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Mythical Creatures & Urban Legends Quiz

Mythical Creatures & Urban Legends Quiz

20 questions · Unlimited attempts · Free online practice

Deep in the shadows of human imagination live creatures that have haunted our dreams, inspired our greatest stories, and refused to be forgotten across thousands of years of histor...

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All 20 questions in this Mythical Creatures & Urban Legends quiz
  1. According to Australian Aboriginal mythology, what large creature inhabits swamps, billabongs, and waterholes, making booming noises at night?

    • A. Yowie
    • B. Migo
    • C. Bunyip
    • D. Drop Bear
  2. 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
  3. In the 1760s, a man-eating creature known as the 'Beast of Gevaudan' terrorized which country?

    • A. Germany
    • B. Spain
    • C. France
    • D. Italy
  4. Which cryptid from the Amazon rainforest is described as a giant ground sloth-like creature with a mouth on its stomach?

    • A. Chupacabra
    • B. Mapinguari
    • C. Beast of Bray Road
    • D. Yowie
  5. In Venezuelan and Colombian folklore, who is the 'Whistler'a tall, emaciated man who carries a bag of bones?

    • A. La Llorona
    • B. El Silbn
    • C. El Cucuy
    • D. Duende
  6. 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
  7. Which creature from Navajo (Din) tradition is a malevolent witch capable of transforming into, or disguising themselves as, an animal?

    • A. Thunderbird
    • B. Wendigo
    • C. Skinwalker
    • D. Pukwudgie
  8. In Japanese folklore, what chimera-like spirit has the head of a monkey, the body of a tanuki, the limbs of a tiger, and a snake for a tail?

    • A. Nue
    • B. Tengu
    • C. Kappa
    • D. Bakemono
  9. What is the name of the cryptid said to live in the Likouala swamps of the Congo, often described as a living sauropod dinosaur?

    • A. Ogopogo
    • B. Mokele-mbembe
    • C. Bunyip
    • D. Nessie
  10. The urban legend of the 'Silverpilen' (Silver Arrow) concerns a haunted ghost train in the subway system of which Euroepeean city?

    • A. London
    • B. Paris
    • C. Stockholm
    • D. Berlin
  11. Which cryptid from Indonesia is described as a giant bat with a human-like face and a high-pitched scream?

    • A. Mothman
    • B. Ahool
    • C. Popobawa
    • D. Jersey Devil
  12. Which chimerical creature from Chinese and East Asian mythology is often called a 'Chinese Unicorn' and apepeears to herald the birth or death of a sage?

    • A. Phoenix
    • B. Qilin (or Kirin)
    • C. Dragon
    • D. Pixiu
  13. 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
  14. In Filipino folklore, what vampire-like creature can detach its upepeer torso from its lower body and fly using massive bat-like wings?

    • A. Aswang
    • B. Tikbalang
    • C. Manananggal
    • D. Kapre
  15. Which tiny humanoid from Wampanoag folklore is said to inhabit the woods of Massachusetts and play mischievous tricks on humans?

    • A. Leprechaun
    • B. Pukwudgie
    • C. Kobold
    • D. Duende
  16. What is the term for a malevolent spirit or entity from Brazilian folklore that is a headless mule that breathes fire from its neck?

    • A. Curupira
    • B. Mula Sem Cabea
    • C. Boitat
    • D. Saci
  17. 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
  18. In Greek mythology, what is the name of the hundred-headed dragon that guarded the Golden Apples of the Hesepeerides?

    • A. Hydra
    • B. Ladn
    • C. Typhon
    • D. Python
  19. Which 1952 incident in West Virginia involved several witnesses seeing a 10-foot tall 'monster' with a spade-shaepeed head after a bright object fell from the sky?

    • A. The Roswell Incident
    • B. The Kecksburg Crash
    • C. The Flatwoods Monster
    • D. The Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter
  20. Which malevolent spirit from Algonquian folklore is associated with cannibalism, greed, and the frozen wilderness?

    • A. Skinwalker
    • B. Thunderbird
    • C. Wendigo
    • D. Kelpie