Who was the leader of the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece and was married to the sorceress Medea?
Jason
100
Name this ancient building constructed during the time of Pericles:
The Parthenon on the Acropolis of Greece
100
Who is the legendary King of Sparta who fought in the Battle of Thermopylae against the Persians?
Leonidas
100
Aside from Athens, what was the other main city-state of Ancient Greece?
Sparta
100
Before adopting the Euro, what was the Greek monetary currency? It was used for 2, 650 years, the oldest in Europe before it was changed in 2002.
Drachma
200
Who is the goddess and queen of the Underworld, the reluctant wife of Hades, and daughter of Demeter?
Persephone
200
By what name was Ancient Greece known as?
Hellas
200
Who is the Greek physician with the title "The Father of Western Medicine"?
Hippocrates
200
Alexander the Great was said to have died from drinking wine. At what age did he die?
32
200
What is the national sport of Greece?
Football
300
Who is Apollo's twin sister?
Artemis
300
Mount Olympus, the second highest mountain in the Balkan Peninsula, borders the regions of Thessaly and ________________ (where Alexander the Great came from).
Macedonia
300
At 30, he built one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from Greece to Asia Minor. Who is he?
Alexander the Great
300
What was the battle fought between the alliance of Greek city-states and the Persian Empire (Led by Xerxes the Great) in 480 B.C.?
Battle of Salamis
300
Athena gave the people of Athens an important gift that's why she was chosen to become the guardian of the city and not Poseidon. What was the gift?
Olive Tree
400
He is the bestfriend and comrade of Achilles, the strongest warrior of the Greek army in the Trojan War. Who is he?
Patroclus
400
What is the name of this famous Greek island in the southern Aegean Sea:
Santorini
400
He is called the greatest mathematician of antiquity who gave a remarkably accurate approximation of pi. He also defined a type of spiral and formulae for volumes of surfaces, and designed innovative machines. Who is he?
Archimedes
400
What was the ancient war fought between Athens and Sparta?
Peloponnesian War
400
How many blue-and-white stripes are there in the flag of Greece?
Nine (9)
500
Who wrote Oedipus the Rex? He is the second of the three great Greek Tragedians.
Sophocles
500
What is this slightly leavened wheat bread which is among the most ancient of breads:
Pita
500
Who is this famous Greek businessman who made his fortune through shipping and tobacco and was married to Kennedy's widow, Jacqueline?
Aristotle Onassis
500
After the Ancient Olympic Games, Greece (Athens) hosted the Summer Olympics twice. In the years 1896 and __________.
2004
500
At the Ancient Olympic Games, what was given as prize to the winners?