Ukraine: people & places
The “Ukrainian folk tales, legends and mythical creatures” quiz — Ukraine: people & places. It has 25 questions in five categories: Folk Tale Heroes, Spirits of Nature, Hearth and Shadow, Legends of the Land, Magical Flora and Lore. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.
The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.
Which legendary Ukrainian fairy tale hero defeated a dragon with an iron mace and set out into the world with the strongmen Vernyhora, Vernydub and Krutyvus?
Which boy, carved from a log by an old man, was lured ashore from his boat by a snake-woman and saved by goslings' wings?
Which cast-out old cat…
In the gameWhich Kyiv strongman tanner…
In the gameWhich tiny old man…
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Which graceful forest maiden, pictured here, with flowers in her green hair protects Ukrainian woodlands and lures travelers into dancing?
Which bearded master of river depths and whirlpools was believed by villagers to live beneath the wheel of the mill?
During the early summer…
In the gameWhich Carpathian forest giant…
In the gameWhich disorienting spirit makes…
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Which unseen household spirit, believed to dwell behind the cottage stove, protects the family and farm if treated with respect?
What is a person called who, through a curse or sorcery, has been turned into a wolf yet keeps a human soul?
Which spirits of unbaptized…
In the gameWhich fiery demon falls…
In the gameWhich malevolent household spirits…
In the gameWhat was the name of the sister of Kyiv's three legendary brother-founders, who gave her name to a local river?
Which Carpathian mountain lake, pictured here, known as the "Sea Eye", is said to have formed from a noble girl's tears for her slain shepherd lover?
Which ancient Ukrainian earthen…
In the gameWhich sandstone labyrinth in…
In the gameWhich treeless hill above…
In the gameWhich mythical fiery blossom is said to bloom once a year at midnight on Kupala night, revealing buried treasure and the speech of animals?
In heroic tales, which pair of magical liquids was used to heal a fallen warrior by first knitting wounds and then restoring breath?
Which fragrant steppe herb…
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In the gameWhich plant, pictured here…
In the gameAll 25 questions and the answers are in the game. Invite your class or friends with a link — guests need no account.