Statistics for Ancient Greece

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Who did Paris pick as the most beautiful goddess and as a reward she cast a spell on Helen to make her fall in love with Paris?	Aphrodite	92%
Peloponnesian War was fought between which two leading city-states in Ancient Greece?	Athens and Sparta	92%
What was the name of Odysseus' wife whom he married at the end of the Homer's Odyssey?	Penelope	92%
Which famous ancient Greek mathematician developed the theorem that a2 + b2 = c2?	Pythagoras	92%
Which city Greeks used the Trojan horse to enter?	Troy	92%
Which two city-states were the principal enemies in the Peloponnesian War?	Athens and Sparta	89%
Which poet is considered one of Greek poetry's fathers, and is famous for writing the Iliad and the Odyssey?	Homer	89%
What Greek city-state was named for the goddess of wisdom, defense and war?	Athens	86%
Which Greek historian chronicled the Persian Wars and is often called the Father of History?	Herodotus	86%
Which Greek military victory was reported to the Athenians by a messenger who ran about 42 km and then died from exhaustion?	Battle of Marathon	83%
Who did the people of Troy fight in the Trojan War?	Greeks	83%
Who wrote an oath to uphold ethical medical standards, and a version of it still observed by medical professionals today?	Hippocrates	83%
On what island did ancient Greek civilization originate?	Crete	81%
Who took Helen from King Menelaus?	Paris	81%
In Greek architecture there were three main types of columns that were used for the past 2500 years. Which one is not one of them?	Aegean	78%
Which king led a small army of Spartans in the Battle of Thermopylae?	Leonidas	78%
Who was husband of Helen and brother of Agamemnon?	Menelaus	78%
How many Spartans fought in the Battle of Thermopylae?	300	75%
Who killed the Trojan Prince Hector?	Achilles	75%
Which Greek philosopher was the teacher of Alexander the Great?	Aristotle	75%
On what island the Minoan civilization existed during 3000-1450 BC?	Crete	75%
Who is the greatest of all the Trojan warriors and King Priam's son?	Hector	75%
Who did Spartans fight in the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC?	Persians	75%
Which famous historian cataloged the events in Peloponnesian War?	Thucydides	72%
Who came up with the idea for the Trojan horse that helped the Greeks defeat the Trojans in the Trojan War?	Odysseus	67%
Who was Paris' father?	Priam	67%
What famous philosopher was put to death by the Greeks for corrupting the youth of Athens with his teachings?	Socrates	67%
How long lasted the war between the Greeks and the Trojans?	10 years	58%
What do we call the last period of Ancient Greece, before they were conquered by the Romans?	Hellenistic Period	58%
Which Greek philosopher founded the Academy, the first institution of higher learning in the western world?	Plato	53%
How did Alexander the Great die?	illness	50%
Who won the Peloponnesian wars?	Sparta	50%
Who is credited with making the first map of the known world?	Anaximander	47%
When were the first Ancient Olympic games held?	776 BC	44%
When did the city of Troy fell to invading Greek armies?	1184 BC	42%