Trivia Quiz on Ancient Greece Part 3

1. Which famous battle was fought this day In 490 BC

A) Battle of Thermopylae

B) Battle of Salamis

C) Marathon

D) Battle of Plataea

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2. Socrates was trained into what profession

A) Carpenter

B) Potter

C) Stonecutter

D) Teacher

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3. In Greek mythology, actaeon was torn apart by artemis' ______

A) arrows

B) chariot

C) Dogs

D) wolves

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4. In Greek mythology, whose companions were the argonauts

A) Theseus

B) Odysseus

C) Perseus

D) Jason

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5. Who ran the first marathon

A) Phidipedes

B) Pheidippides

C) Leonidas

D) Herodotus

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6. Herodotus the Greek is known as the father of what

A) Philosophy

B) Geography

C) History

D) Literature

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7. In Greek mythology, where did perseus kill his grandfather

A) Argos

B) Delphi

C) Larrisan games

D) Athens

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8. The Parthenon is named after Athena Parthenon what's it mean

A) Temple of Athena

B) Goddess of Wisdom's Temple

C) Athena's Maiden Shrine

D) Virgin or Maiden

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9. Who was dipped into the river styx

A) Achilles

B) Odysseus

C) Hector

D) Aeneas

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10. Demeter was the Greek god of what (Ceres Roman)

A) War

B) Harvest

C) Wisdom

D) Sea navigation

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11. What Queen of Ogygia detained Odysseus for seven years

A) Circe

B) Arete

C) Calypso

D) Penelope

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12. In which country was natural gas first discovered ?

A) Greece

B) Turkey

C) Italy

D) Russia

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13. Where is the Parthenon located

A) Rome

B) Delphi

C) Greece

D) Athens

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14. Where is the Parthenon located?

A) Athens

B) Rome

C) Paris

D) Crete

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15. Who Ran Naked Through The Street Shouting Eureka

A) Pythagoras

B) Euclid

C) Aristotle

D) Archimedes

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16. Which poisonous concoction was Socrates given to drink to carry out his death sentence?

A) Arsenic

B) Nightshade (belladonna)

C) Hemlock

D) Aconite (wolfsbane)

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17. The three buildings of the Acropolis are the Propylaea, the Erectheum, and the _________.

A) Temple of Athena Nike

B) Odeon of Herodes Atticus

C) Parthenon

D) Temple of Zeus

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18. Who is recognised as the father of geometry?

A) Pythagoras

B) Euclid

C) Archimedes

D) Isaac Newton

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19. Who is identified with the word 'eureka'?

A) Archimedes

B) Aristotle

C) Leonardo da Vinci

D) Albert Einstein

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20. His wife was Roxana. His horse was Bacephalus. He was ________.

A) Alexander the great

B) Philip II of Macedon

C) Darius III

D) Hannibal Barca

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21. Who is considered the father of medicine?

A) Galen

B) Avicenna

C) Sushruta

D) Hippocrates

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22. Who said 'eureka'?

A) Pythagoras

B) Aristotle

C) Archimedes

D) Galileo Galilei

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23. He is identified with the expression, "Eureka".

A) Euclid

B) Pythagoras

C) Archimedes

D) Hippocrates

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24. Name The Fabulous Winged Horse Of Greek Mythology?

A) Hippogriff

B) Arion

C) Pegasus

D) Sleipnir

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25. Who was Ulysses' son, who grew to manhood in his absence?

A) Orestes

B) Telemachus

C) Laertes

D) Nestor

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26. In what type of building did Plato and Aristotle teach ?

A) Lyceum

B) The Academy

C) Gymnasium

D) Stoa

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27. What Happened If You Looked A Gorgon In The Eye?

A) You Turned To Stone

B) You would turn others to stone with a glance

C) You would gain the power of prophecy

D) You would instantly vanish from sight

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28. The Greek army under Leonides was annihilated here by Persians in 480BC.

A) Marathon

B) Salamis

C) Plataea

D) Thermopylae

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29. What was the name of Plato's school

A) Academy

B) Lyceum

C) The Garden

D) Stoic School

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30. The very first Olympics were part of a festival to honor which God?

A) Zeus

B) Athena

C) Poseidon

D) Apollo

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31. What was the town that ancient Greeks believed to be the centre of the world, and was the home of a famous oracle?

A) Delphi

B) Dodona

C) Delos

D) Athens

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32. Who was the Greek god of fire?

A) Ares

B) Hephaestus

C) Apollo

D) Zeus

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33. What were the 'Golden Apples' in Greek myth?

A) Apricots

B) Oranges

C) Pomegranates

D) Grapes

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34. Though the touch of gold was removed, Midas was forever cursed by Athena to have the ears of which animal?

A) Horse

B) Donkey

C) Goat

D) Camel

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35. He was the father of Zeus

A) Cronus

B) Uranus

C) Poseidon

D) Hades

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36. In Greek mythology, what was Minos the king of?

A) Athens

B) Argos

C) Crete

D) Thebes

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37. What dod Pandora Release when she opened the box?

A) Hope

B) Misery and evil

C) Wealth

D) Peace

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38. In Greek mythology, who was the only mortal gorgon?

A) Stheno

B) Euryale

C) Medusa

D) Hydra

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39. His wife was Penelope and his son, Telemachus. He was exiled from his home on Ithaca for angering the gods.

A) Achilles

B) Jason

C) Perseus

D) Odysseus

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40. In Greek mythology, who was the son of Peleus and Thetis?

A) Ajax

B) Paris

C) Achilles

D) Hermes

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41. Who was the Greek goddess of spring?

A) Hera

B) Demeter

C) Eos

D) Persephone

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42. In Greek mythology, what animal is associated with Athena?

A) Snake

B) Owl

C) Hawk

D) Dolphin

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43. This Greek mountain was known as the home of the gods.

A) Mount Ida

B) Olympus

C) Mount Parnassus

D) Mount Pelion

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44. In Greek mythology, how many heads did Hydra have?

A) Three

B) Five

C) Seven

D) Nine

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45. In Greek mythology, where did Perseus kill his grandfather?

A) Olympic Games at Olympia

B) Funeral games at Argos

C) Nemean Games at Nemea

D) Larrisan games

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46. In Greek mythology, who ruled over the island of Samos?

A) Laomedon

B) Theseus

C) Nestor

D) Polycrates

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47. Persephone was the Greek goddess of ______?

A) War

B) Harvest

C) Spring

D) Sea

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48. Three main types of Greek columns are Doric, Ionic, and __________.

A) Composite

B) Aeolic

C) Corinthian

D) Tuscan

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49. Name The Famous Greek Writer Of Fables

A) Hesiod

B) Aesop

C) La Fontaine

D) Homer

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50. Who wrote the epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey?

A) Homer

B) Virgil

C) Hesiod

D) Ovid

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