Are you a Legendary Creature Captor?

There are all sorts of creatures that are said to be on the move, but how well do you know them, their appearance and behavior? Test your knowledge here:

Mythological creatures

Folklore is full of supernatural creatures, but how well do you know them?

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What is special about the nykur, or water horse, as it is also known?

2 / 14

What creatures are often blamed when people get lost in the wilderness of the Nordic countries?

Ghosts

Elf's

Trolls

3 / 14

What are the names of Odin's ravens, the chief god of the Norse gods?

A solitary black crow perched on a coastal rock with a misty landscape in the background. Captured in natural daylight.

4 / 14

How does Medusa welcome guests?

With cakes and coffee

The stone-cold eyes

With tousled and hissing hair

5 / 14

Is the Fenris wolf small and harmless in Norse mythology?

True

False

6 / 14

Where does Bigfoot lives?

From North America

Europe

Africa

South America

Asia

7 / 14

What do hidden people do best if people disturb them?

They steals children

They puts a spell on people.

They transforms into animals and attacks people.

This is related to the Icelandic krona.

8 / 14

Which four creatures are the land spirits of Iceland, according to folklore?

Seal, nykur water horse, mermaid and troll

Dragon, giant, bull and eagle

Lion, eagle, seal and horse

Eagle, elves, hidden people and foxes

9 / 14

Where does the sea monster Krakan live?

In the Mediterranean Sea

In the Baltic Sea

Between the United States and Hawaii

Milli Íslands og Noregs

In the Indian Ocean

10 / 14

Wath is Skoffin?

The offspring of a cat and a fox

The offspring of a dog and a cat

The offspring of a cat and a mouse

The offspring of a cat and a mink

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It is believed in folklore that looking through a stone with a hole in the middle it can help people see elf's.

False

True

12 / 14

What method did the sailors use to escape from the Krakan?

Throwing fish into the sea

Singing hymns to scare him

Throw a barrel ffull of blood and meat into the sea

To sail the ship in circles around him to confuse him

13 / 14

How are elf women often described in folk tales?

As wizards and giants.

As small and furry.

As beautiful and elegant

As wild and dangerous

14 / 14

How can you recognize the water horse devil Nikur so you can avoid it?

The horse only has one ear

His hooves are turned backwards

he has red eyes

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