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This quiz has questions and answers about symbols, signs, symbolic meanings, symbolism and other relevant topics.

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2021-01-04

Who is attributed to the original text of the Hippocratic Oath, one of the oldest and most widely known codes of ethics?

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2019-04-25

What do "Storks" deliver according to among others parents in the early Protestant America?

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2019-04-19

What kind of animal was the germanic goddess of the spring sometimes depicted as?

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2019-04-19

Seti I was the father of which Egyptian?

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2019-04-19

Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was found in Halicarnassus?

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2019-04-19

Which ancient world wonder was found in Alexandria?

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2019-04-19

What weather phenomenon was the Norse god Thor thought to control?

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2019-04-19

How many tasks did Hercules have to fulfill?

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2019-04-19

Which kind of animal did the jealous Goddess Athena turn Arachne into?

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2019-04-19

What type of animal is considered good luck to have living at a theatre?

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2019-04-12

What is the unlucky number in China, a number some times skipped in product lines e.g. Nokia cell phones?

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2019-04-12

What is the unlucky number in Korea as it sounds like death?

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2019-04-12

What is the unlucky number in Vietnam, a number some times skipped when numbering floors in a building?

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2019-04-12

What is the unlucky number in Japan, a number some times replaced with the letter F when numbering floors in a building?

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2019-04-12

How many litres of beer are consumed each year at the Oktoberfest in Munich?

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2019-04-12

The Grand Place or main market square in Brussels hosts the 'flower carpet' festival each August. How many begonias are used?

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2019-04-12

Who designed the uniform worn by the Vatican City's Swiss Guard?

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2019-04-12

The Taj Mahal. Taj means 'crown', what does Mahal mean?

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2019-04-12

The Emperors Palace or Forbidden City is located in which city?

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2019-04-12

The mysterious Inca city Machu Picchu is found in which country?

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2019-04-12

Why was the Munich Oktoberfest cancelled in 1923 and 1924?

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Culture
2019-04-12

A native indian legend claims that the scored marks that run down the side of Devil's Tower in Wyoming were gouged by a giant bear that was trying to reach what?

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2019-04-12

What is the name of one of the largest star sapphires in the world which is found in New York City's American Museum of Natural History?

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2019-04-12

The ruins of ancient Carthage are found in the suburbs of which modern city?

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2019-04-12

Concubines excluded, how many wives did a Chinese Emperor have?

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2019-04-12

How old was the Biblical figure Methusalem?

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2019-04-12

According to an old legend, who can't shed more than 3 tears?

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2019-04-12

One of the ancient world wonders, the 'Hanging Gardens', was found in which city?

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2019-04-12

Which animal is not a Chinese year?

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2019-04-12

The Gregorian Calendar was adopted by which country in 1912?

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2019-04-12

Which animal is not a Chinese year?

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2019-04-12

Which animal is not a Chinese year? 

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2019-04-12

What did the Roman Catholic church condemned in the 16th century?

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2019-04-12

Diana was the Roman goddess of what?

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2019-03-29

The ancient city of Babylon was located in which of these current countries?

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2019-03-29

The Ancient Greeks and Romans used a word to describe Arabs and in the Middle Ages, the same word was used by Europeans during the crusades to describe Muslims. What word?

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2019-03-29

The famous philosopher Aristotle founded and taught in which Athnian gymnasium and garden?

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2019-03-29

What color dresses do Chinese women traditionally wear on their wedding day as the color is believed to symbolise happiness?

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2019-03-29

What power did Babylonians believe their priests possessed?

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2019-03-29

What was put in a window during the Victorian era to symbolize warmth?

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2019-03-29

What was the given name of Pope John Paul II?

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2019-03-29

Which ancient Greek is considered to have invented tragedy?

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2019-03-29

Which Ancient Mexican civilization developed a symbol for "zero"?

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2019-03-29

Which of the following was not a Greek writer of plays?

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2019-03-29

Who is the Greek God of War?

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2019-03-29

Who was the god of the Hebrews in the Iron Age kingdoms of Israel and Judah?

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Culture
2019-03-27

According to the legend, how did Achilles die?

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2019-03-27

After the Norman conquest of England, a scholar by the name of Nicholas Breakspear was the first and last Englishman to become Pope. Who?

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2019-03-27

After whom was the Greek city Athens named?

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2019-03-27

Among the animal signs used in the Harappan script, which was the commonest?

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