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100
What is the Greek version of a shish kebab?

Souvlaki

100

What peninsula is Greece part of?

Balkan Peninsula
100

Whose golden arrows made people fall in love

Eros

100

What day is Easter this year?

April 16th

100

Who is the Philosopher that tutored Alexander the Great?

Aristotle

200

What is pastitsio?

Greek lasagna

200

Which 3 seas border Greece?

Mediterranean, Aegean, & Ionian

200

Icarus flew too close to what?

Sun

200

What does Greece celebrate on March 25th?

Independence Day 

200

Who wrote The Iliad and the Odyssey?

Homer

300

What is the name of the special dough used to make tyropita & spanakopita?

Phyllo

300

The Parthenon was built in honor of which Greek goddess

Athena

300

Who was Apollo’s twin sister?

Artemis

300

When is Oxi Day celebrated?

October 28th 

300

What is the official name of Greece?

Hellenic Republic
400

What is the main ingredient of melizanosalata?

Eggplants

400

What is the second largest city of Greece?

Thessaloniki

400

What did Athena turn Medusa into?

Gorgon

400

What day do people in Greece open Christmas presents on?

January 1st
400

Currently how many years are Greek men required to serve in the military?

1-2 years

500

"Magiritsa" is a lamb dish made with what part of the lamb?

Lamb intestines

500

What city is known for its olives and popular Greek dance?

Kalamata

500

What did Prometheus steal from Zeus to give to the mortals?

Fire

500

What is the name of the period before Lent that is also known as a “carnival”?

Apokries

500

What is the country’s most renowned export crop?

Olives