World Book Trivia Challenge Advanced--12/24--mythical Creatures
Questions and Answers
- 1.
What is a fairy's most important ability?
- A.
Invisibility
- B.
Sight
- C.
Fly
Correct Answer
A. InvisibilityExplanation
Fairies have many magic powers. The most important is the ability to make themselves invisible to people. They use this power to steal items that they need from people. However, some people possess fairy sight. They can see fairies as they move to and from their underground homesRate this question:
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- 2.
What are genies NOT made of?
- A.
Air
- B.
Water
- C.
Fire
Correct Answer
B. WaterExplanation
Genie is a word often used in English for jinni (plural, jinn), a type of demon of Arabian mythology. According to Arab and Muslim tradition, the jinn are intelligent beings made of air or fire.Rate this question:
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- 3.
Who is the real life inspiration for Dracula?
- A.
Ivan the terrible
- B.
A Romanian prince
- C.
A Welsh farm boy
Correct Answer
B. A Romanian princeExplanation
The horror novel Dracula (1897), by the Irish author Bram Stoker, is the most famous vampire story. The fictional character of Dracula is based on Vlad Tepes, a cruel prince from Walachia (now part of Romania). Vlad was nicknamed Dracula, which in Romanian means son of the devil or son of a dragon. However, Tepes was never associated with vampirism until Stoker used his name for his novel.Rate this question:
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- 4.
A banshees cries signals ___________.
- A.
Sickness
- B.
Intruder
- C.
Death
Correct Answer
C. DeathExplanation
Banshee was an old woman in Irish legend. Her shrieks and wailings outside a house meant that there was to be a death inside. In earliest times, she was a fairy who protected the ruling family of a district. Later, her cries merely told of a coming death. She never mourned for obscure people.Rate this question:
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- 5.
How did captured prey of mermaids survive under water?
- A.
Glasses
- B.
Oxygen tank
- C.
Cap
Correct Answer
C. CapExplanation
Mermaids would sit and comb their golden hair. A magic cap lay beside them. They would slip the cap on the head of the man they wanted and take him away with them. A human being could live in the sea by wearing the magic cap.Rate this question:
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- 6.
What was the temper of most centaurs?
- A.
Friendly
- B.
Violent
- C.
Confused
Correct Answer
B. ViolentExplanation
In art, the centaur was portrayed with the upper body of a man and the lower body of a horse. Centaurs lived in Thessaly in northern Greece. Most of them were known for their violent, uncivilized behavior.Rate this question:
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- 7.
What type of animal is NOT present in a chimera?
- A.
Goat
- B.
Serpent
- C.
Horse
Correct Answer
C. HorseExplanation
Chimera was a fire-breathing monster in Greek mythology. The name is also spelled Chimaera. The Chimera was the offspring of the monsters Typhon and Echidna. It had the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a serpent.Rate this question:
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- 8.
What trait did the Phoenix always have in tales?
- A.
Lived to be 500 years old
- B.
Was male
- C.
Had green feathers
Correct Answer
B. Was maleExplanation
Phoenix was a fabled bird in Greek mythology. Only one such bird existed at any time, and it was always male. It had brilliant gold and reddish-purple feathers, and was as large or larger than an eagle. According to some Greek writers, the phoenix lived exactly 500 years. Other writers believed its life cycle was as long as 12,954 yearsRate this question:
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- 9.
Medieval nobles purchased items they thought were unicorn horns, but were really tusks of ______________.
- A.
Elephants
- B.
Walruses
- C.
Warthogs
Correct Answer
B. WalrusesExplanation
During the Middle Ages, stories about unicorns became increasingly popular. Many medieval paintings and tapestries featured images of these animals. Nobles purchased objects believed to be unicorn horns for extremely high prices. Most of these objects were the tusks of walruses or of unusual whales called narwhals.Rate this question:
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- 10.
World Book has sponsored an expedition to find evidence of which creature?
- A.
Yeti
- B.
Bigfoot
- C.
Chupacabra
Correct Answer
A. YetiExplanation
Since then, several expeditions, including one sponsored by World Book in 1960, have searched for the creature. The explorers neither captured nor saw anything that might be the snowman. Scientists of the World Book expedition said the tracks may have been made by bears or other animals. They found that the sun often caused such tracks to melt into large footprints.Rate this question:
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