Let's have fun with a challenging, spooky quiz!

 

     1.   What is a cryptid? ______

a.   an ancient hole in the ground

b.   a puzzle that’s impossible to solve without knowledge about animals

c.   an animal whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated

 

     2.   Which one of the following choices is the definition of "cryptozoology"?

a.   The cultivation and production of edible crops or of animals for food; agriculture; farming

b.   The science or branch of biology dealing with extinct animals

c.   The study of evidence tending to substantiate the existence of, or the search for, creatures whose reported existence is unproved, as the Abominable Snowman or the Loch Ness monster

 

     3.   A "leshy" is a male forest spirit that protects animals but also kidnaps young women, he is missing eyebrows, eyelashes, and his right ear; in which mythology might you find him?

a.   Slavic Mythology

b.   Gaelic Folklore

c.   Greek Mythology

 

     4.   The Brazillian equivalent to bigfoot has one eye and a vertical mouth on its stomach, what is this creature known as?

a.   Beco

b.   Joabim

c.   Mapinguari

 

     5.   This Algonquian legend tells of a cannibalistic creature that is part zombie, part ape, and even a little wolf ... what might its name be?

a.   Wendigo

b.   Chupacabra

c.   Lycan

 

     6.   You've heard of the Chupacabra, the infamous blood-sucking monster from Mexico and other Latin American countries, but what does this name actually mean?

a.   Goat-Sucker

b.   A spin-off of Chewbacca

c.   Blood-eater

 

     7.   If you were born and raised in Australia, what might you call your local Bigfoot?

a.   Yowie

b.   Sasquatch

c.   Neighbor

 

     8.   This twisted creature from the Philippines is something of a mix between a vampire and a werewolf, can you name it?

a.   Atreyu

b.   Asura

c.   Aswang

 

     9.   The name Sasquatch comes from native Halkomelem, a Salishan language, what does it mean?

a.   Wild-Man

b.   Big-Foot

c.   Scary-Beast

 

     10.               The real name of this creature is "metoh-kangmi," or "man-bear snow-     man," but somewhere in the translation this creature got stuck with "The    Abominable Snowman"; what is this creature’s shorter catchy name?

a.   Yeti

b.   Wampa

c.   Snowy

 

Answer keys

     1.  c   

     2.  c

     3.  a

     4.  c

     5.  a

     6.  a

     7.  a

     8.  c

     9.  a

    10.  a

*Source: dictionary.com