Statistics for Greek Mythology

Click here to take the quiz!

General Stats
Answer Stats
Score Distribution
Your Score History

General Stats

This quiz has been taken 112 times
(50 since last reset)
The average score is 25 of 30

Answer Stats

Question	Answer	% Correct
What Greek hero from Homer`s epic poem the Iliad, was invulnerable except for his heel?	Achilles	95%
What is the name of a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld in Greek mythology?	Cerberus	95%
Who designed the Crete's labyrinth for King Minos?	Daedelus	95%
What powerful god lived in the Underworld rather than on Mount Olympus?	Hades	95%
Who is this Greek god of wine and the theater?	Dionysus	93%
What kind of mythological creature is centaur?	Half-human half-horse	93%
Who ignored his father's instructions not to fly too close to the sun with handmade wings?	Icarus	93%
What monster has venomous snakes in place of hair and that those who gazed into her eyes would turn to stone?	Medusa	93%
What figure from Greek mythology is famous for writing and singing music so beautiful it made stones cry?	Orpheus	93%
Olympian gods were the major gods of the Greeks and lived on Mount Olympus. How many of them were there?	12	90%
What special power did sirens use to lure sailors to crash upon the rocks of their island?	An irresistible song	90%
To which goddess is the Parthenon, a former temple on the Acropolis, dedicated?	Athena	90%
Who is the goddess of marriage and the queen of Olympus?	Hera	90%
Which monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man lived in an underground maze called the Labyrinth?	Minotaur	90%
Who is the god of the ocean, earthquakes and horses in Greek mythology?	Poseidon	90%
What Greek hero was a son of Zeus and was required to perform many labors for the gods?	Hercules	88%
Which Greek god of nature and shepherds is often depicted playing a flute?	Pan	88%
Which mythological hero defeated Medusa and her gorgon sisters?	Perseus	88%
In Greek mythology who killed Minotaur?	Theseus	88%
Who were the Argonauts, sometimes also called the Minyans?	A band of heroes	83%
An immortal goddess Circe was entrapping Odysseus' men and turning them into what?	Pigs	83%
What fearsome monster is a giant snake with nine heads?	Hydra	80%
What combination of animals made up the monster Chimera?	Goat, lion and snake	78%
To prevent his death, Achilles' mother Thetis dipped his body into the water of which river?	Styx	78%
What do you call the water nymphs that reputedly drown those with whom they fell in love?	Naiads	73%
After 10 years of fighting, Odysseus and his men decided to go home. Where was their home?	Ithaca	68%
As god of music, Apollo is often depicted playing which instrument?	Lyre	68%
According to the legend who answered Sphinx's riddle?	Oedipus	66%
What did Aegeus do when he saw the black sails on his son's ship coming into Athens?	Jumped from a height and died	63%
What fate did Niobe, the wife of King Amphion of Thebes, daughter of Tantalus, face?	The loss of all her children	61%