project: Olympian Gods and Goddesses
Which goddess presided over hunting and wild animals?Answer: Artemis. Source: Theoi Project: Olympian Gods and Goddesses
Which Roman god watched over commerce, travelers and communication?Answer: Mercury. Source: Wikipedia: Mercury (mythology)
Which two things are among the symbols of Zeus?Answer: The thunderbolt and the eagle. Source: Wikipedia: Zeus
Who was Queen of the gods?Answer: Hera. Source: Theoi Project: Olympian Gods and Goddesses
Who was the leader and the youngest of the Titans?Answer: Cronus. Source: Wikipedia: Cronus
Who was the leader of the nine Muses?Answer: Calliope. Source: Theoi Project: Olympian Gods and Goddesses
Greek heroes and monsters 20
Cerberus, the hound of Hades, was usually described as having how many heads?Answer: Three. Source: Wikipedia: Cerberus
The Chimera is usually shown as a lion with the head of which animal rising from its back?Answer: A goat. Source: Wikipedia: Chimera (mythology)
How many eyes did the giant Polyphemus have?Answer: One. Source: Wikipedia: Polyphemus
King Midas of Phrygia was given which gift?Answer: A golden touch. Source: Theoi Project: Heroes, Kings and Villains
Pegasus was what kind of creature?Answer: A winged horse. Source: Theoi Project: Heroes, Kings and Villains
What did Prometheus steal from the gods and give to humanity?Answer: Fire. Source: Wikipedia: Prometheus
What did the Sphinx ask of those who met her?Answer: To answer a riddle. Source: Wikipedia: Sphinx
What held together the wings that Daedalus made for Icarus?Answer: Beeswax. Source: Wikipedia: Icarus
What is a centaur?Answer: Part human, part horse. Source: Wikipedia: Centaur
What was Sisyphus condemned to push up a hill, again and again?Answer: An immense boulder. Source: Wikipedia: Sisyphus
What was the Titan Atlas condemned to hold up?Answer: The heavens. Source: Wikipedia: Atlas (mythology)
What was the Trojan Horse made of?Answer: Wood. Source: Wikipedia: Trojan Horse
What were Jason and the Argonauts looking for?Answer: The Golden Fleece. Source: Theoi Project: Heroes, Kings and Villains
Where did the Minotaur live?Answer: At the center of the Labyrinth. Source: Wikipedia: Minotaur
Which Athenian hero was the slayer of the Minotaur?Answer: Theseus. Source: Theoi Project: Heroes, Kings and Villains
Which hero was sent to fetch the Gorgon's head?Answer: Perseus. Source: Theoi Project: Heroes, Kings and Villains
Which huntress of Arcadia was nursed in the wilderness by a bear?Answer: Atalanta. Source: Theoi Project: Heroes, Kings and Villains
Which monster did Bellerophon destroy?Answer: The Chimera. Source: Theoi Project: Heroes, Kings and Villains
Who challenged Athena to a weaving contest?Answer: Arachne. Source: Theoi Project: Heroes, Kings and Villains
Who was Charon?Answer: The ferryman of the underworld. Source: Wikipedia: Charon
Norse myth 20
Every object vowed not to harm Baldr, save one plant. Which?Answer: Mistletoe. Source: Wikipedia: Baldr
How many eyes does Odin have?Answer: One. Source: Wikipedia: Odin
How many legs does Sleipnir, the horse of Odin, have?Answer: Eight. Source: Wikipedia: Sleipnir
Huginn and Muninn bring Odin news from around the world. What are they?Answer: A pair of ravens. Source: Wikipedia: Huginn and Muninn
In Norse myth, Ratatoskr runs up and down the world tree carrying messages. What kind of animal is it?Answer: A squirrel. Source: Wikipedia: Ratatoskr
In Norse myth, what is Asgard?Answer: The fortified home of the gods. Source: Wikipedia: Asgard
In Norse myth, what is Midgard?Answer: The Earth, the home of humans. Source: Wikipedia: Midgard
In which country was the Prose Edda written, in the early 13th century?Answer: Iceland. Source: Wikipedia: Prose Edda
Jörmungandr is also known by which name?Answer: The Midgard Serpent. Source: Wikipedia: Jörmungandr
Modern retellings identify the bridge Bifröst with what?Answer: The rainbow. Source: Wikipedia: Bifröst
Thor is known for wielding which tool?Answer: A hammer. Source: Wikipedia: Thor
To whose hall do the valkyries guide the souls of the dead?Answer: Odin's. Source: Wikipedia: Valkyrie
What can Loki do, like other Norse gods?Answer: Change his shape. Source: Wikipedia: Loki
What did Týr lose to the wolf Fenrir?Answer: His right hand. Source: Wikipedia: Týr
What do the three Norns weave?Answer: The threads of fate. Source: Wikipedia: Norns
What does the word valkyrie mean?Answer: Chooser of the slain. Source: Wikipedia: Valkyrie
What is Ragnarök?Answer: A foretold series of events with a great battle. Source: Wikipedia: Ragnarök
What kind of creature is Fenrir?Answer: A monstrous wolf. Source: Wikipedia: Fenrir
Which animals pull the chariot of Freyja?Answer: Two cats. Source: Wikipedia: Freyja
Which resounding horn belongs to Heimdall?Answer: Gjallarhorn. Source: Wikipedia: Heimdall
Gods of ancient Egypt 20
The ankh was the hieroglyphic sign for which word?Answer: Life. Source: Wikipedia: Ankh
Anubis, a guide to the underworld, was the protector of what?Answer: Graves. Source: Wikipedia: Anubis
Apis, worshiped in the region of Memphis, was a sacred what?Answer: Bull. Source: Wikipedia: Apis (deity)
The Egyptian Bennu may have inspired the Greek legends of which bird?Answer: The phoenix. Source: Wikipedia: Bennu
The Eye of Horus stands for well-being, healing and what else?Answer: Protection. Source: Wikipedia: Eye of Horus
Geb was the Egyptian god of what?Answer: The Earth. Source: Wikipedia: Geb
Horus was most often shown as which bird?Answer: A falcon. Source: Wikipedia: Horus
In Egyptian belief, what was the Duat?Answer: The underworld. Source: Wikipedia: Book of the Dead
In the judgment scene, what does Ammit wait to learn whether she may consume?Answer: The heart of the deceased. Source: Wikipedia: Ammit
Khepri, a god of the morning Sun, has the face of which insect?Answer: A scarab. Source: Wikipedia: Khepri
Maat was the ancient Egyptian idea of what?Answer: Truth, balance and justice. Source: Wikipedia: Maat
The most common form of Hathor was a woman wearing a headdress of what?Answer: Cow horns and a sun disk. Source: Wikipedia: Hathor
The name of Thoth means that he is like which bird?Answer: The ibis. Source: Wikipedia: Thoth
Nut was the Egyptian goddess of what?Answer: The sky. Source: Wikipedia: Nut (goddess)
Osiris was the god of the dead and of which realm?Answer: The afterlife. Source: Wikipedia: Osiris
Ptah, a creator god, was the patron of which workers?Answer: Craftsmen and architects. Source: Wikipedia: Ptah
Set was a god of storms, disorder and which kind of land?Answer: Deserts. Source: Wikipedia: Set (deity)
Sobek was shown as which animal of the Nile?Answer: A crocodile. Source: Wikipedia: Sobek
What does the Book of the Dead contain?Answer: Spells to help a dead person through the underworld. Source: Wikipedia: Book of the Dead
Which heavenly body did Ra stand for?Answer: The Sun. Source: Wikipedia: Ra
Stories and epics from around the world 16
The banshee of Irish stories is known for which sound?Answer: Wailing or keening. Source: Wikipedia: Banshee
Fionn mac Cumhaill is the leader of which bands of hunter-warriors?Answer: The Fianna. Source: Wikipedia: Fionn mac Cumhaill
In a Chinese creation story, the world before Pangu took the form of a cosmic what?Answer: Egg. Source: Wikipedia: Pangu
In Akan folklore of West Africa, Anansi usually takes the form of which creature?Answer: A spider. Source: Wikipedia: Anansi
In Aztec religion, Huitzilopochtli was the deity of war and of what?Answer: The Sun. Source: Wikipedia: Huītzilōpōchtli
In Hawaiian religion, Pele is the goddess of what?Answer: Volcanoes and fire. Source: Wikipedia: Pele (deity)
In Japanese tradition, Susanoo is a god linked with the sea and with what?Answer: Storms. Source: Wikipedia: Susanoo-no-Mikoto
In the oldest chronicles of Japan, Amaterasu is the goddess of what?Answer: The Sun. Source: Wikipedia: Amaterasu
The Mahabharata tells of the events around which war?Answer: The Kurukshetra War. Source: Wikipedia: Mahabharata
The Mahabharata, an epic of ancient India, is known for which quality?Answer: It is one of the longest epic poems known. Source: Wikipedia: Mahabharata
Marduk, a god of ancient Mesopotamia, was the patron of which city?Answer: Babylon. Source: Wikipedia: Marduk
The Popol Vuh recounts the stories and history of which Maya people of Guatemala?Answer: The K'iche'. Source: Wikipedia: Popol Vuh
The Ramayana, a Sanskrit epic of ancient India, is traditionally attributed to which poet?Answer: Valmiki. Source: Wikipedia: Ramayana
When Amaterasu shut herself inside the Heavenly Rock-Cave, what happened to heaven and earth?Answer: They were plunged into darkness. Source: Wikipedia: Amaterasu
Which epic, recorded in the Akkadian language, comes from ancient Mesopotamia?Answer: The Epic of Gilgamesh. Source: Wikipedia: Epic of Gilgamesh
Who compiled the Kalevala from Finnish folk poetry in the 19th century?Answer: Elias Lönnrot. Source: Wikipedia: Kalevala
Words and names that come from myth 20
An odyssey is a long journey. The word comes from the story of which hero?Answer: Odysseus. Source: Wiktionary: odyssey
Aurora, as in the aurora borealis, was the Roman goddess of what?Answer: The dawn. Source: Wikipedia: Aurora (mythology)
Fortuna, who gave English the word fortune, was the Roman goddess of what?Answer: Luck. Source: Wikipedia: Fortuna
Helios was the Greek god who personified what?Answer: The Sun. Source: Wikipedia: Helios
Hygieia, whose name is behind the word hygiene, was the Greek goddess of what?Answer: Health and cleanliness. Source: Wikipedia: Hygieia
Ianuarius, the Latin source of January, was the month of whom?Answer: Janus. Source: Wiktionary: January
In the Odyssey, Mentor is the advisor of whom?Answer: Telemachus, the son of Odysseus. Source: Wikipedia: Mentor (Odyssey)
Iris shares her name with the Greek word for what?Answer: The rainbow. Source: Wikipedia: Iris (mythology)
Iunius, the Latin name behind June, was the month of which goddess?Answer: Juno. Source: Wiktionary: June
Nemesis was the goddess who personified what?Answer: Retribution. Source: Wikipedia: Nemesis
The Old English name for Thursday meant the day of Thunor. What does Thunor mean?Answer: Thunder. Source: Wikipedia: Names of the days of the week
Pandora's box was not a box in the original account. What was it?Answer: A large storage jar. Source: Wikipedia: Pandora's box
The phoenix is a legendary bird known for doing what?Answer: Being born again. Source: Wikipedia: Phoenix (mythology)
Selene was the Greek goddess and personification of what?Answer: The Moon. Source: Wikipedia: Selene
Tuesday is named after which god?Answer: Tiw. Source: Wikipedia: Names of the days of the week
Wednesday is named after which god?Answer: Woden. Source: Wikipedia: Names of the days of the week
What does it mean to call something a person's Achilles' heel?Answer: It is their one weakness. Source: Wikipedia: Achilles' heel
Which continent may take its name from a Phoenician princess of Greek myth?Answer: Europe. Source: Wikipedia: Europa (consort of Zeus)
Whose name is inside the word tantalize?Answer: Tantalus. Source: Wiktionary: tantalize
The word panic goes back to the name of which Greek god?Answer: Pan. Source: Wiktionary: panic
How this list was compiled
Written for this site; nothing was copied from another list. Questions and wrong choices are our own. Each explanation restates, in our own sentences, facts from the page named and linked beside it. Each answer was checked on 2026-10-02 against that page, fetched that day: two summary pages of the Theoi Project, a reference site on Greek myth (https://www.theoi.com: the Olympian gods, and heroes, kings and villains) for 18 of the questions; the English Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org, text under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license) for most of the rest, and Wiktionary (https://en.wiktionary.org) for five word origins. The stories are the old ones: no modern novel, film or game that retells them is named or asked. Faiths that people practice today are described in their own terms and are not called myth: the round of stories and epics from around the world asks what an epic, a chronicle or a tradition says. On 2026-10-03 that round was read again in Encyclopaedia Britannica (britannica.com, in copies kept at web.archive.org and dated from August 2025 to March 2026); each answer in it was confirmed there, each explanation says what the page linked beside it says, a figure the two sources give differently was left out, and four questions whose Britannica article could not be opened were cut. Left out on purpose: the love stories and the cruelties of the old tales, and anything not fit to read aloud to a child. Levels are our estimate: easy is fair for any table, medium suits readers of the myths, hard will stump most tables. Each round is stored easiest first, and each question carries the date its page was read. Licence: own work