Hercules Quiz Questions

1. What Greek god was the father of Hercules?

A Ares B Apollo C Poseidon D Zeus

2. Why did Hercules kill his wife and kids?

A Because he was mean B Because they turned evil and conspired to have him killed C Because Zeus said that he could no longer have a family D Because Hera made them look like snakes that were attacking him

3. Which was the first labor of Hercules?

A Slay the Lion of Nemea B Kill the Lernean Hydra C Capture the Golden Hind D Clean the Augean stables in one day

4. Hercules was actually the name the Romans called the hero. What did the Greeks call him?

A Zeus B Diomedes C Delphi D Heracles

5. How did Hercules clean the Augean stables of 3,000 cows in a single day?

A He built a dam so a river flowed through the stables and cleaned them out B He trained the cows to clean up after themselves C He drank a potion of speed from the god Apollo, helping him to clean really fast D He tricked the goddess Hera into cleaning the stables for him while he took a nap

6. What goddess was always trying to trick Hercules?

A Aphrodite B Demeter C Hera D Athena

7. How many labors did Hercules have to perform for King Eurystheus?

A Twelve B Fourteen C Seven D Nine

8. What job did Hercules have after he accidentally killed his music teacher?

A A cattle herder in the hills B Grave digger in the cemetery of the gods C Guardian of the underworld D He worked as a slave for the family of the music teachers

9. What was the last of Hercules labors?

A Capture the Bull of Crete B Get the girdle of the Amazon queen Hippolyta C Steal the Mares of Diomedes D Bring the fearsome guard dog Cerberus from the Underworld to the king

10. How did Hercules manage to steal the apples from the Hesperides?

A He asked nicely and the Hesperides gave him all the apples he wanted B He convinced their father Atlas to get the apples while Hercules held the world for him C He got a cloak of invisibility from the goddess Artemis and stole the apples D He got Jason and the Argonauts to help him out. They distracted the Hesperides while Hercules took the apples