Show:
Mythology
The Olympics
Geography
Celebrities
Basics
100
The Greek god of commerce, the messenger of the gods. Protector of travelers, thieves, and athletes.
Who is Hermes?
100
When did the Ancient Olympics first begin? (Answer must be within 200 years to be correct)
When is 776 BC?
100
What country is to the East of Greece?
What is Turkey?
100
Uncle Jessie in Full House/ appears in Dannon Oikos Commercials
Who is John Stamos?
100
Form of Currency in Greece
What is the Euro?
200
The god of beauty and desire, married Aphrodite
Who is Adonis
200
Olympic Game similar to squash in which a ball is hit with the hand in a walled court.
What is handball?
200
What sea is to the south of Greece?
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
200
Appears in Bruce Almighty, Friends, and Marley and Me.
Who is Jennifer Aniston?
200
How many million people live in Greece? (Must be 7 million off or less)
What is about 11 million?
300
The strongest of all mortals, made into a popular Disney film
Who is Hercules?
300
What year was the first Modern Olympics held? (Must be within 20 years of correct answer)
When is 1896?
300
What Island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea is part of Greece?
What is Crete?
300
Appears in SNL, 30 Rock, and hosts the Golden Globe Awards with Amy Poehler of Parks and Recreation
Who is Tina Fey?
300
Colors of the Greek Flag
What are blue and white?
400
Commander in the Trojan war: immortal except for a small spot on his ankle (incidentally was shot there with an arrow and died)
Who is Achilles?
400
Where is the next Olympics going to be held?
Where is Rio de Janeiro/Rio/Brazil?
400
What sea separates Italy from Greece?
What is the Adriatic or the Ionan Sea?
400
Popularized the theorem: a^2+b^2=c^2
Who is Pythagoras?
400
Dominant religion in Greece
What is Greek Orthodox/Christian?
500
Head of a human and body of a lion; popular statue in Egypt. (500 bonus points to the person on any team who in addition to the answer of the first question knows the answer to the riddle of this creature)
What is a Sphinx? And the answer to the riddle is Man (What walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening?)
500
What are the five colors of the Olympic rings, and why are they those colors?
What are black, red, yellow, blue, and green? And at least one of these colors was on each flag of the countries that participated in the 1912 Olympics, when it was designed
500
What is the Capitol of Greece?
What is Athens?
500
Appears in Golden Girls, The Lorax, and in Snicker's Commercials?
Who is Betty White?
500
Where in Greece is the Vatican?
Trick question! It's in Italy!