The ancient Olympic games were held in honor of which greek god?
Zeus
100
Name the famous mathematical theorem used to determine missing side lengths of right triangles. a2 + b2 = c2
The Pythagorean Theorem
100
Who is the goddess of love?
Aphrodite
100
Name three of the five city-states.
Any 3 of: Megara, Argos, Corinth, Athens, Sparta
200
What time of the year can you see Orion in Gorham?
Winter
200
What were the winners of Olympic events crowned with?
Wreaths of Wild Olives
200
This great mathematician was a master at visualizing and manipulating space. He showed that the volume of a sphere is two thirds the volume of a cylinder with the same height and radius. Who was he?
Archimedes
200
Who is goddess responsible for the seasons?
Demeter
200
The ancient Greek city-states did not identify as a unified country. The thing they had in common was their ___________.
language
300
What is the name of the red star in the Orion constellation?
Betelgeuse
300
Athletes sought to bring glory and honor not only to themselves but to…
their city-state
300
Name the author of The Elements, a long studied text on geometry and number theory.
Euclid
300
Who has the vulture as one of his symbols?
Ares
300
Unique city-states developed in ancient Greece because groups of people were separated by physical features, especially ________________ and _______________.
mountains and water
400
The appearance of this constellation in the East is the first sign of spring
Leo
400
What is an Olympiad?
An ancient greek unit of time
400
Thales proposed this idea that he believed to be a mathematical truth. (Fill in the blank)
The base angles of an isosceles triangle are ___ .
Equal
400
Who is the goddess of wisdom?
Athena
400
_____________ is known for its military strength and toughness.
Sparta
500
How many official constellations are there?
88
500
Where was the first Olympic games held?
Olympia, Greece
500
Greeks constructed aesthetically pleasing buildings and artworks based on the golden ratio which is approximately what number rounded to the nearest thousandths?
1.618
500
How many years did it take Hera to agree to marry Zeus?
300 years
500
Sparta was ruled by a small group of people. This typed of government is called:
A monarchy
A republic
An oligarchy
A democracy