Statistics for The Greco-Persian Wars

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Clue	Answer	% Correct
Powerful ancient city-state, capital of modern Greece	Athens	97%
Frequent rival of the above but allied during the war	Sparta	96%
Major battle that marked the end of that campaign, namesake of a race	Battle of Marathon	88%
Persian King who ordered the first expedition against Greece	Darius I	83%
Achaemenid King who instigated the second invasion of Greece	Xerxes I	77%
Main historical source for the events, the "Father of History"	Herodotus	71%
Naval battle that followed, a decisive greek victory and turning point of the war	Battle of Salamis	67%
Famous battle which featured a last stand at the "Hot Gates"	Battle of Thermopylae	65%
Year the battle took place	490 BCE	63%
Leader of the allied greek forces who fell during the battle	Leonidas I	63%
Year that all these events occured	480 BCE	57%
Battle that ended the invasion, decisive greek victory	Battle of Plataea	55%
Greek mastermind and effective commander of the greek fleet	Themistocles	48%
Prominent city-state which featured the second strongest fleet in Greece	Corinth	45%
Main event that sparked the Wars	Ionian Revolt	44%
Macedonian King who destroyed the remnants of the retreating persian army	Alexander I	35%
Greek general and masterful tactician	Miltiades	32%
Greek traitor whose name went on to mean "nightmare" in greek	Ephialtes	25%
Persian military commander who became leader of the remaining expedition force	Mardonius	25%
Series of naval battles that took place at the same time	Battle of Artemisium	20%
Beach battle which marked the destruction of the persian fleet ending the war	Battle of Mycale	17%
Commander of the allied forces	Pausanias	16%
Quote from the battle expressing defiance: "come and get them"	Molon labe	13%
Greeks who also fought to the last man and are often omitted	Thespians	13%
Legendary runner who collapsed dead upon announcing the greek victory	Pheidippides or Philippides	8%