1. The Mesopotamian gods, including Ba'al, Anat, and Dagan, lived on Mount Tsephon, the mountain of the gods. Where was Mount Tsephon located?
A)
Assyria
B)
Syria
C)
Jordan
D)
Hatti
2. The first dogs to be kept as pets were salukis. Aside from being family pets, what else were they used for?
A)
guarding their master's camp
B)
food
C)
hunting
D)
stupid pet tricks
3. Foot binding was a cruel practice in which girls at the age of four began having their feet wrapped in a 15 foot cloth to prevent them from growing properly. The "ideal Lotus bud-shaped" foot was 3 inches long, but to achieve this the foot was literally broken in half. During which dynasty did this practice begin?
A)
The Tang Dynasty
B)
The Han Dynasty
C)
The Sung Dynasty
D)
The Qing Dynasty
4. Rice plants produce more if they are grown in flooded paddies that are only drained shortly before harvest time. How much water does it take to grow one kilo of rice?
A)
5,000 liters
B)
5,000 gallons
C)
15,000 liters
D)
15,000 milliliters
5. Tin-bronze is the most durable and easily worked of all the various types of bronze. However, tin very rarely appears in nature as a pure metal. In what ore is tin commonly found?
A)
Cerussite
B)
Chalcocite
C)
Chamosite
D)
Cassiterite
6. In Hellas there were two ancient methods of creating bronze statues. One was wax casting. The other involved molding hammered sheets of bronze around a wooden frame. What was this method called?
A)
Sphyrelaton
B)
Sphygmus
C)
Sphenodon
D)
Sphericity
7. For centuries the spas of the Black Forest have been renown for the healing powers of their natural mineral waters. Which Roman emperor used to visit Germania to relieve his "arthritic aches"?
A)
Avidius Cassius
B)
Antoninus Caracalla
C)
Censorinus
D)
Calocaerus
8. What is the innermost compound of a Japanese castle called?
A)
the honmaru
B)
the ninomaru
C)
the sannomaru
D)
the kobiyashimaru
9. Most ancient monster legends have a basis in fact. Dracula was said to have been modeled after Walachian prince Vlad Dracul with some of Elizabeth Bathory's blood rituals thrown in. For years, Frankenstein and his monster were believed to have come entirely from Mary Shelley's imagination, but recent research has proved that this story, too, has a basis in fact. Who was the real life 'mad doctor' that attempted (and some say succeeded) to bring to life a creature made of human body parts?
A)
Philip Ludwig of Frankenstein
B)
Victor von Frankenstein
C)
Albertus Magnus Paracelsus
D)
Johann Conrad Dippel
10. What was the Pythia?
A)
the priestess of Apollo at Delphi
B)
the ethylene fumes at Delphi that induced the Oracle's prophetic visions
C)
the tripod stool upon which the Oracle sat
D)
the room in which the priestess retreated to receive her prophecies
