Mythology
Economy/Government
Olympics
Technology/Inventions
Geography/Culture
100
Who is king of the gods on Mt. Olympus?
What is Zeus
100
What city invented democracy?
What is Athens.
100
Where were the first Olympics held?
What is Olympia
100
Who invented the Archimedes screw?
What is Archimedes
100
what did the greeks eat for breakfeast
what is bread dipped in wine.
200
How many Olympians are there?
What is twelve
200
What percentage of the population is active in farming?
What is 80%
200
When did the tradition of running with the torch begin?
What is 1936
200
When was the crane invented?
What is the late 6th century BC
200
What was their only source or sugar?
What is honey.
300
Who gave mankind fire?
What is Prometheus
300
who did the Assembly consist of?
What is any citizens that showed up to vote.
300
Over how many spectators came to watch the Olympics?
What is 40,000
300
What is the definition of technology?
What is the art of being able to produce an useful object from raw materials.
300
what tree was greek soil suited for?
What is Olive trees
400
Who was leader of the titans?
What is Kronos/Cronus
400
Who divided greek governments into monarchies, tyrannies, and democracy?
What is Aristotle.
400
Why are there five Olympic rings? And why are they the colours that they are?
What is: Each Olympic ring represents a major nation/continent. All flags have at least one colour on the Olympic rings.
400
Who invented the sundial?
What is Aristarchus.
400
How did the greeks take their meals? (Together, separately? What order?)
What is separately. Men ate first
500
Name all of the Olympians. (Gods/Goddesses)
What is Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Ares, Aphrodite, Dionysus, Hephaestus, Hermes, Artemis, Apollo, Athena. (Any order)
500
Name five imports and five exports
What is imports: papyrus, perfume, copper, ivory, gold, carpets/cushions, silver, tin, iron, timber, fish. exports: wine, pots, statues, honey, silver, clothing, books. cutlery, metalwork, furniture, horses, cloth, weaved products, raw material.
500
What did winners of the earlier games receive as prizes?
What is olive wreaths, branches and woollen ribbons.
500
what does catapult mean and when was it invented?
What is catapult means 'shield piercer' and it was invented in fourth century BC.
500
When did the oil harvest take place?
What is late autumn to the beginning of Winter
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