83042 Easy Trivia Questions
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In the Epic of Gilgamesh, what does Gilgamesh bring back after defeating Humbaba?
Answer
Humbaba’s head
What is the traditional two-part division of the Tao Te Ching called?
Answer
Dao Jing and De Jing
In which year did Confucius traditionally die?
Answer
479 BCE
In Arthurian Grail legend, what title is given to the wounded ruler who guards the Grail?
Answer
The Fisher King
Who wrote the medieval romance Parzival, one of the major German Grail narratives?
Answer
Wolfram von Eschenbach
Which biblical figure is traditionally said to have brought the Holy Grail to Britain?
Answer
Joseph of Arimathea
In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which actor plays King Arthur?
Answer
Graham Chapman
In Norse mythology, what is the name of the three-year winter before Ragnarök?
Answer
Fimbulwinter
In Norse mythology, what do the einherjar do every day in Valhalla?
Answer
Battle each other
In Norse mythology, what does the name Valhalla mean in English?
Answer
Hall of the Slain
In Norse mythology, which two humans survive Ragnarök to repopulate the world?
Answer
Líf and Lífþrasir
In Egyptian mythology, what ceremony determined whether a dead person could enter the afterlife?
Answer
Weighing of the Heart
In ancient Egyptian funerary belief, what was the ba represented as?
Answer
A human-headed bird
In Japanese mythology, what sacred mirror is one of Japan’s Three Sacred Treasures?
Answer
Yata no Kagami