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Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, what is the name of the wolf that chases the sun?

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Sköll

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Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, what is the name of the rooster that crows in Valhalla at Ragnarök?

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Gullinkambi

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Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, which monstrous serpent is a sibling of Hel?

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Jörmungandr

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Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, what is the name of the fire giant who leads the attack on the gods at Ragnarök?

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Surtr

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Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, what is the name of Freyja’s hall in Fólkvangr?

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Sessrúmnir

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Anubis And The Egyptian Afterlife

In the Egyptian Book of the Dead, which chapter contains the deceased’s judgment before Osiris?

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Chapter 125

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Anubis And The Egyptian Afterlife

In the Egyptian Book of the Dead, what was the deceased’s moral declaration before the judgment tribunal called?

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Negative Confession

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Anubis And The Egyptian Afterlife

In Egyptian mythology, which god recorded the verdict after Anubis weighed the dead person’s heart?

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Thoth

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Anubis And The Egyptian Afterlife

In Egyptian mythology, what was the name of the deceased person’s soul aspect shown as a human-headed bird?

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Ba

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Anubis And The Egyptian Afterlife

In Egyptian mythology, what was the name of the hall where the dead faced judgment?

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Hall of Two Truths

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Anubis And The Egyptian Afterlife

In Egyptian mythology, which deity was Anubis’s father in the best-known Osiris family genealogy?

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Osiris

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Anubis And The Egyptian Afterlife

In the Egyptian Book of the Dead, how many assessors usually judged the deceased during the Negative Confession?

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42

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Anubis And The Egyptian Afterlife

In Egyptian mythology, which goddess was regarded as Anubis’s female counterpart?

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Anput

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Shinto, which deity is traditionally regarded as a protector of warriors and Japan?

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Hachiman

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese folklore, what yōkai is an old household object believed to become animate?

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Tsukumogami

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese mythology, which deity is linked to the land of Izumo and the building of the Great Shrine?

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Ōkuninushi

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese folklore, what name is given to a severed head that flies through the night?

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Nukekubi

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese mythology, what sacred sword is discovered inside Yamata no Orochi’s tail?

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Kusanagi

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese mythology, which goddess persuaded Amaterasu to leave the Rock-Cave hiding place?

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Ame-no-Uzume

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese folklore, what ghost of a woman who died during pregnancy or childbirth is called an ubume?

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Ubume

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Shinto, what name is given to sacred dance and music performed for the kami?

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Kagura

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese folklore, what spider yōkai is said to transform into a beautiful woman?

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Jorogumo

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology’s Ragnarok, which two humans survive hidden in Hoddmímis holt and repopulate the renewed world?

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Líf and Lífþrasir

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology’s Ragnarok, from which fiery realm do Surtr and the fire giants come?

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Muspelheim

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology’s Ragnarok, which wolf is said to swallow the Moon?

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Hati

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology, what does the name “Ragnarök” most commonly mean?

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Fate of the gods

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology’s Ragnarok, what does Vidar use to force open Fenrir’s jaws?

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His special shoe

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology’s Ragnarok, what does the god Vali avenge by killing Höðr?

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Baldr’s death

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology’s Ragnarok, what is the name of the serpent-dragon that gnaws at Yggdrasil’s roots?

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Níðhöggr

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology’s Ragnarok, which two gods inherit Thor’s hammer Mjolnir?

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Magni and Modi

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology, what is the name of the hall where the righteous live after Ragnarok?

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Gimlé

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology, which blind god returns after Ragnarok alongside Baldr?

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Höðr

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Pandora's Box

Who played James Mason’s character’s wife in the 1951 film Pandora and the Flying Dutchman?

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Ava Gardner

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Pandora's Box

Which spacecraft discovered Pandora, the small moon of Saturn?

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Voyager 1

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Pandora's Box

In Greek mythology, which god gave Pandora her voice and deceptive speech?

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Hermes

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Pandora's Box

Which ancient Greek poem describes Pandora as the first woman?

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Works and Days

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Pandora's Box

Which Greek poet first recorded the Pandora myth in detail?

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Hesiod

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Pandora's Box

In Hesiod’s account, which god gave Pandora a deceptive nature?

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Hermes

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Pandora's Box

According to Hesiod, which Greek god shaped Pandora from earth?

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Hephaestus

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Medusa And The Gorgons

In the 2010 film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, which actress played Medusa?

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Uma Thurman

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Medusa And The Gorgons

In the myth of Perseus and Medusa, what was the name of the bag that held Medusa’s severed head?

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Kibisis

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Medusa And The Gorgons

In Greek mythology, which goddess helped Perseus by guiding him toward the sleeping Gorgons?

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Athena

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Medusa And The Gorgons

In Greek mythology, which star is traditionally identified with Medusa’s eye in the constellation Perseus?

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Algol

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Medusa And The Gorgons

In Greek mythology, what was Medusa’s name before she became a Gorgon in Ovid’s account?

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Medusa

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Medusa And The Gorgons

Which Roman poet wrote the famous account of Medusa’s hair becoming snakes in Metamorphoses?

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Ovid

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Medusa And The Gorgons

In Greek mythology, what was the name of the sea monster that Perseus defeated while rescuing Andromeda?

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Cetus

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Medusa And The Gorgons

In Greek mythology, what form did Zeus take when he fathered Perseus with Danaë?

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Golden rain

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Hindu Mythology

In Hindu mythology, which deity is traditionally associated with fire and serves as a messenger between humans and gods?

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Agni

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Hindu Mythology

In the Ramayana, what city is traditionally described as the capital of Rama’s kingdom?

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Ayodhya

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Hindu Mythology

In Hindu mythology, which Pandava was the eldest son of Kunti?

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Yudhishthira