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Ancient Greece A-Z

How much do you know about ancient Greek history and mythology?
Quiz by Panos96
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First submittedFebruary 13, 2019
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A
Known as the "Father of Western Philosophy"
Aristotle
B
Aphrodite was the goddess of love, pleasure, and ________
Beauty
C
Island which was the center of Minoan civilization
Crete
D
System of government established by Athens around 500 BC
Democracy
E
His "Elements" served as the main textbook for teaching geometry for more than
two thousand years
Euclid
F
Prometheus stole this from the gods and gave it to humanity
Fire
G
Location on which the city of Byzantium was founded: The _____ Horn
Golden
H
Her face launched a thousand ships
Helen
I
Greek region on the western shore of what is today Turkey
Ionia
J
Mythological hero who led the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece
Jason
K
Tenth letter of the Greek alphabet
Kappa
L
King who led three hundred Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC)
Leonidas
M
Alexander the Great was the king of ____________
Macedon
N
The drink of the Greek gods
Nectar
O
Epic poem about a Greek hero and his journey home after the Trojan War
Odyssey
P
Former temple on the Athenian Acropolis dedicated to the goddess Athena
Parthenon
Q
Persephone was the ____ of the underworld
Queen
R
Dodecanese island where the author Apollonius was born
Rhodes
S
Philosopher known for his phrase: "All I know is that I know nothing"
Socrates
T
City state whose "sacred band" of 300 warriors was shattered by Alexander the Great
Thebes
U
The primal Greek god personifying the sky and one of the Greek primordial deities
Uranus
V
Concept personified by the goddess Nike
Victory
W
Dionysus was the god of fertility, ritual madness, and ____
Wine
X
Philosopher who was also a military commander of the Greek mercenaries
known as "The Ten Thousand"
Xenophon
Y
The ancient Greeks ate a dairy product called Oxygala, which was similar to ...
Yogurt
Z
The king of the gods of Mount Olympus
Zeus
George12
+4
Level 31
Mar 30, 2020
I'm Greek and this was really good
evileve
+26
Level 39
Jun 17, 2021
I'm good and this was really Greek.
Chick0nPlayz
+2
Level 32
Jun 21, 2021
lol
overtired
+2
Level 84
Mar 27, 2021
Nice quiz
Cog
+7
Level 75
Jun 12, 2021
Any chance you could accept the British spelling of yogurt?
JackBeNimble
+2
Level 80
Jun 12, 2021
Seconded.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Jun 12, 2021
Sure.
WillemLAif
+1
Level 76
Jun 13, 2021
Trivia: According to earlier writings on Helen of Troy, we're talking about a statue of a moon goddess that was stolen. Of course, the current legend is, in many ways, more appealing.
alexisakritas
+3
Level 74
Jun 13, 2021
What are these writings? Sources?
Afghabwe
+3
Level 39
Jun 13, 2021
Congrats on your first feature!
LivelySainis2
+1
Level 24
Jun 17, 2021
When u dont know their names at English ur screwed xD
EytanMelech
+4
Level 67
Jun 21, 2021
Uranus is the Roman spelling, no? I thought the Greek spelling is Ouranos.
Panos96
+2
Level 64
Jun 21, 2021
You are right, but in English is with U. Thanks for the comment.
FallenAngel
+3
Level 57
Jun 23, 2021
Uranus and Ouranos are both Greek names. His Roman name is Caelus.
Remster
+2
Level 77
Jun 23, 2021
Nice quiz, although I'm not sure what Plato would have to say about A.
EcceHomo
+4
Level 79
Jun 23, 2021
...and Plato was taught by Socrates, who was in turn influenced by Bill S Preston Esquire and Ted "Theodore" Logan.
nojik
+2
Level 68
Jun 23, 2021
as a greek that was very easy
JWatson24
+2
Level 71
Jun 23, 2021
Congrats on your first feature!
Kirkulese
+2
Level 63
Jun 23, 2021
I saw "300" and typed Thermopylae about five times trying various spellings before double-checking the question.
AnnikaKim
+1
Level 62
Jun 26, 2021
Since the first word in the L clue was King, I naturally thought of King Lear first---then resigned to read the rest of the clue.
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