🏛️ Ancient Greece
A popular dairy snack or breakfast item that comes from Greece.
Answer: What is Yogurt
He is the King of the Gods and carries a lightning bolt.
A. King Arthur
B. Julius Caesar
C. Zeus
Answer: Who is Zeus?
The very first Olympic Games were held in this country.
Answer:What is Greece?
Greece is located on this continent (Ontario is in North America).
Answer: What is Europe?
The Greeks grew lots of these small, black salty fruits to make oil for cooking.
Answer: What are Olives?
This strong hero had to complete twelve "labours" or difficult tasks.
A. Hercules
B. Minotaur
C. King Midas
Answer: Who is Hercules?
Modern winners get gold medals, but ancient winners got a crown made of these leaves.
A. a feather
B. a high five
C. a wreath of olive leaves
Answer: What are Olive Leaves Wreath?
Greece has thousands of these—pieces of land surrounded by water.
Answer: What are Islands?
This famous city is named after the goddess Athena.
Answer: What is Athens?
This is the name of the high mountain where the Greeks believed the gods lived.
A. Mount Everest
B. Mount Olympus
C. Alps
Answer: What is Mount Olympus?
This event, involving long distance running began in ancient times and still is an event in the Olympic games of today.
Answer: What is a Marathon?
This is the colors of the Greek flag (Hint: Same as the Toronto Maple Leafs!).
Answer: What are Blue and White?
Instead of paper, Greeks often painted beautiful pictures on these.
Answer: What are Clay Vases or Pottery?
This god of the sea carries a three-pointed spear called a trident.
A. Zeus
B. Poseidon
C. Hermes
Answer: Who is Poseidon?
The Olympics were held every four years to honour this King of the Gods.
Answer: Who is Zeus?
In Ontario we have the CN Tower; in Athens, they have this famous temple on a hill.
Answer: What is the Parthenon?
These tall, stone poles were used to hold up the roofs of Greek temples and can still be seen on some buildings in Ontario today!
Answer: What are Columns?
This monster had snakes for hair and could turn people to stone with a look.
Answer: Who is Medusa?
Only this group of people were allowed to compete in the ancient games.
Answer: Who are Men?
Greek people use this special set of letters (Alpha, Beta, Gamma) to write. Answer: What is the Greek Alphabet?
Answer: What is the Greek Alphabet?