GREEK GODS & MYTHOLOGY
Which Greek god was known as the king of the gods and god of thunder and lightning?
Zeus
What famous ancient building sits atop the Acropolis in Athens?
Parthenon
What is the capital city of Greece?
Athens
What green fruit is especially important to Greek cuisine and is used to make oil?
olives
Which famous philosopher was the teacher of Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
Which goddess of wisdom was said to have been born fully grown from Zeus's head?
Athena
What ancient Greek city was famous for its powerful military and highly trained warriors?
Sparta
Greece is surrounded by which sea, famous for its thousands of islands?
the Aegean Sea
What type of cheese, traditionally made from sheep's or goat's milk, is famous in Greece?
feta
Which Greek philosopher is famous for saying, “I know that I know nothing”?
Socrates
Which god ruled the sea and carried a three-pronged weapon called a trident?
Poseidon
What city-state is considered the birthplace of democracy?
Athens
What is the largest Greek island?
Crete
What is the name of the traditional Greek dance often performed in a circle and made famous around the world by the movie Zorba the Greek?
the sirtaki
This ancient Greek mathematician is famous for the theorem about right triangles that bears his name.
Pythagoras
In Greek mythology, who flew too close to the sun after his father made him wings of feathers and wax?
Icarus
The ancient Olympic Games were originally held in honor of which Greek god?
Zeus
What mountain is traditionally considered the home of the Greek gods?
Mount Olympus
What Greek word meaning “peace” is commonly used as a girl's name?
Irene
Which famous Greek king created one of the largest empires of the ancient world by conquering territory from Greece to India?
Alexander the Great
This three-headed dog guarded the entrance to the Underworld, preventing the dead from escaping.
Cerberus
What famous battle in 490 B.C. saw the Athenians defeat a much larger Persian army and inspired the legend behind the modern marathon?
the Battle of Marathon
What narrow waterway separates the Greek mainland from the Peloponnese and connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf?
the Corinth Canal
What Greek architectural style is recognized by its simple columns topped with plain, circular capitals and is considered the oldest of the three classical orders?
the Doric style
This ancient Greek physician is often called the “Father of Medicine,” and doctors today still take an oath named after him.
Hippocrates