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Mythical Creatures & Urban Legends Quiz

Mythical Creatures & Urban Legends · World Facts Quiz

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Mythical creatures and urban legends have fascinated people for centuries, blending imagination, folklore, mystery, and cultural traditions. From dragons and unicorns to Bigfoot an...

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All 20 questions in this Mythical Creatures & Urban Legends quiz
  1. What is the name of the multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Greek Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving?

    • A. Orthrus
    • B. Fenrir
    • C. Cerberus
    • D. Garmr
  2. In the 1760s, a man-eating creature known as the 'Beast of Gevaudan' terrorized which country?

    • A. Germany
    • B. Spain
    • C. France
    • D. Italy
  3. Which urban legend concerns a mysterious arcade game from 1981 that allegedly caused amnesia and was monitored by 'Men in Black'?

    • A. Berzerk
    • B. Polybius
    • C. Tempest
    • D. Night Trap
  4. In North American folklore, the Jackalope is a mythical animal described as a jackrabbit with the horns of what other animal?

    • A. An Elk
    • B. A Moose
    • C. An Antelope
    • D. A Ram
  5. What 1967 piece of evidence, filmed in Northern California, is widely considered the most famous and heavily analyzed documentation of Bigfoot?

    • A. The Patterson-Gimlin Film
    • B. The Freeman Footage
    • C. The Bluff Creek Cast
    • D. The Skookum Cast
  6. In Filipino folklore, what vampire-like creature can detach its upper torso from its lower body and fly using massive bat-like wings?

    • A. Aswang
    • B. Tikbalang
    • C. Manananggal
    • D. Kapre
  7. What is the name of the Slavic witch who lives in a house that stands on giant chicken legs?

    • A. Maleficent
    • B. Baba Yaga
    • C. Morgan le Fay
    • D. The Morrigan
  8. In Japanese urban legends, what is the 'Slit-Mouthed Woman' who asks victims if they think she is beautiful?

    • A. Hachishakusama
    • B. Kuchisake-onna
    • C. Teke Teke
    • D. Aka Manto
  9. Which legendary cryptid, whose name translates from Spanish to "goat-sucker," is said to attack livestock across the Americas and drain them of their blood?

    • A. Mothman
    • B. Chupacabra
    • C. Wendigo
    • D. Yeti
  10. Which 1977 cryptid sighting in Massachusetts involved a creature with large glowing orange eyes and long spindly fingers?

    • A. The Mothman
    • B. The Dover Demon
    • C. The Flatwoods Monster
    • D. The Jersey Devil
  11. Which 1943 urban legend claims that a US Navy destroyer was made invisible and teleported from Philadelphia to Virginia?

    • A. The Manhattan Project
    • B. The Philadelphia Experiment
    • C. Project Blue Book
    • D. The Roswell Incident
  12. What is the name for the 'Abominable Snowman' said to inhabit the Himalayan regions of Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan?

    • A. Sasquatch
    • B. Almas
    • C. Yeti
    • D. Skunk Ape
  13. What is the 'Gashadokuro' in Japanese folklore?

    • A. A mischievous fox
    • B. A giant skeleton made from the bones of people who died in war or famine
    • C. A water spirit with a plate on its head
    • D. A tree that grows human heads
  14. In Irish folklore, what female spirit is heard wailing or shrieking to portend the death of a family member?

    • A. Selkie
    • B. Banshee
    • C. Puck
    • D. Leprechaun
  15. Which Irish mythical figure is a solitary cobbler who hides a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow?

    • A. Banshee
    • B. Leprechaun
    • C. Selkie
    • D. Dullahan
  16. Which Victorian-era urban legend involved a man capable of making extraordinary leaps who attacked people in London in 1837?

    • A. The Muffin Man
    • B. Spring-heeled Jack
    • C. Jack the Ripper
    • D. The Phantom of the Opera
  17. Which terrifying creature from Orcadian mythology is a skinless, horse-like demon that brings plague and drought?

    • A. Kelpie
    • B. Nuckelavee
    • C. Each-uisge
    • D. Selkie
  18. In Japanese folklore, what water-dwelling creature has a plate on its head that must remain filled with water to maintain its strength?

    • A. Nure-onna
    • B. Umibozu
    • C. Kappa
    • D. Tanuki
  19. Which massive avian creature from indigenous North American mythology is said to create thunder by flapping its wings?

    • A. Roc
    • B. Phoenix
    • C. Thunderbird
    • D. Piasa Bird
  20. Which mythical race from Greek mythology is composed of beings with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse?

    • A. Satyrs
    • B. Minotaurs
    • C. Centaurs
    • D. Fauns