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Greece Quiz Questions
- Greece is officially known as what republic?
- Name the highest mountain in Greece?
- Can you name the largest and most populous of the Greek islands?
- Do you beat, blow into, or pluck Greece's favourite instrument, the bouzouki?
- Which city is the second-largest city in Greece after Athens?
- Which well-known Greek brined curd white cheese is made from sheep's milk or from a mixture of sheep and goat's milk?
- Which highly mountainous area is the largest and second-most-populous Greek region?
- Name the world famous former temple on the Athenian Acropolis which is dedicated to the goddess Athena?
- Name the collection of Classical Greek marble sculptures made under the supervision of sculptor Phidias which are on display in the British Museum?
- Which sea is between Greece and Turkey?
- On which island was a statue of the Greek sun-god Helios erected which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
- Which dry anise-flavoured aperitif made from rectified spirits is widely consumed in Greece?
- Which singer became well known throughout Europe for the song "The White Rose of Athens"?
- Which two major ancient Greek epic poems are attributed to Homer? (Two answers)
- Which civilization was centered in Crete from 2700 to 1420 BC? This was Europe's first advanced civilization.
- Which king was born in the Ancient Greece city of Pella in 356 BC?
- The Greek War of Independence between 1821 and 1829 was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against which empire?
- Separated from Turkey by the narrow Mytilini Strait and often called Mytilene, which island is the third largest in Greece?
- Athens was the host city of the first modern-day Olympic Games in 1896, and also more recently the Summer Olympics in which year?
- Is the population of Greece just over 10 million, 20 million, or 30 million?
- Which mountain range starting with the letter 'p' is located in Northern Greece?
- In ancient Greek mythology, what name is given to the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts?
- Which famous battle took place in 490 BC during the first Persian invasion of Greece?
- Three main types of columns are used to build Greek temples and structures. Can you name one type?
- Which four countries border Greece?
- Which beautiful island, the most northerly of the Ionian Islands, is known for its stunning beaches?
- How many letters are there in the Greek alphabet?
- Which island with the nickname "The Island of the Winds" is known for its vibrant nightlife?
- Also known as Lacedaemon, which ancient Greek city-state was located primarily in the present-day region of Greece called Laconia?
- Which device, capable of lifting water from a lower plane to a higher elevation, was invented by Greek mathematician Archimedes of Syracuse?
Answers:
- Hellenic Republic
- Mount Olympus
- Crete
- Pluck it
- Thessaloniki
- Feta
- Macedonia
- The Parthenon
- The Elgin Marbles or the Parthenon Marbles
- Aegean Sea
- Rhodes (the statue was The Colossus of Rhodes)
- Ouzo
- Nana Mouskouri
- The Iliad and the Odyssey
- The Minoan civilization
- Alexander the Great (or Alexander III of Macedon)
- Ottoman Empire
- Lesbos
- 2004
- Just over 10 million
- Pindus
- Muses
- The Battle of Marathon
- Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian
- Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey
- Corfu
- 24 letters
- Mykonos
- Sparta
- Archimedes' screw