Statistics for Greek Islands by Description

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Hint	Island	% Correct
Largest island, home to the ancient Minoan civilisation	Crete	100%
Where the Colossus once stood	Rhodes	100%
The term for homosexual women derives from this island	Lesbos	84%
Picturesque volcanic island	Santorini	84%
Island in the Ionian Sea with rich Venetian heritage	Corfu	79%
Famous for its vibrant nightlife	Mykonos	55%
Another Ionian island, renowned for its scenic beaches	Zakynthos	53%
2nd largest island, separated from the mainland by a narrow strait	Euboea	50%
It took ten years for Odysseus to reach this island	Ithaca	50%
Birthplace of the mathematician Pythagoras	Samos	39%
Homer's birthplace according to tradition; where most of the world's mastic is produced	Chios	37%
Where the god Hephaestus landed after Zeus hurled him from Mt. Olympus (240 km away)	Lemnos	32%
Famous Louvre statue: Aphrodite of _____	Milos	26%
Another Louvre statue: Nike of __________	Samothrace	24%
Site of one of the most important naval battles in ancient history	Salamis	21%
Where the Book of Revelation was written	Patmos	16%