Statistics for The Trojan War

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Which author is typically credited for assembling stories from the Trojan War?	Homer	98%
Who was Troy’s finest warrior, who was killed by Achilles?	Hector	91%
Who came up with the idea for the Trojan horse that helped the Greeks defeat the Trojans in the Trojan War?	Odysseus	91%
In which modern country is the ancient city of Troy located?	Turkey	91%
Who was the king of Troy during the Trojan War?	Priam	89%
There were three goddesses who wished to be named the most beautiful. Which was not among them?	Aurora	87%
What is the name of the king of Sparta, whose wife fled Sparta with the son of the king of Troy?	Menelaus	85%
Who was the leader of the Greek forces in the Trojan war?	Agamemnon	82%
Troy withstood a Greek siege for how many years?	10	78%
Who was said to be a huge reason of the start of the Trojan War?	Helen	75%
Who is the author of the Aeneid, which contains what many consider to be the best known account of the sacking of Troy?	Virgil	72%
Which god guided Paris’s arrow to strike Achilles’ only vulnerable point, his heel, and eventually kill him?	Apollo	66%
What happened to the women after the Greeks attacked?	They became slaves	63%
Who was the principal wife of the king of Troy during the Trojan War?	Hecuba	62%
Whose wedding begins the whole set of events of the Trojan war?	Peleus and Thetis	62%
When did the Trojan War supposedly start?	1260 BC	48%