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On which Greek island would you find the Acropolis of Lindos?

Rhodes. Cyprus while having a Greek speaking majority is not part of Greece. A movement for union with Greece, called Enosis has existed since the early 1900s.

Which island is called Kerkyra by the Greeks?

Corfu. Corfu holds second place after the Dodecanese for the number of visitors each year.

On which island do ferries arrive at the port of Gaios?

Paxos. Gaios is named after the Saint who reputedly brought Christianity to the island.

Which of these is NOT one of the Ionian Island Group?

Santorini. Santorini belongs to the Cyclades Island Group.

In which island group would you find Thassos?

Aegean. Thracians inhabited Thassous, (try saying that after a few), around 1000 B.C. Philipus the Macedonian occupied the island in 340 B.C. The Turks invaded the island in 1455 A.D.

On which Greek island did author and conservationist, Gerald Durrell spend some of his childhood?

Corfu. Moving to the island from England at the age of 10, his time on Corfu is chronicled in his classic book 'My Family and Other Animals'

On which island would you find Knossos?

Crete. Knossos, the best known Palace of the Minoan civilization, was discovered in 1878 by Minos Kalokairinos.

In which island group would you find Ithaca?

Ionian. Ithaca is one of Greek Ionian Islands. You can reach it by ferry from the mainland port of Patras.

Mandraki Harbour is the main port of which island?

Rhodes. Mandraki Harbour is the main Harbour of Rhodes. Legend has it that the Colossus of Rhodes stood here.

In which sea would you find the Sporades Island Group?

Aegean. The Sporades are in the northern Aegean Sea. Of the larger islands, Skiathos is the most developed for tourism.