The City State
The Government
Gods and Goddesses
Sports
Heroes, Heroines and Those who made mistakes
100
The capital of Ancient Greece.
What is Athens?
100
The kind of government is translated from the Greek as "rule of the people" (demos)
What is democracy?
100
The King of the Greek Gods.
Who was Zeus?
100
A long run (26.2 miles) by a young Greek boy about victory in battle, it is now a popular sporting event today.
What is a marathon?
100
He was the strongest mortal in the world and had to complete 12 labors (tasks) for the gods.
Who was Hercules?
200
Athens was originally built on...
What is the Acropolis?
200
Another form of rule, this word translates as "rule of the few" and this meant a small group of wealthy men...
What is oligarchy?
200
The God of the Sea.
Who was Poseidon?
200
Still popular today, this sport involves two opponents with helmets and gloves, fighting in a "ring".
What is boxing?
200
The hero of the Trojan War, he was a great warrior who was only weak in his heel.
Who was Achilles?
300
All free males had this right in Ancient Greece?
What is voting?
300
The name of the central public meeting place in the middle of the city.
What was the Agora?
300
The goddess for which Athens was named.
Who was Athena?
300
A contest with horses, a driver and a stand with wheels that the horses would pull.
What is a chariot race?
300
She couldn't prevent herself from opening the box, and when she did, the world had a lot more trouble.
Who was Pandora?
400
True or False: the Ancient Greeks were considered the first democracy but they had slaves (people with no rights) too.
What is true?
400
True or False: adult women and slaves could vote in Ancient Greece.
What is False?
400
True or False: the Greek Gods were just like ordinary mortals: they could be jealous, they lost their tempers, they made bad decisions...but they were better-looking, stronger and had magical powers.
What is True?
400
A heavy, flat, circular object thrown by someone who spins around before letting go and seeing how far it travels (still an Olympic skill today).
What is the discus?
500
The famous temple built at the top of the Acropolis?
Who is the Parthenon?
500
True or False: Sometimes, someone who might be too powerful could be subject to a vote and if enough men agreed and cast their vote, the man in question could be banished from the city for ten years!
What is True? Called an ostracism, from the the word ostrakon (a fragment of pottery). If more than 6,000 citizens voted, the person could indeed be banished from the city for ten years.
500
What did Zeus hurl (throw) at the mortals on earth when he was unhappy?
What are thunderbolts?
500
The name of the contest with five different events.
What is the pentathlon? (Running, wrestling, the long jump, throwing the discus and throwing the javelin).
500
She had the gift of knowing what was going to happen before it happened, but the god Apollo made sure that no one would believe her.
What was Cassandra?
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