Question 1

True or False: Scholars believe the idea of dragons may have come from early discoveries of dinosaur bones.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

True or false: Western Europeans borrowed the idea of dragons from China.

Accepted Answer

False; the concept evolved separately in both places

Question 3

Which Chinese festival features dragon dances?

Accepted Answer

Lunar New Year

Question 4

What do Japanese dragons traditionally represent?

Accepted Answer

Good fortune and strength

Question 5

What is the name of the dragon in J.R.R. Tolkien's classic, The Hobbit?

Accepted Answer

Smaug

Question 6

Which of the following is a famous young adult series that centers on dragons?

Accepted Answer

Inheritance Cycle

Question 7

Which book in the Bible mentions a seven-headed dragon?

Accepted Answer

Revelation

Question 8

Which cultures claimed that their ruler was the descendent of dragons?

Accepted Answer

China and Japan

Question 9

Which culture features predominantly fire or ice breathing dragons?

Accepted Answer

European

Question 10

What is the name of the infamous sea serpent first mentioned in the Bible, and is also the name of English philosopher Thomas Hobbes' famous book?

Accepted Answer

Leviathan

Question 11

What do dragons represent in European stories?

Accepted Answer

Evil

Question 12

In the European tradition, what detail is commonly associated with dragons?

Accepted Answer

They guard a treasure hoard.

Question 13

Which anime and card game features the Blue-Eyes White Dragon?

Accepted Answer

Yu-Gi-Oh

Question 14

Which is NOT difference between Western and Eastern dragons?

Accepted Answer

Western dragons are reptilian, and Eastern are amphibious.

Question 15

Which culture features dragons as a part of their zodiac?

Accepted Answer

Chinese

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT another term of dragon or type of dragon?

Accepted Answer

Lycan

Question 17

Where does the etymology for 'Dragon' come from?

Accepted Answer

The Greek word Drakon, meaning serpent.

Question 18

Which dragon from ancient mythology appears in games like DnD and Final Fantasy?

Accepted Answer

All answer choices

Question 19

What is the name of the ancient symbol that depicts snake or dragon devouring its own tail, representing the cycle of creation and destruction?

Accepted Answer

Ouroboros

Question 20

In the anime series Dragon Ball, what is the name of the dragon that grants you a wish if you assemble the seven dragon balls?

Accepted Answer

Shenron

Question 21

In the original Spyro the Dragon trilogy, what must Spyro collect to free the trapped dragons?

Accepted Answer

Crystal statues

Question 22

In the series Game of Thrones, which family owns the dragons?

Accepted Answer

The Targaryens

Question 23

What is the name of Hiccup's dragon in How to Train Your Dragon?

Accepted Answer

Toothless

Dragon Trivia (20 Question Quiz about Dragons)

2) True or false: Western Europeans borrowed the idea of dragons from China.

3) Which Chinese festival features dragon dances?

4) What do Japanese dragons traditionally represent?

5) What is the name of the dragon in J.R.R. Tolkien's classic, The Hobbit?

6) Which of the following is a famous young adult series that centers on dragons?

7) Which book in the Bible mentions a seven-headed dragon?

8) Which cultures claimed that their ruler was the descendent of dragons?

9) Which culture features predominantly fire or ice breathing dragons?

10) What is the name of the infamous sea serpent first mentioned in the Bible, and is also the name of English philosopher Thomas Hobbes' famous book?

11) What do dragons represent in European stories?

12) In the European tradition, what detail is commonly associated with dragons?

13) Which anime and card game features the Blue-Eyes White Dragon?

14) Which is NOT difference between Western and Eastern dragons?

15) Which culture features dragons as a part of their zodiac?

16) Which of the following is NOT another term of dragon or type of dragon?

17) Where does the etymology for 'Dragon' come from?

18) Which dragon from ancient mythology appears in games like DnD and Final Fantasy?

19) What is the name of the ancient symbol that depicts snake or dragon devouring its own tail, representing the cycle of creation and destruction?

20) In the anime series Dragon Ball, what is the name of the dragon that grants you a wish if you assemble the seven dragon balls?

21) In the original Spyro the Dragon trilogy, what must Spyro collect to free the trapped dragons?

22) In the series Game of Thrones, which family owns the dragons?

23) What is the name of Hiccup's dragon in How to Train Your Dragon?