FACTS ABOUT GREECE
GREECE IS ONE SUNNY COUNTRY! HOW MANY DAYS OF SUNSHINE DO THEY GET?
A. 300
B. 250
c. 150
WHAT IS B. 250?
TRUE OR FALSE, ATHENS IS THE OLDEST CAPITAL IN EUROPE.
WHAT IS TRUE, ORIGINS GO BACK AROUND 3400 YEARS AGO!
HOW HIGH IS CROATIA'S HIGHEST MOUNTAIN?
A. 6000 FEET
B. 10000 FEET
C. 3000 FEET
WHAT IS A. 6000 FEET?
Poseidon's weapon is the ___________?
WHAT IS A TRIDENT?
THE GREEK GOD OF THE UNDERWORLD.
WHO IS HADES?
What is the capital and largest city in Greece?
WHAT IS ATHENS?
WHAT COLOR ARE ALL THE ROOF TOPS IN DUBROVNIK OLD TOWN?
WHAT IS ORANGE?
WHAT IS GREECE THE LEADING PRODUCER OF?
A. SEA SPONGES
B. COFFEE BEANS
C. OLIVES
WHAT IS A. SEA SPONGES?
TRUE OR FALSE, THE FIRST OLYMPIC GAMES WERE HELD IN ATHENS.
FALSE, THE FIRST OLYMPIC GAMES WERE HELD IN OLYMPIA IN 776 B.C.
WHAT DOG BREED IS FROM CROATIA?
A. GERMAN SHEPHERD
B. LABRADOR
C. DALMATION
WHAT IS C. DALMATION?
WHERE DO THE GODS LIVE?
WHAT IS MT. OLYMPUS?
THE KING OF THE GREEK GODS.
WHO IS ZEUS?
How many countries does Greece share borders with?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
What is 4? (Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Turkey)
HOW MANY OF GREECE'S ISLANDS ARE POPULATED?
A. 170
B. 1000
C. 40
WHAT IS A. 170?
TRUE OR FALSE, ATHENS HAS THE MOST THEATRICAL STAGES IN THE WORLD.
WHAT IS TRUE, ATHENS IS HOME TO 148 THEATER STAGES!
HOW MANY OF CROATIA'S 1200 ISLANDS ARE INHABITED BY PEOPLE?
A. 30
B. 48
C. 200
WHAT IS B. 48?
Zeus’s most well-known half-breed sons. (2)
NAME ONE.
WHO IS HERCULES AND PERSEUS?
WHO IS MEDUSA?
What is spanakopita?
What is savory spinach pie made with feta cheese?
GREECE HAS MORE VARITETIES OF ____________ THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY.
A. GRAPES
B. OLIVES
C. CHEESE
WHAT ARE OLIVES?
TRUE OR FALSE, ATHENS IS THE SUNNIEST CITY IN THE WORLD.
WHAT IS TRUE, THE SUN SHINES APPROXIMATELY 270 DAYS EACH YEAR!
THE NATIONAL FLOWER OF CROATIA?
A. IRIS
B. ROSE
C. DAISY
WHAT IS A. IRIS?
Who is the god of the sea?
WHO IS POSEIDON?
THIS CREATURE POSSESSES ONE EYE IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS FOREHEAD.
WHO ARE CYCLOPES?
What was the main drink in ancient Greece?
WHAT IS WINE?
GREEK IS ONE OF THE OLDEST SPOKEN LANGUAGES IN EUROPE. HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SPOKEN FOR?
A. 1000 YEARS
B. 2500 YEARS
C. 3000 YEARS
WHAT IS C. 3000 YEARS?
TRUE OR FALSE, DEMOCRACY WAS ESTABLISHED IN ATHENS AROUND 500 B.C.
WHAT IS TRUE, IT WAS BASES ON A DIRECT DEMOCRACY SYSTEM.
CROATIA IS HOME TO THE SMALLEST TOWN IN THE WORLD. HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE IN THIS TOWN?
A. WHAT IS 17-23
B. WHAT IS 20-30
C. WHAT IS 10-15
WHAT IS A. 17-23?
Who is the goddess of love?
WHO IS APHRODITE?
WHO IS ATLAS?
What food was often used as a napkin to clean hands?
WHAT IS BREAD?