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The Holy Grail

Which Roman soldier, traditionally named Longinus, is linked to the Holy Grail legend through the spear that pierced Jesus?

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Longinus

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The Holy Grail

In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, what title is given to the unnamed guardian who has protected the Grail for centuries?

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The Grail Knight

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The Holy Grail

In the 1981 film Excalibur, which actor plays Merlin, Arthur’s adviser?

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Nicol Williamson

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The Holy Grail

In the 2004 film King Arthur, what is the name of the Roman commander played by Clive Owen?

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Arthur

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The Holy Grail

In the 2006 film The Da Vinci Code, which actor plays Sir Leigh Teabing, the Grail historian?

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Ian McKellen

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The Holy Grail

In the 2004 film King Arthur, which actor portrays Lancelot during the Grail-inspired story?

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Ioan Gruffudd

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The Holy Grail

In the 1981 film Excalibur, which actor plays King Arthur during the film’s Holy Grail quest?

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Nigel Terry

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Sumerian Mythology And The Epic Of Gilgamesh

According to the Sumerian King List, who was the first king of Eridu?

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Alulim

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Sumerian Mythology And The Epic Of Gilgamesh

In the Epic of Gilgamesh, how long does the great flood last?

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Six days and seven nights

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Sumerian Mythology And The Epic Of Gilgamesh

In Sumerian mythology, who is the goddess Geshtinanna’s brother?

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Dumuzid

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Sumerian Mythology And The Epic Of Gilgamesh

In Sumerian mythology, what is the name of the primordial goddess who gives birth to the great gods?

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Nammu

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Sumerian Mythology And The Epic Of Gilgamesh

What is the Sumerian form of the name Gilgamesh?

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Bilgames

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Sumerian Mythology And The Epic Of Gilgamesh

In Sumerian mythology, what is the name of Enlil’s temple at Nippur?

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Ekur

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Sumerian Mythology And The Epic Of Gilgamesh

In the Epic of Gilgamesh, what is the name of the ferryman who serves Utnapishtim?

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Urshanabi

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Sumerian Mythology And The Epic Of Gilgamesh

In Sumerian mythology, which goddess is associated with reeds, marshes and wisdom?

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Nanshe

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Sumerian Mythology And The Epic Of Gilgamesh

In Sumerian mythology, which goddess is associated with writing, grain and scribal knowledge?

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Nisaba

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

Which section of Snorri Sturluson’s Prose Edda gives its main narrative of Ragnarok?

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Gylfaginning

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology’s Ragnarok, which god fights Loki in a duel that kills both combatants?

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Heimdall

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology’s Ragnarok, what does the god Vidar wear on the foot he uses against Fenrir?

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A thick shoe

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology, which god owns the ship Skíðblaðnir, known for always having favorable wind?

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Freyr

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology’s Ragnarok, which two sons of Odin survive the destruction?

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Vidar and Vali

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology, what weapon does Freyr lack when he faces Surtr at Ragnarok?

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His sword

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology’s Ragnarok, which hound fights the god Tyr?

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Garmr

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Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, what is the name of the well associated with the wise being Mímir?

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Mímisbrunnr

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Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, which god is destined to fight the hound Garmr at Ragnarök?

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Týr

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Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, what is the name of the dog associated with guarding the entrance to Hel?

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Garmr

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Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, how many warriors are said to pass through each of Valhalla’s 540 doors?

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800

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Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, who guards the bridge Gjallarbrú?

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Móðguðr

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Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, which river is crossed by the dead using the bridge Gjallarbrú?

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Gjöll

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Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, what is the name of the spring beneath Yggdrasil linked to Eikþyrnir?

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Hvergelmir

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Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, what is the name of the hall where virtuous people are said to live after Ragnarök?

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Gimlé

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Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, what is the name of the stag standing on Valhalla’s roof?

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Eikþyrnir

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese folklore, what giant yōkai centipede is said to haunt Mount Mikami?

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Ōmukade

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

At a Shinto shrine, what are the zigzag paper strips called that mark sacredness?

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Shide

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

What is the oldest surviving major Japanese chronicle, completed in 712?

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Kojiki

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese folklore, what term describes a spirit familiar controlled by an onmyōji?

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Shikigami

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese folklore, what dog spirit is created through a ritual involving a sacrificed dog?

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Inugami

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese mythology, which deity is the child of Izanagi and Izanami who becomes ruler of the sea?

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Watatsumi

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese folklore, what yōkai is a monstrous ox-headed, tiger-bodied creature said to live in the sea?

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Ushi-oni

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese folklore, what umbrella-shaped yōkai is said to emerge from an old umbrella?

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Kasa-obake

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese folklore, what yōkai is a weasel-like creature said to cut people with invisible sickles?

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Kamaitachi

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Shinto, what term describes a kami connected to a particular clan, community, or locality?

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Ujigami

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Pandora's Box

In Hesiod’s Pandora myth, which god taught Pandora deceitful speech?

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Hermes

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Pandora's Box

The 1929 film Pandora’s Box, directed by G. W. Pabst, is based on which character from Frank Wedekind’s plays?

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Lulu

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Pandora's Box

What number asteroid, discovered in 1858, was named Pandora?

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55 Pandora

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Pandora's Box

Which Saturn moon, discovered in Voyager 1 images, shares Pandora’s name?

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Pandora

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Pandora's Box

In Greek mythology, which Titan was Pandora’s father-in-law through his son Epimetheus?

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Iapetus

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Pandora's Box

In Greek mythology, which god ordered Pandora’s creation as punishment for Prometheus’s fire theft?

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Zeus

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Pandora's Box

Who crafted Pandora’s body from clay in Greek mythology?

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Hephaestus

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Pandora's Box

In Hesiod’s myth, which god gave Pandora her name?

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Zeus