Question 1

The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named "Huginn" and "Muninn". What do their names mean?

Correct answer: Thought%20%26%20Memory

Huginn and Muninn are Old Norse names meaning “thought” and “memory.” They fly across the world and report what they learn to Odin.

Question 2

What does the word Rabbi mean?

Correct answer: My teacher

Rabbi comes from a Hebrew term meaning “my teacher” or “my master” and is used for a Jewish religious teacher.

Question 3

In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape of which animal?

Correct answer: Spider

Anansi is traditionally depicted as a spider, although he sometimes takes human form in West African and Caribbean stories.

Question 4

Which of the following can be described as a prodigal son?

Correct answer: A young man who wastes his parents money on parties

A prodigal son is a young man who recklessly wastes money, based on the biblical parable of a son who squanders his inheritance.

Question 5

Which writer created the fictional labyrinthine Library of Babel?

Correct answer: Jorge Luis Borges

The Library of Babel appears in a celebrated short story by Jorge Luis Borges.

Question 6

What was the name of the Great Elven Prince of the Noldor who created the Silmarils described by J. R. Tolkien?

Correct answer: Feanor

Fëanor was the Noldorin prince and exceptionally skilled craftsman who created the three Silmarils in Tolkien’s legendarium.

Question 7

What is the name of the act of getting on the stage during a concert and then jumping in the crowd below?

Correct answer: Stage diving

Stage diving is the act of jumping from a concert stage into the audience below, often expecting the crowd to catch the performer or fan.

Question 8

Which is the sixth book of the New Testament?

Correct answer: Romans

Romans is the sixth book of the New Testament, following the four Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles.

Question 9

What period was marked by the Great Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire?

Correct answer: 66-70

The Great Jewish Revolt against Roman rule began in 66 CE and ended in 70 CE with the fall of Jerusalem and destruction of the Second Temple.

Question 10

Which artist painted The Son of Man, featuring a bowler-hatted man partly obscured by an apple?

Correct answer: René Magritte

René Magritte painted The Son of Man in 1964.