Geography
Mount Olympus
What is the highest mountain in Greece?
Sparta
Which Greek city-state was famous for its powerful military?
Poseidon
Who was the Greek god of the sea?
Feta
What is the main cheese used in a traditional Greek salad?
The euro
What is the official currency of Greece?
Crete
What is the largest Greek island?
Pericles
Who was the Athenian leader during much of Athens's Golden Age?
Theseus
Which hero defeated the Minotaur?
Moussaka
What is the Greek dish made with layers of aubergine, minced meat, and béchamel sauce?
The Greek alphabet
What alphabet is used to write the Greek language?
The Cyclades
Which Greek island group includes Mykonos, Naxos, and Paros?
The Peloponnesian War
What was the name of the war between Athens and Sparta from 431 to 404 BCE?
Prometheus
Which Titan gave fire to humanity?
Spanakopita
What is the name of the Greek pastry filled with spinach and feta?
1896
In what year were the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens?
The Pindus Mountains
Which mountain range runs through much of mainland Greece?
Philip II of Macedon
Which Macedonian king was the father of Alexander the Great?
Sisyphus
Who was condemned to roll a boulder uphill for eternity?
Philoxenia
What is the Greek word for hospitality toward guests and strangers?
Hippocrates
Which ancient Greek physician is associated with the Hippocratic Oath?
The Euripus Strait
Which strait separates the island of Euboea from mainland Greece?
Constantinople
Which Byzantine city fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453?
Oedipus
Who solved the riddle of the Sphinx in Greek mythology?
Tsoureki
What is the name of the traditional Greek Easter bread often decorated with red eggs?
Pythagoras
Which Greek mathematician is associated with the theorem about right-angled triangles?