754 Pandora's Box Trivia Questions with Answers
754 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
In what year was asteroid 55 Pandora discovered?
Answer
1858
Who discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora in 1858, giving it the name of the mythological woman?
Answer
George Mary Searle
Which Hesiod poem contains the earliest surviving literary account of Pandora?
Answer
Works and Days
In Greek mythology, which god made Pandora from earth on Zeus’s orders?
Answer
Hephaestus
In Greek mythology, who is described as the first woman?
Answer
Pandora
What punishment did Pandora’s creation represent in Hesiod’s Greek mythology?
Answer
Punishment for stealing fire
In which poem does Hesiod describe Pandora opening the container of evils?
Answer
Works and Days
In ancient Greek myth, what did Pandora’s release introduce into human life?
Answer
Evils and suffering
Pandora, one of Saturn’s moons, helps shepherd which planetary ring?
Answer
The F ring
The 1929 film Pandora’s Box adapts Lulu plays by which German playwright?
Answer
Frank Wedekind
Which playwright wrote the 1904 drama Pandora’s Box that inspired Pabst’s 1929 film?
Answer
Frank Wedekind
In Greek mythology, which goddess gives Pandora beauty and desire?
Answer
Aphrodite