98621 Intermediate Trivia Questions
98621 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Who was the king of Ulster during the events of the Táin Bó Cúailnge?
Answer
Conchobar mac Nessa
What is the name of the giant father of Olwen in Welsh myth?
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Ysbaddaden
Which Irish god is associated with love and youth?
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Aengus
What is the name of Cú Chulainn's barbed spear?
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Gáe Bulg
What is the name of the Dagda's magical harp?
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Uaithne
Which Welsh goddess is associated with the stars and mother of Lleu?
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Arianrhod
What is the name of the Irish epic about the cattle raid of Cooley?
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Táin Bó Cúailnge
Who is the mother of the Welsh hero Pryderi in the Mabinogion?
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Rhiannon
Which Celtic festival celebrates the beginning of harvest?
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Lughnasadh
Who is the Welsh hero who sought the love of Olwen?
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Culhwch
Which Welsh god is known as a trickster and magician?
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Gwydion
What is the ancient hill of the High Kings of Ireland?
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Hill of Tara
Which king owned the sword Caladbolg?
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Fergus mac Róich
What is the name of Lugh's magical spear?
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Gáe Assal
What is the name of the woman created from flowers in Welsh myth?
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Blodeuwedd
What was the name of Cú Chulainn's charioteer?
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Láeg
How many major cycles does Irish mythology have?
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Four
Who buried Jesus in his own tomb?
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Joseph of Arimathea
Which sorcerer was struck blind by Paul on Cyprus?
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Elymas
Which Pharisee visited Jesus at night to ask about being born again?
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Nicodemus
Which apostle was a tentmaker by trade?
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Paul
Which apostle was nicknamed 'Son of Encouragement'?
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Barnabas
Which Roman centurion is recorded as a devout man in Acts?
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Cornelius
Who was the first person to see the resurrected Jesus?
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Mary Magdalene
Who succeeded Judas Iscariot as an apostle?
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Matthias
Which king ordered the massacre of the innocents?
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Herod the Great
Who was the first Christian martyr?
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Stephen
Which apostle was known as 'the Zealot'?
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Simon
What is the name of the ancient Egyptian royal jubilee festival?
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Sed festival
Which cobra goddess is associated with the Theban necropolis?
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Meretseger