Q.1
In Norse mythology, the world is expected to end in a great battle known as Ragnarök. What does Ragnarök translate into English as?
  • The war of the gods
  • The dance of the gods
  • The doom of the gods
  • The struggle of the gods
Q.2
The Book of Revelation is believed by some to predict the end of the world. Who supposedly wrote it?
  • St Matthew
  • St Mark
  • St Luke
  • St John
Q.3
Ursula Southeil, who lived in Yorkshire in the 15th and 16th Centuries, was said to have predicted the world would end inBy what name is Ursula better known?
  • Mother Shipton
  • The Wise Old Woman
  • The Soothsayer of Scarborough
  • Prophetess of the Petrifying Well
Q.4
Cult leader, Charles Manson, predicted that a race war would bring the world to an end inHe named this war after which fairground attraction?
  • Dodgems
  • Helter Skelter
  • Roller Coaster
  • Merry-Go-Round
Q.5
In the 1960s, the Jehovah’s Witnesses predicted Armageddon would come in the Autumn ofWhy did they choose this date?
  • Because of the war in Vietnam
  • Because their leader had a prophetic dream
  • Because Earth’s population would exceed 4 billion
  • Because it was the 6000th anniversary of mankind’s creation
Q.6
A 16th Century mystic predicted that the "King of Terror" would fall from the sky inMany believed this forewarned of nuclear war, but in the event nothing happened. Who was the French prophet?
  • Gregory of Tours
  • Pope Innocent III
  • Nostradamus
  • Joan of Arc
Q.7
Many people expected the world to come to an end on the 21st of December,The event was said to have been predicted by which ancient civilisation?
  • The Egyptians
  • The Mayans
  • The Greeks
  • The Aztecs
Q.8
Ronald Weinland, a minister in the Church of God, has predicted the end of the world to occur on how many different occasions (so far)?
  • Three
  • Four
  • Five
  • Six
Q.9
Grigori Rasputin, the Russian “holy-man”, predicted the world would end inWhich disco band sang about Rasputin?
  • Boney M
  • The Bee Gees
  • Sister Sledge
  • The Village People
Q.10
Putting human civilisation to one side, scientists predict that the Earth will be destroyed in 5 billion years-time. How will this happen?
  • The Sun will explode, destroying the Earth
  • The “Big Rip” will bring the universe to an end
  • Earth will be swallowed up by the Sun
  • The “Heat Death” of the universe will bring it to an end
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