Geography: Greece

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Ancient Greece

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Greek Myths

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Mainland

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Islands

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Trivia

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Greece is the word....

100

What king of Ancient Greece is credited with creating one of the largest empires of the ancient world?

A) Alexander the Great

B) Leonidas

C) Xerxes

A) Alexander the Great

100

According the Greek mythology, who is the king of the Gods and ruler of Mount Olympus?

A) Hades

B) Poseidon

C) Zeus

100

With its famous columns, the remains of the Parthenon in Athens have been standing for more than how many years?

A) 1,000 Years

B) 2,400 Years

C) 3,800 Years

B) 2,400 Years

100

What island is known for white-washed houses and blue-domed churches, all of which sits on top of a cliff of an ancient volcano?

A) Cyprus

B) Mykonos

C) Santorini

100

True or False: Ancient Greek is the oldest written language in the world?

A) True

B) False

It's the 3rd oldest. Both Egyptian (2nd oldest) and Sumarian (the oldest) languages beat Greek by an extra 2,000 years.

100

A sea creature with 8 arms is called what?

A) Crab

B) Octopus

C) Squid

B) Octopus

200

What did the Greek soldiers build and hide inside of before they captured the city of Troy?

A) A Battle Boat

B) A Wooden Horse

C) A Christmas Present

B) A Wooden Horse

200

Who is the Greek God of the Underworld?

A) Hades

B) Medusa

C) Poseidon

A) Hades

200

Beginning more than 2,500 years ago, where is the site of the original Olympic Games?

A) Athens

B) Marathon

C) Olympia

C) Olympia. The first Olympics is traditionally dated to 776 BC.

200

What island is known for being the birthplace of Zeus?

A) Crete

B) Rhodes

C) Santorini

A) Crete

200

Ancient Greece is generally considered to be the cradle of what type of civilization?

A) Eastern Civilization

B) Northern Civilization

C) Western Civilization

200

What kind of government was created in Ancient Greece?

A) A Democracy

B) A Dictatorship

C) A Mythology

A) A Democracy

300

What war-like city-state started training boys for the military at 7 years old?

A) Athens

B) Crete

C) Sparta

300

What was a tool Perseus received from the gods to use against both Medusa and the Kraken?

A) Bubo, a robotic owl

B) Pegasus, a flying horse

C) Troy, a wooden horse

B) Pegasus, a flying horse

Perseus was also given a reflective shield, the helm of invisibility, and the winged sandals of Hermes to fly.

300

Located in central Greece, what is the capital city of Greece?

A) Athens

B) Crete

B) Santorini

A) Athens

300

On the island of Corfu, you can float by coastal caves and look for underwater temples on what type of boat?

A) Cruise Ships

B) Glass-Bottomed Boats

C) Submarines

B) Glass-Bottomed Boats

300

The entire country of Greece is 51,485 square miles; which is roughly the same size of what U.S. state?

A) Alabama

B) California

C) Hawai'i

A) Alabama

300

Tell me what Acropolis means?

A) City on the hill

B) Fortress on the hill

C) Temple on the hill

A) City on the hill

400

Who wrote the stories 'The Illiad' and 'The Odyssey'?

A) Homer

B) Plato

C) Socrates

A) Homer

400

What type of animals did Medusa have for hair?

A) Birds

B) Horses

C) Snakes

400

Where did the Ancient Greeks consider the center of the world to be?

A) Athens

B) Delphi

C) Sparta

B) Delphi

400

What island was given the nickname 'The Island of the Winds', due to the very strong winds that usually blow across the island?

A) Cyprus

B) Mykonos

C) Rhodes

B) Mykonos

400

What happened in the year 776 B.C.?

A) The City of Atlantis fell into the sea

B) The First Olympic Games were held

C) The Spartan warriors were defeated by Xerxes' army

B) The First Olympic Games are held

400

A Greek marketplace was called what?

A) Acropolis

B) Agora

C) No Idea, It's All Greek to Me

B) Agora

It's where the term 'Agoraphobia' (meaning a fear of public places) comes from.

500

The famous Ancient Greek philosopher Plato, wrote about a futuristic Greek city that suddenly sank into the Ocean. What was the name of the lost city?

A) Atlantis

B) Sparta

C) Thermopylai

A) Atlantis

500

Who is considered the greatest of the Greek heroes?

A) Achilles

B) Hercules

C) Odysseus

B) Hercules

500

The rocks of Meteora are rocks that were formed 60 million years ago. On top of these pinnacles, are many monasteries. How do the monks get up to the monasteries?

A) By Hot-Air Balloon

B) By Motorized-Lifting Baskets

C) By Mountain Climbing

B) By Motorized-Lifting Baskets

500

The tiny island of Hydra does not allow any what on the island?

A) Fast-food Restaurants

B) Motorized Vehicles

C) Tourists

B) Motorized Vehicles

500

True or False: The Samariá Gorge on Crete is Europe's longest gorge.

A) True

B) False

A True.

A river carved this route between the mountains thousands of years ago.

500

What type of job does the fictional character Indiana Jones have; a name that comes from the Greek language?

A) Archaeologist

B) Explorer

C) Zoologist

A) Archaeologist

600

The Pythia was the name of the high priestess of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. What was another name for her?

A) The God of Thunder

B) The High Priestess of Delphi

C) The Oracle of Delphi

600

What film series is based on many of the Greek Myths?

A) Harry Potter

B) Percy Jackson

C) Star Wars

B) Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

Two of the main characters are the kids of the gods Athena and Poseidon.

600

What is the highest mountain in Greece?

A) Mount Athos

B) Mount Olympus

C) Mount Parnassus

B) Mount Olympus. Which is why it is home to the Gods.

600

The tiny island of Skiathos was the one of the main settings of what Musical film?

A) Grease

B) Mamma Mia!

C) South Pacific

B) Mamma Mia!

600

What is the national cheese of Greece?

A) Cheddar

B) Feta

C) Guda

B) Feta

600

This Greek word means the study of the land and locations of the Earth?

A) Geography

B) Geometry

C) Graphing

A) Geography

700

Who is known as the Father of Western Philosophy?

A) Aristotle

B) Plato

C) Socrates

Socrates

Socrates was the teacher of Plato, and Plato later taught Aristotle.

700

According to Greek mythology, who is the God of the of the Seas?

A) Hades

B) Poseidon

C) Zeus

B) Poseidon

700

In the port city of Volos lays is the mountain of Mount Pelion. What mythological creatures were born on this mountain?

A) Centaurs

B) Minotaurs

C) Satyrs

A) Centaurs

700

Rhodes was known as the location for one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. What wonder was once located in Rhodes?

A) The Colossus of Rhodes

B) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

C) The Statue of Zeus

A) The Colossus of Rhodes

It stood over the harbor until an earthquake toppled it in 226 BC.

700

True or False: When the first of the modern Olympic Games began in 1896, they were held in Athens, Greece?

A) True

B) False

A) True. Only 14 nations participated in the 1st Summer Olympic Games.

700

In the Looney Tunes cartoon series, what company did the Coyote use to help him catch the Road Runner; even though it never worked?

A) Acme

B) Costco

C) Sears

A) Acme

Acme is an Ancient Greek word that actually meant the top, or the best.

800

Daedalus built what to house the Minotaur?

A) A Castle

B) A Labyrinth

C) A Prison

B) A Labyrinth

800

Jason and Argonauts were a band of heroes that set sail on their ship the Argo in search of what?

A) The Golden Fleece

B) The Lasso of Truth

C) The Trojan Horse

A) The Golden Fleece

800

Taking place in the Greek mountains of Meteora, 'For Your Eyes Only' is a movie from what famous spy series?

A) James Bond

B) Jason Bourne

C) Mission Impossible

A) James Bond

800

What part of modern Greece do some archeologists and historians think may be the famous site of the lost city of Atlantis?

A) Crete

B) Meteora

C) Santorini

800

When the original Olympic Games were being held, all of the participating athletes wore what during each sport?

A) Swimsuits

B) Togas

C) Nothing, they participated naked

800

The biggest sharks that have ever existed on Earth were given this Ancient Greek word?

A) Great Whites

B) Mako Sharks

C) Megalodons