* In one of the pivotal battles of the ancient world, 300 Spartans held a mountain pass against a Persian army of thousands. At the end, every Spartan lay dead, but precious time had been gained for the rest of the Greek army. Name the battle.
* Speaking of Troy: in the nineteenth century, what archeologist defied scientific opinion and dug near the Hellespont, discovering the remains of a great city believed to have been Troy?
* It seems like the Greeks were always fighting the Persians and winning, but once, the Persians almost won. What desperate naval battle saved the people of Athens and of Greece?
* Who devised the laws that would later govern Sparta?
* Philip II, father of Alexander the Great, was king of what nation?
* Alexander the Great had a famous horse after whom he named a city in India. What was the horse's name?
* Through what defensive alliance of Greek city-states, established just after the Persian wars, did the Athenian statesmen Pericles divert funds for the beautification of Athens?
* What playwright wrote the first great Greek comedies, such as 'Lysistrata'?
* Who wrote 'The Republic' and 'The Apology'?
* In an event familiar to all high school math students (who repeat the calculations, again and again), what Greek scholar calculated the circumference of the Earth with amazing accuracy?
* Upon what Southern peninsula of Greece did ancient Sparta develop?
* What were the slaves of the Spartans called?
* What did all Spartan men spend most of their adult lives doing?
* What destructive war did the Spartans engage the Athenians in?
* At what pivotal battle during the Persian Wars did a small force of Spartans hold the Persian Army in a narrow mountain pass?
* In what year did the Peloponnesian war begin?
* What year did the devastating plague hit the Athenian city state?
* Which prominent leader of Athens was a victim of the Plague?
* Whose support in the latter stages of the war helped bring the final Spartan victory?
* Where, in the latter part of the war, was Athens' naval headquarters based?