8075 Pandora's Box Trivia Questions with Answers
8075 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
In Greek mythology, what type of object was Pandora given before she opened it?
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A storage jar
In the 1858 astronomy record, who discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora?
Answer
George Mary Searle
In which Hesiod poem is the detailed story of Pandora opening the jar found?
Answer
Works and Days
On which 1991 album did OMD release the song “Pandora’s Box”?
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Sugar Tax
In Doctor Who's 2010 story The Pandorica Opens, who wrote the episode?
Answer
Steven Moffat
Which ancient Greek poem says Pandora’s vessel contained hope?
Answer
Works and Days
In Hesiod’s Pandora myth, what theft led Zeus to punish humanity?
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Prometheus’s theft of fire
In Hesiod’s myth of Pandora, who became her husband?
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Epimetheus
In Hesiod’s Greek myth, what did Pandora open?
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A jar
In Greek mythology, what was Pandora made from before the gods added their gifts?
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Earth and water
In the Greek myth of Pandora's Box, who was Pandora's brother-in-law?
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Prometheus
In which Hesiod poem is the fullest surviving account of Pandora's Box found?
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Works and Days
What phrase does Hesiod use to characterize Pandora in the Theogony?
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A beautiful evil
Who painted the 1871 artwork Pandora, showing the mythological figure with a small box?
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Who painted the 1896 oil painting Pandora that depicts the mythological woman beside her opened vessel?
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John William Waterhouse
According to Hesiod, which god gave Pandora speech?
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Hermes
Who wrote the play Pandora’s Box about the character Lulu?
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Frank Wedekind
In which ancient Greek poem does Hesiod tell the Pandora creation story most fully?
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Works and Days