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Quiz 72

This quiz complements DIG's October 2006 issue on: "Fact or Fiction."

Pick one answer from the menu under each question.


1. Who was the Pythia?
a. a goddess from Turkey
b. the queen of Sheba
c. the oracle priestess of Delphi
d. Aadragon from Finnland


2. The terracotta warriors guarding emperor Shi Huang can be seen today at this site:
a. Xi’an
b. Beijing
c. Zoukoudian
d. Hao


3. Ancient Egyptians identified this constellation with their god Osiris:
a. the Big Dipper
b. Scorpio
c. Leo
d. Orion


4. China’s Jiangu temple, built to honor the love of Mengjiangnu and Fan Qiliang, is near this monument:
a. The Great Wall
b. the Acropolis
c. the Great Pyramid
d. the Taj Mahal
ANSWERS

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