Who is Sparta.
Athens lost because of a plague and a blockade caused by the Spartans. The war lasted 27 years.
100
A land area nearly surrounded by water
What is a peninsula
100
Name one of the foods we had at the Greek restaurant.
What is pita bread, lamb/beef, Spanakopita (Greek Spinach Pie),Loukoumades, Pegasus Wings, Hummus, Baklava
100
Where do Greeks believe all the gods and goddesses live?
What is Mt. Olympus
100
This philosopher answered questions with questions and taught Plato.
Who is Socrates
200
Who won the Persian War?
Who is the Greeks
200
Central area in Greek cities used as a meeting and marketplace.
What is an agora
200
A pita sandwich loaded with meat, tomato, onions and tzatziki sauce.
What is a gyro
200
Supreme lord of gods, god of the sky, known by the thunderbolt.
Who is Zeus.
200
The name of the two epic poems written by Homer. They were about the Trojan War.
What is The Illiad and The Odyssey
300
The gift left by Greece in the Trojan War. This fooled the other country into believing they won the war.
What is the Trojan Horse.
The Greeks tricked the Trojans into thinking that they had won the war by sending all their ships into hiding. They also left a wooden horse with Greek soldiers hiding in it.
300
Greek culture spread by Alexander the Great.
What is Hellenistic culture
300
A yogurt dip made from cucumbers, crushed garlic, and vinegar.
What is Tzatziki
300
God of boundaries, travel, communication, trade, thievery, trickery, language, writing, diplomacy, athletics, and animal husbandry
Who is Hermes.
300
True or False: The first Olympic Games were held in 776 B.C. at the Greek city of Olympia.
What is True.
The most popular event at the first olympics were chariot races.
400
True or False: Only Spartans who died in battle would have their names engraved on their gravestones.
What is True.
Spartan women also had their names engraved in their gravestones if they died in childbirth.
400
Fortified settlement on a high hill. Citizens might also seek shelter and safety here during a war.
What is an acropolis
400
True or False: Greeks ate dinner lying down on their side.
What is True
400
Virgin goddess of the hearth, home and chastity
Who is Hestia.
400
Which god is crippled?
Who is Hephaestus.
500
A soldier ran from Marathon to Greece to tell others about the outcome of this war.
What is the Persian War
500
A serious play with an unhappy ending
What is a tragedy
500
Which one is a Greek food?
a. monkey eyes
b. boiled lamb's foot
c. fried octopus ink sack
d. deep fried elephant brain
What is c. fried octopus ink sack.
This is a rare dish served primarily on the island of Kalymnos. The ink sacks are carefully removed from the octopus, then boiled, and then deep fried.
500
The god of wealth and minerals.
Who is Hades.
Hades was not one of the 12 Olympians, even though he was the brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
500
What is the second oldest toy known in the world invented by the ancient Greeks?
What is a yo-yo.
The yo-yo was made around 3000 years ago in the days of ancient Greece.