Mythology
Athens was named after the goddess Athena. What was she the goddess of?
a. Winemaking
b. Love
c. Wisdom
d. Healing
What is wisdom?
Which poet wrote "The Odyssey"?
a. Pindar
b. Aristophanes
c. Sappho
d. Homer
Who is Homer?
Which two city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?
a. Corinth and Athens
b. Athens and Sparta
c. Sparta and Corinth
d. Argos and Thebes
What are Athens and Sparta?
What colors are on the flag of Greece?
a. Red and white
b. Yellow and orange
c. Green and red
d. Blue and white
What is blue and white?
What is the capital of Greece?
a. Athens
b. Kalamata
c. Thessaloniki
d. Nayplion
What is Athens?
Which greek god/goddess was born of the sea?
a. Poseidon
b. Amphitrite
c. Aphrodite
d. Dionysus
Who is Aphrodite?
What was the full name of Alexander the Great?
a. Alexander III of Macedon
b. Alexander I of Phillipus
c. Alexander II of Vergina
d. Alexander III of Pella
Who is Alexander III of Macedon?
How many city-states were present in Ancient Greece?
a. 12
b. 20
c. 74
d. 1500
What currency was used in Greece before the euro?
a. Dollar
b. Drachma
c. Lira
d. Rial
What is a drachma?
What is the largest island in Greece?
a. Crete
b. Rhodes
c. Chios
d. Lesbos
What is Crete?
Which goddess was born out of her father's head after he swallowed her mother?
a. Aphrodite
b. Hera
c. Demeter
d. Athena
Who is Athena?
Which Greek philosopher was the founder of Lyceum?
a. Plato
b. Epicurus
c. Socrates
d. Aristotle
Who is Aristotle?
a. The yo-yo
b. The jump rope
c. The Labyrinth (marble game)
d. The pogo stick
What is the yo-yo?
What is the highest mountain in Greece?
a. Mt. Etna
b. Mt. Vesuvius
c. Mt. Pelaeon
d. Mt. Olympus
What is Mt. Olympus?
What was the city-state Sparta known for?
a. democracy
b. major trading hub
c. famed oracle
d. military strength
What is military strength?
How many children did Zeus father?
a. 12
b. 56
c. 89
d. 100+
What is 100+?
Who was the last king of Greece?
a. Alexander I
b. George I
c. Constantine II
d. Otto I
Who is Constantine II?
In which war did the Greeks supposedly build a huge wooden horse and hide warriors inside of it?
a. The Peloponnesian War
b. The Trojan War
c. The Battle of Marathon
d. The Persian War
What is the Trojan War?
In year did Greece begin their War of Independence?
a. 1820
b. 1821
c. 1831
d. 1841
When is 1821?
What is the second biggest city in Greece?
a. Volos
b. Heraklion
c. Kalamata
d. Thessaloniki
What is Thessaloniki?
How did Heracles die?
a. He was made into a god, and just stopped being a human
b. He died out of old age and was made into a god
c. He sacrificed himself in battle against the giants, so the gods made him immortal to reward him
d. He was murdered by his wife who soaked his chiton in poison and was made into a god
What is murdered by his wife?
Which ancient Greek figure was known as "the father of Democracy"?
a. Cleisthenes
b. Hippocrates
c. Democritus
d. Plato
Who is Cleisthenes?
Which sports were in the first Olympic games?
a. gymnastics, javelin, and discus
b. running, wrestling, and boxing
c. chariot racing, boxing, and gymnastics
d. pankration, wrestling, and pole vaulting
What are running, wrestling, and boxing?
What is the population of Greece?
a. 10,761,523
b. 10,892,234
c. 20,761,523
d. 8,761,523
What is 10,761,523?
How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites are found in Greece?
a. 19
b. 18
c. 15
d. 3
What is 18?