Greek Traditions
What is the Greek name for Easter bread?
What is Tsoureki
What is the Greek dish of baked pasta layered with meat sauce and béchamel?
What is Pastitsio
What is the main character’s name (FIRST AND LAST) who falls in love with a non-Greek man?
What is Toula Portokalos
What is the capital of Greece?
What is Athens
Who is the god of the sky and thunder?
What is Zeus?
What is the Greek name for a village festival with music, food, and dancing?
What is Panagiri
What is the Greek salad made with tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, onions, and feta?
What is Horiatiki
Where do Toula and her family live?
What is Chicago
What sea borders Greece to the east?
What is Aegean Sea
What was Athena the goddess of?
What is Wisdom
What is thrown at the bride and groom once they get married?
What is rice
What is the Greek word for a thin, crispy pastry dough used in many desserts and pies?
What is phyllo
What is the Greek restaurant the family owns called?
What is The Dancing Zorba
What does Greece celebrate on the 25th of March?
Independence Day
Who is the God of the sea?
What is Poseidon?
What is the traditional Greek wedding dance called?
What is Kalamatianos
What soup is traditionally eaten after Easter midnight service?
What is Magiritsa
What does Toula's fiancee, Ian, do for a living?
What is teacher
What is Mt. Olympus
Who is the hero who killed the Hydra?
Who is Hercules
What fruit is thrown on New Years Day for good luck?
What is Pomegranate
What is the Greek dish made of fried zucchini balls, often served as an appetizer?
What is kolokithokeftedes
According to Toula's father, Ian's last name comes from a Greek word that means
What is apple
What currency was used in Greece before the euro?
What is Drachma
This hero was known for his cleverness and long journey home.
Who is Odysseus?