Festivals
This festival of music and drama occurs at the base of this famous Greecian Peak.
What is Mt. Olympus (Olympus Festival)
This word comes from 2 Greek words meaning people and rule
What is democracy
This landmark was built in the 5th century BC, and served many religious, political and cultural purposes.
What is the Acropolis
This taco style food is made is rotisserie meat served in a pita.
What is a gyros
The Goddess of Love
Who is Aphrodite
Though it occurs on March 25th , instead of July 4th, this festival is known for military parades and patriotic celebrations.
Independence day
The words thermometer, thermostat and thermal all share the root therm, meaning this.
What is heat
It may be one of Greece’s most photographed spots, with it’s white washed villages built on dramatic cliffs.
What is Santorini
This food is layers of phyllo dough, nuts and honey.
What is baklava
Persephone is known as the goddess of these.
What are spring and vegetation
Ochi Day on October 28th is a Festival with parades commemorating Greece’s refusal to surrender in this war.
What is WWII
This word comes from an ancient Greek event where Pheidippides ran from Athens to announce victory in a war.
What is Marathon (also the name of the town he ran to)
Known as the home of the oracle of Apollo, this place was once the center of the ancient world.
What is Delphi
This sauce is made from yogurt, cucumber and garlic.
What is tzatziki
This goddess was most loved by the Olympians.
Who is Hestia
This pre-Lenten celebration has similarities to the one celebrated in New Orleans
What is Apokries, or Carnival Season
Geology and geography share a root with this meaning.
What is earth
Considered the oldest landmark in Greece, Knossos Palace, tied to the myths of the Minotaur, is located on this Greek island.
What is Crete
These appetizers are vine leaves stuffed with rice and herbs.
What are dolmades
Akhlys is known as the Goddess of what.
Goddess of Misery and Poison
This June festival is know for naval celebrations, reenactments and fireworks
What is the Miaoulia Festival
Nyctophobia is a word made of these 2 Greek root words and their meanings.
This Greek Island is famous for it’s windmills which were once used to grind grain.
What is Mykonos
This main dish is made of layers of eggplant, ground meat and bechamel sauce
What is moussaka
This Goddess caused the Trojan war.
Who is Nemesis