Troy Town - Quiz
Troy Town
  • 1. How are the paths of labyrinths in northern continental Europe outlined?
A) With turf
B) With stones
C) With brick
D) With wood
  • 2. Which type of maze has to be cleaned out regularly, destroying archaeological evidence?
A) Turf mazes of England
B) Stone labyrinths of the Baltic
C) Kola Peninsula mazes
D) White Sea labyrinths
  • 3. During which centuries did the Baltic stone labyrinths reach their peak?
A) 16th and 17th centuries
B) 13th and 14th centuries
C) 11th and 12th centuries
D) 18th and 19th centuries
  • 4. What is the earliest estimated century for the dating of stone labyrinths around the Baltic coast?
A) 18th century
B) 10th century
C) 13th century
D) 15th century
  • 5. Where are many of the surviving northern labyrinths particularly found?
A) In remote areas
B) In major capital cities
C) Inside ancient temples
D) Underground in caves
  • 6. What is a specific location mentioned that contains stone labyrinths on the coasts and islands of the White Sea?
A) Gotland Island
B) Bolshoi Zayatsky Island
C) Aland Islands
D) Saaremaa Island
  • 7. What characteristic is shared by almost all of these northern labyrinths regarding their location?
A) They are beside freshwater rivers
B) They are deep in forests
C) They are close to the sea
D) They are high in the mountains
  • 8. What did some suggest the northern labyrinths were used for?
A) Navigation
B) Royal burial sites
C) Agricultural irrigation
D) Marketplaces
  • 9. Who built many of the stone labyrinths around the Baltic coast of Sweden?
A) Farmers
B) Monks
C) Fishermen
D) Soldiers
  • 10. When were the labyrinths around the Baltic coast of Sweden typically built by fishermen?
A) During royal coronations
B) During calm winter nights
C) During rough weather
D) During the summer harvest
  • 11. What was the purpose of the labyrinths built by Swedish fishermen?
A) To store fresh catch
B) To pray for fish abundance
C) To predict the weather
D) To entrap evil spirits
  • 12. What name was given to the evil spirits believed to bring bad luck to fishermen?
A) Kallavesi
B) Jotunn
C) Trolls
D) Smågubbar
  • 13. What does the term 'smågubbar' translate to?
A) Lost souls
B) Little people
C) Evil giants
D) Sea monsters
  • 14. How did fishermen trap evil spirits in the labyrinth?
A) Trap them with fishing nets
B) Burn incense at the entrance
C) Walk to the center, entice them, and run out
D) Recite ancient spells while standing still
  • 15. What do names like Trojaborg, Trojaburg, Trojborg, Tröborg and Trojienborg translate to?
A) Ring Fort
B) City of Troy
C) Giant's Garden
D) Maiden's Dance
  • 16. What place-name meaning 'ring fort' has also been linked with labyrinths?
A) Jungfrudans
B) Trelleborg
C) Jatulintarha
D) Jerusalem
  • 17. What do Finns call labyrinths such as Jatulintarha?
A) Giant's garden or giant's corral
B) Maiden's dance
C) City of Troy
D) Ring fort
  • 18. What is the Finnish name 'jättiläisen tie' translated as?
A) Giant's road
B) Giant's garden
C) Giant's maze
D) Giant's wall
  • 19. Why were Finnish labyrinths sometimes called notable biblical places like Jerusalem?
A) They were used to hide holy relics
B) They pointed in the direction of the Holy Land
C) Walking through the maze was a symbolic pilgrimage
D) They were built by Christian missionaries
  • 20. What are labyrinths called in Finland's Swedish speaking coastal areas?
A) Jatulintarha
B) Trelleborg
C) Trojaborg
D) Jungfrudans
  • 21. What were Welsh hilltop turf mazes called?
A) Troy's Hoy
B) Caerdroia
C) Dalby Walls
D) Truia
  • 22. Who used the name 'Troy-town' in his 1922 book 'Mazes and Labyrinths'?
A) John Aubrey
B) Adrian Fisher
C) W. H. Matthews
D) Knossos
  • 23. Which author preferred the name 'Troy Town' in his 1990 book 'The Art of the Maze'?
A) W. H. Matthews
B) Adrian Fisher
C) John Aubrey
D) Etruscan
  • 24. Where is the word TRUIA marked?
A) An Etruscan terracotta wine-jar from Tragliatella
B) A stone tablet found in Knossos
C) A manuscript written by John Aubrey
D) A Roman coin from the Troy Game
  • 25. What type of labyrinth is shown on the Etruscan terracotta wine-jar from Tragliatella?
A) A seven-ring labyrinth
B) A triangular labyrinth
C) A dodecagonal labyrinth
D) A fifteen-ring labyrinth
  • 26. Approximately when does the Tragliatella wine-jar date from?
A) About 1922 AD
B) About 1686 AD
C) About 1729 AD
D) About 630 BC
  • 27. How many historic turf mazes survive in England?
A) Eight
B) Fifteen
C) Seven
D) Three
  • 28. Out of the surviving historic turf mazes in England, how many have 'Troy' names?
A) Eight
B) Five
C) Three
D) Two
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