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Greece Country Quiz

Can you name these facts about the country of Greece?
Quiz by alberici
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Last updated: September 27, 2020
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First submittedJune 9, 2013
Times taken27,647
Rating4.41
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Clue
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Capital city
Athens
Most famous temple
Parthenon
Oracle city
Delphi
Winner city of the Peloponnesian War
Sparta
"The Iliad" writer
Homer
Former currency
Drachma
Name for this letter: Δ
Delta
Greek for "Greece"
Hellas
Vegetable Moussaka is made from
Eggplant
Ancient philosopher sentenced
to drink hemlock
Socrates
He said "Eureka!" while bathing
Archimedes
Conqueror of Persia
Alexander the Great
Kingdom where the above came from
Macedonia
Hero who completed twelve labors
Heracles
Sea between Greece and Turkey
Aegean Sea
Empire that Greece became
independent from, in 1830
Ottoman
What Greece hosted in 1896 and 2004
Summer Olympics
Shipping magnate who married
Jackie Kennedy
Aristotle Onassis
Name the Greek island
Minoan civilization
Crete
Colossus statue
Rhodes
Birthplace of Sappho
Lesbos
Odysseus's home
Ithaca
 
 
Meaning of Greek prefixes
Astro
Star
Bio
Life
Tele
Distant
Anthropo
Human
 
 
Name the god of ...
War
Ares
The sky and thunder
Zeus
The Sea
Poseidon
The Underworld
Hades
 
 
Name the goddess of ...
Love and beauty
Aphrodite
Wisdom
Athena
mikedelis
+10
Level 68
Aug 17, 2013
i'm greek and i had 100%
Quizzer4life
+6
Level 33
May 19, 2020
I only got 8 and I am from the UK. That is WAY below average
camus
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Level 75
Aug 17, 2013
I typed in Olympic Games and Olympia until I thought of Summer Olympic Games and even Summer Olympia. Too stupid for 'Summer Olympics'. (though the term is probably incorrect for 1896, as there were no 'Winter Olympics' back then).
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Aug 18, 2013
Just "Olympics" would have worked, but I added "Olympic Games" and "Olympiad" as well.
Remster
+6
Level 70
Aug 20, 2013
Never let it be said that A Level Classics is a waste of time.
Sifhraven
+9
Level 67
May 6, 2020
It was, you can get them all without ;)
Arwen2098
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Level 17
Mar 16, 2014
The Greek word for Greece is actually Ελλάδα (Elláda). Ἑλλάς (Hellás) is also used but Elláda is used more.
Quizmaster
+8
Level ∞
Aug 18, 2015
Elláda will work now. Thanks.
burntfrost
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Level 55
May 6, 2014
So only 25% of us were forced to read the Odyssey.
Jerry928
+6
Level 75
Jun 23, 2014
Or wanted to... I think I better read this thing and find out what all the fuss is about!
Quizzer6794
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Level 65
Jan 9, 2016
Great book, that one is.
someone2018
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Level 83
Oct 13, 2019
Rent O Brother, Where Art Thou?. It's easier to follow.
Yanni47
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Level 73
May 20, 2020
Exactly. I'm sure that stuff comes up in several films.You'd only waste about 2 hours of your life.
Arp2600
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Level 82
May 7, 2014
Zeus is not the sky god, it's Ouranos (=Uranus in latin).
Djilas
+5
Level 78
May 6, 2020
Uranus is still not accepted. Thunder or something should be added in the clue to exclude him.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
May 7, 2020
Changed the clue. Thanks.
Hampus
+2
Level 57
Dec 18, 2020
He took over his grandfathers job
Quizzology
+4
Level 53
May 25, 2014
Isn't Alexander the Great Macedonian Conquerer? I'm confused.
georgekotz
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Level 72
Nov 25, 2014
Why is that confusing?
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Aug 18, 2015
Many people confuse ancient Macedon with the modern-day country of Macedonia (FYROM).
Boujesus
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Level 65
Dec 8, 2015
Alexander The Great was the king of a Proto-Greek kingdom of Macedon, the modern nation known as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Correct Name for understanding) is inhabited by a offshoot of the Slavic people, closely related to modern Bulgarians, known as Slavic Macedonians, that settled in the north of Macedonia around the 7th Century and assimilated some of Macedonian Greeks. Confusion arises due to the government of FYROM cultural and historical misappropriation of key figures and symbols. This is common mistake though.
AndreRodi
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Level 77
Mar 16, 2015
Nice quiz, could have added something about the ethniki, but still good.
kalbahamut
+11
Level 82
Jan 9, 2016
That was hella easy.
nysea
+3
Level 43
Apr 10, 2018
Barump-bump!
ander217
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Level 78
May 15, 2020
Unless you spelled it Helles as I did, which wasn't accepted.
Sulps
+9
Level 59
Jan 9, 2016
"Solis, Vita, Terra, Homo...damn, wrong language!"
DeusCaritasEst
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Level 58
Jan 11, 2016
Sigh...I did the same thing first time for every one of those.
stoooopot
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Level 68
Jan 9, 2016
You should accept more spelling versions for 'Ares' and 'Aphrodite'.
sillie
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Level 81
Jan 9, 2016
In what other way would you spell either? Especially "Ares"? Afrodite maybe, but anything else stumps me.
alberici
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Level 73
Jan 9, 2016
Yeah! Agree with sillie. Couldn't imagine how to spell them another way too.
DeusCaritasEst
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Level 58
Jan 11, 2016
My only thought would be someone spelling it "Aries", like the zodiac sign.
someone2018
+2
Level 83
Oct 13, 2019
Or the wood-panelled Dodge.
TurkeyCookTime
+2
Level 68
Feb 27, 2020
Some people might spell it "Aries", like the Zodiac sign.
PanosG31
+4
Level 35
Jun 3, 2016
You could spell it as Aris.
AlexThirkell
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Level 67
Sep 26, 2020
Then it would be totally wrong. I like looking through the comments to see interesting/funny ones, but these days it seems to be mostly just people asking QM to accept wrong spellings.
ArisOBafiaris
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Level 33
Mar 15, 2021
It’s not wrong, in fact it’s the only correct spelling coming from a Greek named Aris
nanook
+2
Level 53
Jan 12, 2016
Did anyone else get Ares because of Omar Little?
altziolcol39
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Level 21
Jul 16, 2018
I already knew about Ares but i have to say I really really dig the wire reference
cjkfutball
+2
Level 90
Mar 8, 2016
First of all, Greece became independent in 1821, also, you should add to the Olympics question "as well as every 4 years between 776BCE, and 394CE"
samiamco
+4
Level 71
Jun 6, 2016
The additional Olympic years are not needed to make the clue correct, but adding your suggestion would be too much of a giveaway!
BlackJohn
+2
Level 68
May 19, 2020
The revolution started officialy in 1821 but the country's independence was formalised in 1830.
CupASoup
+3
Level 50
Feb 10, 2017
Hello fellow Greeks!
fortoj
+4
Level 66
Feb 25, 2017
Can you add Macedon for Macedonia
HeyItsMeJJ
+2
Level 56
Mar 12, 2021
Yes please
altziolcol39
+3
Level 21
Jul 16, 2018
Its hilarious I know the Greek pronunciations and not the Anglicized ones
AlexThirkell
+3
Level 67
Sep 26, 2020
Is 'hilarious' really the word you're looking for...?
Kesselian
+10
Level 68
May 5, 2020
Please accept aubergine for eggplant. You usually accept british english. Great quiz!
ander217
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Level 78
May 15, 2020
I thought that was French English. :)
ing
+3
Level 72
May 5, 2020
The Percy Jackson films help with the gods and goddesses.
VanilleFramboise
+5
Level 69
May 5, 2020
Please could you accept aubergine for eggplant?
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
May 6, 2020
Yes, aubergine will work now. Sorry about that.
idontlikeit2
+3
Level 71
May 6, 2020
Please accept person/people for anthropo!
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
May 6, 2020
Done.
dirtyorange
+2
Level 69
May 6, 2020
I've missed that 'Delphi' question on what seems like a dozen or more quizzes thus far. At what point will it penetrate my thick skull?
ruftytufty
+13
Level 74
May 6, 2020
you should consult an oracle
stalintime
+4
Level 70
May 19, 2020
Please accept 'Macedon' for Macedonia.
NoutButBuckets
+2
Level 58
May 19, 2020
My favourite country 🙂
Yeoryios
+2
Level 67
May 19, 2020
Add Patmos and have it for the place where the Book of Revelation was written.
Constantine2
+3
Level 55
May 19, 2020
Great quiz! I got 100% but I am Greek, it would have been embarrassing not to get this score lol
QORQUT2003
+1
Level 66
May 19, 2020
Alexander was not greek!
BlackJohn
+7
Level 68
May 19, 2020
Educate us my North Macedonian friend.
ArisOBafiaris
+2
Level 33
Mar 15, 2021
You’re right he just spoke and wrote in Greek, was taught by Socrates, spent his childhood in Thebes (Greek city), had a Greek name, ruled over Greek grounds in a unified Greece as he called it... but sure he was Slavic
Yanni47
+1
Level 73
May 20, 2020
Am I the only one who thought the peninsula referred to the Peloponnese? Because that is a real peninsula. Balkan includes a lot more landmass, which looks hardly like a peninsula anymore. If Balkan was one, then so would be Italy, if not more so.
Difluzi
+4
Level 67
May 20, 2020
The ''Italian peninsula'' is a thing!
Djilas
+3
Level 78
May 29, 2020
Italy (the part that sticks out) is deffinitely a peninsula, nothing new here.
Yeoryios
+2
Level 67
Oct 25, 2020
Modern geographers don't consider the Balkans as a peninsula. The Balkans was a term invented by the Ottomans. But Italy is definitely a peninsula.
raidman
+3
Level 57
May 23, 2020
Peloponnese is a peninsula which is often reffered as Greek one. Can you add this to answers?
powerknowledge
+2
Level 19
Jun 30, 2020
I always thought that vegetable musaka is made from zucchini.
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Sep 26, 2020
It's made from a lot of different things but the main ingredient is usually either eggplant or potato. I had it in many different locations from Greece to Cyprus to Turkey to Israel and it was always very different place to place. Wouldn't surprise me to see a zucchini-based variety.
ArisOBafiaris
+2
Level 33
Mar 15, 2021
Actually moussakas always has both eggplant and potato
emily56freeman56
+2
Level 46
Jul 8, 2020
thank you race across the world for giving me delphi although should've gotten north macedonia aswell
emily56freeman56
+2
Level 46
Jul 8, 2020
shouldn't north macedonia be accepted now since it is that on other quizes plus that is the offical name.
alberici
+6
Level 73
Jul 8, 2020
No, because it refers to the ancient Kingdom of Macedonia. The modern state of North Macedonia was exactly renamed to avoid the confusion with the ancient state.
MiaMaus
+3
Level 64
Jul 9, 2020
I also think that Peloponnes should be accepted as an alternate answer since it is a peninsula that part of Greece is located on.
makouras
+5
Level 76
Aug 12, 2020
This is more of an Ancient Greece quiz.

It would be fun to see a modern day Greece quiz.

Jacktheguy
+2
Level 85
Sep 26, 2020
I'd like to see more but unfortunately all I can think of when it comes to modern Greece is the debt crisis they had.
camus
+2
Level 75
Sep 26, 2020
Syriza, Varoufakis, Rehhagel... maybe I just know of these because I'm German.
yeetdeet
+2
Level 60
Sep 26, 2020
Spent way too long trying to spell “Peloponnese”
mizu
+2
Level 53
Sep 26, 2020
athena is also a god of war
Silverblade
+2
Level 33
Nov 17, 2020
Consider adding "Pluto" as an alternative name for the god of the Underworld.
HeyItsMeJJ
+2
Level 56
Mar 12, 2021
Please add Macedon!
Listo
+1
Level 35
May 9, 2021
The Archemedes question is interesting as he was from Syracuse which was a Greek state technically, but in Sicily. Kind of an example of how the idea of a Greek nation really doesnt fit with the actual history of the Greek people throughout the ancient world
ooftrwillbeback
+1
Level 45
May 19, 2021
32/32 2nd try!
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