Statistics for Greek mythology multiple choice

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Whose mother bathed them in the River Styx as an infant, while holding them by the heel?	Achilles	86%
Who flew too close to the sun on wings made of feathers and wax?	Icarus	83%
Which goddess was obliged to spend part of every year in the underworld because Hades tricked her into eating pomegranate seeds?	Persephone	81%
Who was born by emerging fully grown from Zeus's head?	Athena	68%
How did Odysseus avoid being drowned by the Sirens?	He had his men tie him to the ship's mast and plug their ears with beeswax	68%
Who was doomed to be chained to a rock for eternity and have an eagle eat their liver every day?	Prometheus	66%
Why was Arachne transformed into a spider?	She pridefully challenged Athena to a weaving contest	64%
Who slew the Minotaur?	Theseus	63%
Who was Polyphemus?	A cyclops that was blinded by Odysseus	61%
Who was the twin half-brother of Castor?	Pollux	61%
Which goddess is a virgin who swore never to marry?	Artemis	55%
Which Titan was the goddess of memory and mother of the Muses?	Mnemosyne	53%
Who refused to marry anyone, unless they could beat her in a foot race?	Atalanta	48%
Which of these is not true of the sorceress Medea?	She gained her powers by killing her aunt Circe	43%
Which of these was NOT a child of Zeus?	Asclepius	27%