Q 01/05

Which mythical creature is the national animal of Scotland?

A) Griffin

B) Unicorn

C) Kelpie

D) Dragon

Answer · why

B) Unicorn

Two of them supported the royal arms of the King of Scots, and the beast is still on the UK coat of arms today.

Q 02/05

A phoenix is a legendary bird that is reborn from what?

A) The sea foam of Cyprus

B) Its own golden egg

C) A bolt of lightning

D) The ashes of its predecessor

Answer · why

D) The ashes of its predecessor

Fawkes in the Harry Potter books is Dumbledore's phoenix; the Chinese fenghuang is a separate creature that gets translated with the same word.

Q 03/05

Odin's horse Sleipnir is unusual for having how many legs?

A) Four

B) Six

C) Ten

D) Eight

Answer · why

D) Eight

His mother was Loki, who had shape-shifted into a mare to distract a stallion building the walls of Asgard.

Q 04/05

The Minotaur of Greek myth lived at the centre of the Labyrinth on which island?

A) Rhodes

B) Sicily

C) Crete

D) Cyprus

Answer · why

C) Crete

Theseus found his way back out with a ball of thread given to him by King Minos's daughter Ariadne.

Q 05/05

Cerberus, the multi-headed dog of Greek myth, guards the gates of what place?

A) The underworld

B) Mount Olympus

C) The Garden of the Hesperides

D) Troy

Answer · why

A) The underworld

Capturing him was the last of Heracles' twelve labours; he is usually given three heads and a serpent for a tail.