Free quiz · 8 questions · Warm-up to Boss
Greek mythology quiz
How well do you really know Greek mythology? These 8 questions start easy and end with a Boss round. There are no multiple choice options: you type what you know, and every answer is checked against the key facts.
60 seconds a question, one 2x boost, and a leaderboard. Playing with friends writes a fresh set of Greek mythology questions for your group.
The questions
- Warm-up
Who sat at the top of Mount Olympus, and what part of nature was his realm?
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- Zeus was king of the gods
- He ruled the sky
- He was linked with thunder and lightning
- Easy
Which goddess emerged fully grown from Zeus’s head, and which city was named for her?
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- Athena emerged fully grown from Zeus’s head
- Athens was named for Athena
- Athena was associated with wisdom and strategic warfare
- Easy
Which hero faced the Sirens, what protected his crew, and how did he safely hear their song?
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- The hero was Odysseus
- His crew plugged their ears with beeswax
- He had himself tied to the ship's mast
- Easy
The Minotaur needed a seriously confusing home: what was its maze called, and on which island was it built?
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- The maze was the Labyrinth.
- It was built on Crete.
- The Labyrinth was made to hold the Minotaur.
- Easy
Achilles took a famous dip for protection: which river did he enter, and which body part stayed vulnerable?
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- The river was the Styx.
- Achilles’ heel stayed vulnerable.
- His mother Thetis held him by the heel, leaving it out of the water.
- Medium
Which gifted weaver challenged Athena, and what creature did she become after their contest?
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- Arachne was the mortal weaver
- She challenged Athena to a weaving contest
- She was transformed into a spider
- Medium
Bellerophon took to the skies on which winged horse, and what fire-breathing creature did he famously fight?
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- The horse was Pegasus (also spelled Pegasos).
- Pegasus was winged.
- Bellerophon fought the Chimera.
- Boss
Which daughter vanished, and what did Demeter carry as she searched for her?
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- The daughter was Persephone
- Demeter searched for her missing daughter
- Demeter carried torches
How scoring works
- Each question has 2 or 3 key facts. Each one earns full, half or no credit, so a wrong answer scores zero.
- Later questions are worth more, fast answers earn a bonus, and great answers in a row build a streak.
- A famous myth or a clear factual error halves the points.
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