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