Question | Answer | % Correct |
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Who is credited with discovering that, in a right triangle, a2 + b2 = c2? | Pythagoras | 97%
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Which of these was not a Greek city-state? | Memphis | 72%
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What is the name for the era, following the conquests of Alexander the Great, in which Greek culture spread throughout the Mediterranean and Middle East? | The Hellenistic Period | 71%
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What is the last letter in the Greek alphabet? | Omega | 70%
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In Greek mythology, what was the eternal punishment of Sisyphus? | Pushing a boulder up hill, only for it to roll down again when in nears the top | 66%
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What was a hoplite? | A soldier armed with a spear and shield | 63%
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Who tutored Alexander the Great? | Aristotle | 57%
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Who won the Peloponnesian War? | Sparta | 57%
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What field is Herodotus considered to be the father of? | History | 53%
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What scientific theory was proposed by Aristarchus of Samos in the 3rd century B.C.? | That the Earth revolves around the Sun | 53%
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What was an acropolis? | A settlement built on a hill with steep sides | 48%
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What was a public space used for meetings and markets? | Agora | 46%
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Who was Aristophanes? | A playwright | 44%
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Which of these cities was NOT a Greek colony? | Carthage | 31%
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How were dates in ancient Greece typically reckoned? | Using the Olympic Games as a reference | 21%
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