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100
What island did the Minoans inhabit?
TWO BONUS QUESTIONS (each 100):
Who was their founding king?
What resided in his labyrinth?
Crete
King Minos
Minotaur
100
Who married his mother and killed his father?
Oedipus
100
What is this letter called: π
Pi
100
Which god is associated with the sun, archery, music, poetry, prophecy, and medicine?
Apollo
100
There are 7 seas surrounding Greece. Name 3:
200
Where was the first ever Olympics held?
100-point add-on: What century?
Olympia, Greece
8th century BCE - 776 BCE
200
Who was considered the best warrior for the Greeks during the Trojan war?
Hint: think feet
Achilles
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200
What does "philosophy" mean/translate to?
"love of wisdom"
200
Who wrote The Odyssey and The Iliad?
100 point Bonus Point: When??
Homer!
8th century BCE
200
Which famous Greek mathematician developed the theory a2 + b2 = c2?
Pythagoras
300
Who is the famous gorgon who has snakes as hair?
300 bonus opportunity!! Why was she punished? Whats her story?
Medusa
She was raped by Poseidon in Athena's temple - Athena punishes HER
300
Which goddess was born from the castration of Uranus' genitals?
Aphrodite
fun fact: "Aphrodite" means "made from foam"!
300
What does δῆμος (demos) mean?
people
300
Who is the Greek "Cupid"?
Eros
300
How does history tell us Socrates died?
A. hanging
B. poison
C. firing squad
D. earthquake
B
400
What was the war between the Spartans and the Athenians called during the 5th century BCE?
DOUBLE POINTS OPPORTUNITY: Who won??
The Peloponnesian War
The Spartans!
400
What Greek creature was thought to have created feta in a cave?
DOUBLE POINTS: What was his name??
Cyclops
Polyphemus
400
The word δαίμων is where our "demon" came from; what does the original δαίμων mean? Are they the same?
It means spirit! It is not an evil spirit, just a divine entity.
400
What year was Atlantis thought to have existed, according to Plato?
9,600 BCE ~ 11,600 years ago
I'll accept ballpark answers
400
When was the first modern Olympiad held?
A. 1896
B. 1903
C. 1860
D. 1913
A
500
Which king suffered from the golden touch?
King Midas
500
What is the name of the young maiden who Hades carried off to be the queen of the Underworld?
BONUS FOR DOUBLE POINTS!!: who was this maiden's mother, and what did this event cause upon the world?
Persephone
Demeter, and the formation of the four seasons!
500
How do you say "hello!" in ancient Greek?
Χαίρετε/Χαῖρε
500
Who is the goddess of witchcraft + crossroads?
Hecate
500
What is this?
What is it the first example of?
Antikythera mechanism
The first example of an analogue computer - predicted astronomical positions + eclipses decades before they occured.
*Fun fact: technology like this hadn't come about until the 16th century CE