Name the war fought between the most famous rival city-states in Ancient Greece
Peloponnesian War
300
TRUE or FALSE: The ancient Greeks would suspend war to conduct the Olympics
TRUE
300
TRUE or FALSE: Greek architecture consisted mostly of white marble or other stone.
FALSE: New evidence suggests Greek buildings were painted colors like red and blue, only the colors faded away.
300
Who is the Father of History and what ancient civilization is he from?
Herodotus, Greece
300
What body part is commonly known as a person's "weak spot" due to a popular Greek story?
Achilles' heel
400
This war tactic was used to win the battle from the inside. (Today it is a term used to describe something that brings down a person by a trick from within)
Trojan horse
400
How long is a marathon?
d. 26.2 miles
400
The White House has columns that reflect which order of Greek architecture?
Ionic
400
What was one famous work written by Homer of Greece?
The Iliad, The Odyssey
400
Which of the following was not a sibling of Zeus, God of the Sky and Lightning?
a. Ares, God of War
500
List a Greek city-state other than Athens and Sparta
Name three of the five events in the Ancient Greek pentathlon
Wrestling, Chariot Racing, Javelin, Long Jump, and a Sprinting Event
500
What was the Acropolis used for?
1) a place to escape to if ever under attack
2) held the Parthenon, which acted as treasury and oversaw deals including the Delian League
3) held the most important temples
500
How many of Euclid's geometric propositions used until the 1900s?
c. 465
500
When translated from its original Greek meaning, which word means "the love of wisdom"?