Ancient Greece
Who was entitled to vote in Athens?
All free men over the age of 18
There are 13 Stripes and 50 Stars.
USA
Which country made the first declaration of war?
Austria-Hungary
What is the capital of Greece?
Athens
The sun with eight rays symbolizes liberty. The three stars represent the 3 main regions of the country and the flag is the only one to swap its colours during a war
Philippines
What is Spartan leader Leonidas meant to have said when the Persians ordered his forces to give up their weapons at Thermopylae?
Come and get them
The red maple leaf on this flag has been a symbol of this country from at least the middle of the 19th century.
Canada
In what city was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
Sarajevo
What is the name of the peninsula where Greece is?
the Balkan peninsula
The blue stands for the final transition from foreign domination to independence. The yellow disc in the center represents the full moon.
Palau
What did Alexander the Great do in 332 BC?
Founded the city of Alexandria
The flag is the only flag that is a plain colour.
Libya
At the beginning of World War I, Bosnia-Herzegovina was part of
Austria-Hungary
What colours are on the flag of Greece?
blue and white
The flag features a bird flying over the sea with the sun setting in the red background.
Kiribati
What happened on the third day of the Olympic Games?
One hundred oxen were sacrificed as an offering to Zeus, with most of the meat eaten by the spectators
The red stands for the communist revolution and the large star is a symbol of the communist party.The four smaller stars represent workers,peasants,bourgeoisie and patriotic capita
China
Germany’s attack upon which country directly provoked Britain to go to war?
Belgium
What currency was used in Greece before the euro?
The drachma
The green background represents forests and the yellow diamond in the center represents mineral resources. The blue circle with the white curved band and 27 stars is in the center.
Brazil
What was Hephaestus the god of?
God of fire and patron of craftsmen
The flag is called Hinomaru, meaning disc of the sun. The red sun/circle recalls the title of this country.
Japan
To which other prominent leader was Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany related?
Nicholas II of Russia
Which seas flow around Greece and its many islands?
The Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea
The flag is a horizontal bicolour with blue on the top and red on the bottom. The crown was added to distinguish it from the flag of Haiti.
Liechtenstein