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Dude, I Just Saw A Mermaid
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pantera182
Mermaids have boggled the human mind for millennia. Some people claim they have seen them. Find out more about these beautiful aquatic creatures.
Question 1:
How do mermaids enchant people according to legends and myths?
By sprinkling them with magic powder
By singing
With their eyes
By dancing
Question 2:
Why would mermaids drown humans according to popular belief and different stories?
In attempts to rescue them from drowning
Because they forget humans can't breathe underwater
All of these
Out of spite
Question 3:
What is the name of the mermaid character from Disney's 1989 animated movie 'The Little Mermaid'?
Florabelle
Ariel
Akasha
Marina
Question 4:
According to a popular Greek legend, Thessalonike, the sister of this historical figure, was transformed into a mermaid after her death.
Aristotle
Helen of Troy
Alexander the Great
Orpheus
Question 5:
How are mermaids portrayed in the collection of stories 'Arabian Nights', or 'One Thousand and One Nights'?
As having a fish body and a human head
As identical to humans
As having a fish tail
As having serpent bodies
Question 6:
What are mermaids generally associated with in British folklore?
They are considered a bad omen.
They bring longevity.
They bring luck to those who have seen them.
They make those who have seen them irresistible for the opposite sex.
Question 7:
A mermaid is the symbol of this European city; depicted on its coat of arms, it can be seen on statues throughout the city.
Warsaw
Copenhagen
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Question 8:
What is the name of the mermaid-like creature from Brazilian folklore?
Rusalka
Iara
Nereid
Aycayia
Question 9:
What happens to the Little Mermaid at the end of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale 'The Little Mermaid'?
She returns to the underwater world and marries a merman.
She marries the prince and they live happily ever after.
Her body turns into foam.
She dies and is damned for eternity.
Question 10:
What singer and actress starred in the 1990 dramedy movie 'Mermaids'?
Cher
Dolly Parton
Vanessa Williams
Madonna
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