The Mythology Quiz from the NSIT Quiz Fest 2010. Conducted by Ankit Dhul and Sharat Nambissan.

1. Revenge of the Myth Ankit Dhul Sharat Nambissan

2. LVC Round Identify and connect Scoring +5 marks for identification Flat negative of -5 for wrong connects

3. +25

4. +22

5. +20

6. +15

7. +12

8. +10

9. +5

10. Answer

11. Orthrus Ladon Nemeon Lion Hydra Chimera Sphinx Cerberus The children of the monsters Echidna and Typhoon.

12. In Norse Mythology what is the name of the bridge(made of three colours ) separating Midgard (the realm of man) and Asgard (the realm of Gods)?

13. Answer

14. It is a bridge made of three colors and connects Midgard to Asgard. Bifrost

15. Q2. The Egyptians invented the phoenix, but it was the Greeks that gave it the name 'phoenix'. What was the Ancient Egyptians name for the phoenix before the Greeks named it?

16. Answer

17. The Benu Bird

18. Q3 I am the Roman god of fire. My forge was located in Mt Etna (on Sicily itself) .As the mythical inventor of smithing and metalworking, I was said to have made weapons for the other gods in my forge. Ancient Romans believed that when a volcano erupted, it was me working at my forge. Who am I?

19. Answer

20. Vulcan

21. Imitation of styles has seldom been this fatal. This character from Hindu mythology learnt it the hard way, when he went about imitating Lord Krishna , fitting himself with 2 extra imitation arms, painting himself blue, and carrying the conch, lotus, chakra and mace as Krishna did. Krishna got bugged and had his head off. Who ? 4

22. Answer

23. PoundrakaVasudeva

24. 5 What’s being depicted ?

25. Answer

26. Trishanku being suspended in mid-air by Vishwamitra and Indra

27. 6 Simply Identify

28. Answer

29. Ayyappa

30. I am the Egyption God of Writing and knowledge. I was considered the scribe of the gods. It was believed by the Ancient Egyptians that I gave them the gift of using the hieroglyphs as a form of writing. I was also thought to be connected with the moon. I was present at the Hall of Two Truths where the weighing of the heart took place. I recorded the process of the Weighing of the Heart. Who am I? 7

31. Answer

32. Thoth

33. According to Hindu mythology, what was created when Vayu, the wind god broke the top of Mount Meru? 8

34. Answer

35. The Island of Lanka

36. The volcanic island of Surtsey (off the coast of Iceland) is an example of an undersea volcano building itself up in layers until it finally breaks through the surface.It was named after a god of fire from which mythology ? Name the God? 9

37. Answer

38. The Norse god/giant of fire, Surtur, is ruler of a region called Muspell. This region is full of sparks and light and is where all the stars and planets originated. Norse Mythology

39. In Egyptian Mythology X was originally a king in the upper world where he taught the Egyptians (and later, the rest of the world) how to live, worship, and grow grain.(They had previously been cannibals.) He earned the name Wennefer,meaning “eternally good.” He was murdered by his jealous brother Y, who tricked him into a wooden chest, which he sealed up and sent down the Nile. X’s wife Z rescued the corpse, but when Y found it, he cut it up and scattered the pieces all over Egypt. Identify X,Y and Z? 10

40. Answer

41. X:Osiris Y:Seth Z:Isis

42. The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of a Greek god , erected on the Greek island of Rhodes by Chares of Lindos between 292 and 280 BC. It is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Before its destruction, the Colossus of Rhodes stood over 30 meters (107 ft) high, making it one of the tallest statues of the ancient world. Identify the Greek God? What was he a God of?? 11

43. Answer

44. Helios the Sun God

45. King Midas is well known for his ‘Midas Touch’ ie. turning everything he touched into Gold . Later after he begged for his gift to be receded , he judged a competition between two gods . What was this competition about and occurred as a result of his decision?? 12

46. Answer

47. There was a Musical competition going on between the gods Apollo And Pan .Midas preferred Pan’s playing which made Apollo so angry that he turned Midas’s Ears into those of An Ass

48. A Mytho Connect in 7 parts

49. No points for identifying

50. Identify. Where is/was this located ?

51. The Catalan word for this

52. Also the modern day location for something that goes into the connect Where in India would you find this ?

53. Commanded the Bluestar Operation in 1984. India's Chief of Army staff from 1986 to 1988

54. Ganapathi, in this 8 hand form is known as ______ Ganapathi

55. A Part of its name goes

56. Answers

57. Bala Kanda – Bal GangadharTilak Ayodhya Kanda – BabriMasjid AranyaKand – ‘Aranya’ ( Catalan for Spider ) KishkindhaKand – Kishkindha is near modern day Hampi. Sundara Kanda – General K Sundarji Yuddha Kanda – YuddhaGanapathi Uttara Kanda - Uttarakhand Connect – The Seven Parts of the Ramayana

58. Janus--the ancient Roman god of good beginnings for whom January is named-- is pictured on early coins with two faces looking in opposite directions. What did the faces represent? 13

59. Answer

60. The future and the past.

61. William Shakespeare used which tragic lovers as the basis for 'Romeo and Juliet‘ ? He also used them in another of his plays , name the play?? 14

62. Answer The lovers were Pyramus and Thisbe and like Romeo and Juliet, were two people very much in love. Pyramus killed himself because he thought Thisbe dead, and then Thisbe killed herself because Pyramus was dead, just like Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare also used the tale of Pyramus and Thisbe as a play in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'

63. Odin had two birds as messengers and reporters of the events in the nine worlds.Their names were Hugin (Thought) and Munin (Memory). What birds were they ? 15

64. Answer

65. Ravens

66. There is a well-known myth, concerning Achilles' heel. Many people don't know, though, that there is a second myth concerning Achilles' feet, namely one of his ankles.According to the second myth, Achilles' legendary speed was attributed to his ankle which came from the body of X? Give me X 16

67. Answer

69. A Greek God or Goddess lends his or her name to the controversial practice of assisting people with incurable illnesses to die with dignity? Give me both the name and the practice?? 17

70. Answer

71. Thanatos, Euthanasia

72. X was a soul-eating goddess in Egyptian Mythology. She was depicted with the head of a crocodile, the forequarters of a lion and the hindquarters of a hippopotamus. X would sit beside Ma’at at the Hall of Two Truths and would eat the souls that were full of sin and weighed heavier than the feather of Ma’at. Give me X ?? 18

73. Answer

74. Ammut

75. Identify this mythical bird from Chilean mythology ?? 19

76. Answer

77. The Alicanto is a bird from South America that eats gold ore, which causes his feathers to reflect light. He cannot fly, being too ladden with metal, so he scuttles around on the ground. Alicanto

78. In Lucan's 'Pharsalia' which two creatures were spawned, as Perseus flew over Libya with the dripping blood of Medusa ? 20

79. Answer

80. Amphisbaena , Basilisk

81. The X, although technically the shield of Zeus, was carried by Athena. She let Y borrow it so he could slay Medusa, since looking at her directly would have turned him into stone. After he had returned to Seriphos and turned Polydectes into stone, Y placed the head of Medusa on the X and returned it to Athena. 21

82. Answer

83. X – Aegis Y - Perseus

85. Answer

86. X – Sigurd Y - Odin

87. Thor also had special animal companions. One of his names is Oku-Thor, or Thor the Charioteer, because he rode around in a chariot led by a pair of these animals. Their names are Tanngniost and Tanngrisnir and they had a certain special ability which made them unique and highly valued. What were these two creatures? Also what was their unique ability? 23

88. Answer

89. These two goats were special because they had the ability to be killed, eaten, then come back to life, assuming their bones were not damaged. Their names mean Tooth Gnasher (Tanngniost) and Snarl Tooth (Tanngrisnir) Goats

90. X were Norse warriors who are reported in the Old Norse literature to have fought in a nearly uncontrollable, trance-like fury, a characteristic which later gave rise to the English word Y. Give me X and Y?? 24

91. X – Berserker Y - Berserk

92. 14 slides 5 points per correct identify. LVC points mentioned on the slides LVC

93. 1 The differentiator between milk and water +30/-10

94. 2 Both males, and nearly the same +30/-10

95. 3 Founder of Sankhya Yoga, shares his name with a form of hurricane +27/-8

96. 4 The man who learns from animals +25/-8

97. 5 This ceremony is generically called +25/-7

98. 6 This is the Japanese version, called BatoKannon +23/-6

99. 7 The cow is a personification of something which gets a name from the guy chasing.The guy is , by the way, a stem cell clone. +20/-5

100. 8 Sons of a famous god +18/-4

101. 9 Also known as Adinath+15/-3

102. 10 The only female in this list +12/-2

103. 11 No Clues needed here+10/-1

104. 12 The other Krishna +8/0

105. 13 The God of Ayurveda +5/0

106. 14 Only two people carry a plough as a weapon. Parashurama is one. This is the second chap. +5/0

107. Answer

108. Hamsa Nara-Naaraayana Kapila Dattatreya Yajna Hayagriva Prithu ( The cow is Mother Earth – Prithvi ) SanakadiMaharshi – sons of Brahma Rishabha Mohini Narada VedVyasa Dhanvantari Balarama Amshavatars of Vishnu