Here are the answers to this month’s six quiz questions. If in doubt, all should be able to be easily verified online.

Classical & Ancient World

1. What is the name of the home of the Greek Gods? Olympus
2. Which body of the water was called mare nostrum by the Romans? Mediterranean
3. Ask and Embla are the Norse equivalent to the Christian what? Adam and Eve
4. What was the name of the Egyptian God of the Sun? Ra
5. In Roman mythology, who is the goddess of the sewers? Cloacina
6. Which word derives from the Latin for “sand” and originally denoted part of a Roman amphitheatre that was covered with sand to soak up the blood from combat? Arena

Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2024.