Geography
Mt Olympus
Who is the King of the Greek Gods?
Zeus
Universities
Modern Capital of Greece:
Athens
Name the following Greek prefixes in English:
Mono
Di
Tri
One, Two, Three
The Mediterranean Sea
Has snakes for hair
Medusa
What did Aristotle think is the overall goal in life?
Happiness
Voting is mandatory in Greece, true or false?
True
How many Spartans tried to fight of the Persians in the Battle of Thermopylae?
300
What percentage of Greece is covered in large mountains?
80%
God of the underworld
Hades
Did Plato believe in democracy? Who did he think should rule?
No he did not, he thought only the intelligent "enlightened" people should rule
Did the Minoans have a decipherable language?
No they did not, they had a language, but we do not know how to decipher it.
Define the following:
Hyper
Hypo
Ex/exo
Hyper- Over
Hypo- Under
Ex/exo- Outside
What is the name of the peninsula that Greece forms a part of?
The Balkan Peninsula
Goddess of Wisdom
Athena
What happened to Achilles in the Trojan War?
He is shot in the heel by an arrow
What is the most important sector for the Greek economy?
Tourism (they receive more tourists than they have population in the country)
What is an example of a modern-day city-state?
Vatican City (Rome)
What gave some Greek city states a huge advantage over others?
The amount of flat land they had
What happens to Narcissus in the story of Echo and Narcissus?
Narcissus ends up staring at his own reflection in the water until he finally dissolves into a flower
Who is Oddyseus and what famous thing did he do?
He is the hero of the Trojan war, he had the idea to build the fake horse and enter the city
What are the laws in Greece concerning military service?
All men must serve at some point for 9 months between the ages of 16 and 40
Where else can Greek letters be seen in modern-day?
Frat houses
Math
Science