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1.
  Greeks: From Troy to Rome   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Let's not forget the Ancient Greeks -- They wrote nifty epic poems, developed all manner of cool architecture, built the groundwork of Western civilization, and even invented the steam engine! How's your Hellenistic cultural sensitivity?
Average, 20 Qns, CellarDoor, Jun 12 12
Average
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16812 plays
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Tales of the Elgin Marbles
  Tales of the Elgin Marbles   top quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
When I was young, I couldn't understand why the Greeks made their statues without arms or why there was so much hooplah about the Elgin Marbles, because, well, didn't everyone have marbles? What do you know about these magnificent artifacts?
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Jul 05 15
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515 plays
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Youve Gotta Love Those Mycenaeans
  You've Gotta Love Those Mycenaeans!   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Take cultural elements from the Mycenaeans, Minoans, and Dorians, let them percolate for a time, and you will get the grandness that was ancient Greece. What do you know about the Mycenaeans?
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Oct 23 13
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ponycargirl editor
1037 plays
4.
  Average Ancient Greece Quiz - 10 Questions   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is on Ancient Greece, including their gods, wars and poets. Please enjoy this quiz on one of my favorite subjects.
Average, 10 Qns, moonlitrose25, Dec 10 15
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moonlitrose25
6928 plays
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Prayer To Athena Goes Unanswered
  Prayer To Athena Goes Unanswered   great trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
The ancient Athenians believed their devotion to their patron goddess, Athena, made them the wisest, strongest, and most invincible of all the Greeks. What happened when Athena left their prayers unanswered?
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Nov 17 13
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726 plays
6.
  The First Greek Philosophers   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about the first Greek philosophers, who were also some of the earliest scientists. Unlike their contemporaries, they did not believe that the gods controlled the universe. Instead, they sought to discover natural laws.
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Jun 25 22
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ponycargirl editor
Jun 25 22
449 plays
7.
  The Golden Age of Athens   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Golden Age of Athens, also called the Classical Age, is one of the most brilliant times in history.
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Jul 31 22
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Jul 31 22
2844 plays
8.
  The Battles of Ancient Greece    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
The Ancient Greeks are known for their many achievements in all kinds of fields, including battlefields. Can you match the battle to the participants and year?
Easier, 10 Qns, Gil_Galad, Feb 26 17
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Gil_Galad
1319 plays
9.
Youve Gotta Love Those Athenians
  You've Gotta Love Those Athenians   popular trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
The Dorian invasion of Greece in approximately 1100 B.C. was so destructive that Greece was plunged into a dark age. What was going on in Athens at this time? Let's find out!
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Oct 30 13
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ponycargirl editor
786 plays
10.
  Greece to Us: Political Origins   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
By word and deed, the ancient Greeks tutored Western Civilization in the art and practice of politics. Focusing on Athens and Sparta, this quiz explores some of the history and etymology of politics.
Tough, 10 Qns, uglybird, Mar 16 10
Tough
uglybird
3297 plays
trivia question Quick Question
What playwright wrote the first great Greek comedies, such as 'Lysistrata'?

From Quiz "Greeks: From Troy to Rome"




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  Everything Was Invented In Ancient Greece   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Even though civilization did not begin in ancient Greece as early as it did in Mesopotamia or Egypt, several ideas developed there that paved the foundations for civilization as we know it today. Come along and discover their amazing contributions!
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Oct 06 19
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Oct 06 19
491 plays
12.
  Tales of the Pythia   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It is time to visit a woman who is believed by many to have been the most powerful woman in all of ancient Greece. What do you know about the oracle known as the Pythia?
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Jun 14 18
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Jun 14 18
352 plays
13.
  More Tales of the Pythia   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
The high priestess at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, the Pythia, was believed to have the gift of prophecy. Can you match her answer to either the person (people) who consulted her or the subject of her response?
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Jun 20 18
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Jun 20 18
253 plays
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  It's all Greek to me   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz was written in response to an Ascension Quest challenge. It's about Ancient Greece and covers a wide variety of topics. Sometimes it's hard to disentangle legend from history so I have included a mixture of both. I hope you enjoy it.
Easier, 10 Qns, invinoveritas, Apr 28 14
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invinoveritas gold member
1222 plays
15.
  Ninth Graders' Ancient Greece: 2   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
This is the second part of the Ancient Greece test that I give to my 9th graders. Can you keep up with them?
Average, 25 Qns, brittany1119, Aug 26 20
Recommended for grades: 9,10
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brittany1119
Aug 26 20
3378 plays
16.
  Famous Figures from Ancient Greece   popular trivia quiz  
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 10 Qns
The Ancient Greeks lived more than 2,000 years ago, but their legacy affects many areas of our modern life. Let's see how much you know about some of their most accomplished individuals.
Easier, 10 Qns, mazza47, Feb 27 19
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mazza47 gold member
Feb 27 19
654 plays
17.
  Going to Hell in a Handbasket   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It is hard to say what was most important to the ancient Greeks - proving they were the best or preserving their independence. Both required war, and nearly every polis was drawn into a conflict-the Peloponnesian War-that was truly a no-win situation.
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Apr 20 18
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ponycargirl editor
Apr 20 18
408 plays
18.
  Tales of Caryatids   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The ancient Greek temple, the Erechtheion, was adorned with six beautiful statues of caryatids. It was considered to be one of the holiest temples on the ancient Acropolis. Let's see if you can answer questions about the history of this structure.
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Aug 28 19
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Aug 28 19
173 plays
19.
  The Time Machine    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
The Time Machine made several stops in Ancient Greece. You are asked to match the historical event with the appropriate date.
Easier, 10 Qns, tiye, Jun 09 20
Easier
tiye gold member
Jun 09 20
400 plays
20.
  Ninth Graders' Ancient Greece: 3   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
This is the third part of the Ancient Greece test that I give to my 9th graders. Can you keep up with them?
Average, 25 Qns, brittany1119, Aug 28 23
Recommended for grades: 9,10
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brittany1119
Aug 28 23
3243 plays
21.
  Greek Guys Got Game   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
All of these Greek guys were at the top of their game. Match the famous ancient Greek to the profession on the right that he was MOST noted for.
Easier, 10 Qns, DizWiz, Jul 08 17
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721 plays
22.
  Alexander's Dysfunctional Family   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Since there are no contemporary accounts of Alexander still in existence, we must believe Plutarch, Arrian, and The History Channel!
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Apr 29 16
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1875 plays
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  Linear B for you and me   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Don't know what Linear B is? Take this quiz and find out-- learn about the decipherment of the *oldest* writing system for the Greek language, and what it has to say about very early Greek history. Enjoy!
Difficult, 15 Qns, pu2-ke-qi-ri, Aug 12 05
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24.
  Tales of The Acropolis   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Evidence of the use of an acropolis is apparent in settlements of many early people around the world. In ancient Greece the acropolis of a city-state was a vital part of the community, and the Acropolis of Athens has become the most famous.
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Jul 17 17
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436 plays
25.
  Ninth Graders' Ancient Greece: 1   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is part of the Ancient Greece unit test that I give to my 9th graders. Can you keep up with them?
Average, 10 Qns, brittany1119, Aug 26 20
Recommended for grades: 9,10
Average
brittany1119
Aug 26 20
3832 plays
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  The Ancient Greek World    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The ancient Greek world lasted around 1200 years. This quiz is about the history of that Greek world and some of its influential people.
Average, 10 Qns, ncterp, Jan 31 23
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Jan 31 23
346 plays
27.
  Meet the Minoans    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
An introduction to an ancient civilisation that flourished before the Mycenaean and Classical Greek cultures.
Average, 10 Qns, turtle52, Nov 10 13
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679 plays
28.
  Greece was Great ...Why?   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Who made Ancient Greece so important for the development of our civilization?
Average, 10 Qns, Priscilla9, Jun 06 17
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Priscilla9
5202 plays
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  Tales of The Parthenon   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In 447 BC after ridding themselves of the Persian threat, the ancient Athenians embarked upon a building project on the Acropolis that still fascinates us today. What do you know about the Parthenon?
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Jul 18 17
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414 plays
30.
  Limited Democracy in Ancient Athens   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
In the 5th century BC, the ancient Athenians, led by Cleisthenes, began a bold experiment in limited democracy. What do you know about the lawmaking bodies and officials that served in this groundbreaking government?
Tough, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Nov 17 16
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297 plays
31.
  Ancient Computing - The Antikythera Mechanism   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This challenge quiz examines one of the most intriguing discoveries of modern times - the world's first authenticated computing device, the enigmatic Antikythera Mechanism.
Average, 10 Qns, SisterSeagull, Sep 16 13
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482 plays
32.
  Ancient Greece via Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is designed to test your knowledge about some basic facts of Ancient Greek history--via the lives of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
Easier, 10 Qns, bernie73, Nov 18 15
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bernie73 gold member
470 plays
33.
  The Greek Dark Age   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
The Greek Dark Age(hereafter the "Dark Age") is generally thought to have occurred about 1200-800 BC. It was a time of civilizational collapse--with the loss of writing and cities. Test your knowledge of this nearly unknowable time.
Average, 15 Qns, Craterus, Nov 02 19
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Craterus
Nov 02 19
247 plays
34.
  Mycenae's Greatest Hits   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Have you seen-ee Mycenae? I've seen-ee Mycenae, and this is My cenae quiz! Just Mycenae's Greatest Hits, nothing more, nothing less!
Average, 10 Qns, pu2-ke-qi-ri, Nov 16 15
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1821 plays
35.
  Powerful Women From Ancient Greece    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Many of us are familiar with the names of Greek men from that ancient era. But there are also some strong, fearsome, beautiful, and famous women who hark from that same area and time. Match their name to the attribute or skill they possessed.
Average, 10 Qns, stephgm67, Oct 06 22
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Oct 06 22
108 plays
36.
  Greece: Random Knowledge   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Hey all you history lovers! This is a quiz for anyone who is interested in the ancient civilization of Greece, if you know, or simply wish to learn more!
Average, 10 Qns, junepearl, Oct 12 12
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4297 plays
37.
  Questions on Ancient Greece    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Have fun from the Minoan Period to the Golden Age.
Average, 10 Qns, Sum41Dave, Jan 20 12
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Sum41Dave
5506 plays
38.
  Ancient Greece Through Ancient Words   popular trivia quiz  
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 10 Qns
Digging holes in the ground is only one way to learn about the past. Written sources, such that survive, often provide the main details of ancient life and past events such as battles. Let's look at what some of the documents reveal.
Average, 10 Qns, suomy, Nov 30 14
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381 plays
39.
  The Hellenic and Hellenistic Age   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is on the Hellenic and Hellenistic Ages of Greece.
Average, 10 Qns, TheBatterie, Apr 06 12
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1813 plays
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  The Peloponnesian War   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A bit difficult unless you have studied it.
Tough, 10 Qns, TheLastDon, Feb 21 12
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TheLastDon
3040 plays
41.
  The House of the Tiles at Lerna   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Between the Stone Age and the Mycenaean Age, there was Lerna and the House of the Tiles. Ready for an Early Bronze Age architectural adventure? Take this quiz to Lerna some more!
Tough, 10 Qns, pu2-ke-qi-ri, Mar 13 24
Tough
pu2-ke-qi-ri
Mar 13 24
574 plays
42.
  Learning About Ancient Greece   popular trivia quiz  
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 10 Qns
One of the earliest civilizations was that of Ancient Greece. Here are ten questions about different aspects of Ancient Greece including its people and its government.
Average, 10 Qns, Buddy1, Oct 24 13
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853 plays
43.
  The Boys From Syracuse    
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In the eighth and seventh centuries BC a number of Greek colonies were established along the coast of Sicily and Southern Italy. The greatest of these was Syracuse.
Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Jul 02 14
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223 plays
44.
  Pylos and Sphacteria   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
In 425 BC, during the Peloponnesian War, an Athenian general saw a weak spot in Sparta's defenses and sought to exploit it. Even by ancient standards it was a small affair--but with big potential consequences. Test your knowledge of these battles.
Average, 15 Qns, Craterus, May 30 18
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Craterus
May 30 18
131 plays
45.
  Eagle King of Epirus    
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 20 Qns
Pyrrhus of Epirus, the very first truly foreign invader of Rome, and the very first of what would be many climactic clashes between the Macedonian Phalanx and the Roman Maniple.
Average, 20 Qns, BakedPotato, Jun 30 08
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498 plays
46.
  Battles that Changed the World: Marathon   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the Battle of Marathon.
Average, 10 Qns, Historygod, Feb 22 23
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Historygod
Feb 22 23
1820 plays
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  Xenophon: The Man and His Times    
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 15 Qns
Xenophon was a soldier of fortune, biographer, historian and philosopher, whose life encompassed a time of turmoil in the ancient Greek world. Test your knowledge of this remarkable man's life and times.
Average, 15 Qns, Craterus, Aug 23 24
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Craterus
Aug 23 24
138 plays
48.
  Ancient Greece -- Odd One Out   popular trivia quiz  
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 10 Qns
In each group of four persons, events, or things from ancient Greece, which one does NOT belong?
Tough, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Jun 16 13
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704 plays
49.
  Plutarch's Greek Lives    
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 20 Qns
Plutarch of Chaeronea wrote a series of moral biographies on ancient Greek leaders in the First Century A.D. to provide good examples of how statesmen should and should not conduct themselves. Test your knowledge of Plutarch.
Tough, 20 Qns, Craterus, May 03 18
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Craterus
May 03 18
176 plays
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  The Parthenon   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Enough of the Parthenon stands today to give us a view of the architecture of the Classical period of Greece. The Parthenon is emblematic of the civilization that planted the seed of democratic ideals.
Average, 10 Qns, jeristep656, Sep 17 12
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653 plays
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  Greece in the 4th Century BC    
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From the end of the Peloponnesian War to the death of Alexander the Great - ten questions on the fourth century.
Tough, 10 Qns, ExLuguvalium, Mar 02 06
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ExLuguvalium
1474 plays
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  The Ancient Greeks and Tyranny    
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 10 Qns
The Age of Greek Tyranny was c.700-500 BC. Test your knowledge of how the ancient Greeks felt about "tyranny." You might be surprised. Based on the lectures of Donald Kagan and the writings of Thomas R Martin and others.
Average, 10 Qns, Craterus, Jun 08 18
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Craterus
Jun 08 18
159 plays
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  Headline News    
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 10 Qns
Headline news - A look at ancient Greece historical events through fictitious newspaper headlines.
Average, 10 Qns, gme24, Mar 30 14
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441 plays
54.
  Greek City-States   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How well do you know ancient Greece? If you score 7 out of 10 correct you rule Athens or Sparta! Your choice! I hope you enjoy this ancient Greek quiz, and maybe you will learn a little something!
Average, 10 Qns, MobOfGoons, Feb 14 16
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MobOfGoons
332 plays
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  Thucydidean Odds and Ends   popular trivia quiz  
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 10 Qns
Test your knowledge of these random questions from Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War.
Average, 10 Qns, Craterus, Jun 18 18
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Craterus
Jun 18 18
146 plays
56.
  The Origins of the Great Peloponnesian War   popular trivia quiz  
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 10 Qns
The Great Peloponnesian War started with a series of mistakess and miscalculations by both the Spartan and Athenian Alliances. Take this quiz and see how much you know.
Average, 10 Qns, Craterus, Oct 13 16
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Craterus
181 plays
57.
  Historic Places of Ancient Greece   popular trivia quiz  
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 10 Qns
This quiz will test your knowledge about Ancient Greece and those places that once were but now might be lost to the darkness of time. Have Fun!
Tough, 10 Qns, Yankeegirl742, Nov 28 10
Tough
Yankeegirl742
1529 plays
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  The First Peloponnesian war    
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 20 Qns
The first Peloponnesian war doesn't get a good rap nowadays ... Well, this research has been based on work by historians such as Bury, Kagan, Hornblower, Croix and Ehrenberg. So, here we go ...!
Difficult, 20 Qns, zenphoenixa, Oct 17 11
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1319 plays
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  You say Molossus, I say Molossian    
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 10 Qns
The Molossians were one of the lesser known tribes of Ancient Greece. How much do you know about them?
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482, Mar 08 20
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Rowena8482 gold member
Mar 08 20
203 plays
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  Philip II of Macedonia    
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 15 Qns
Philip II of Macedonia was not just the father of Alexander the Great. He had an extraordinarily successful life of his own. Read the information between questions to fill in his life and learn some more about Philp II
Tough, 15 Qns, Craterus, Sep 03 16
Tough
Craterus
191 plays
61.
  Thucydides' Civil War at Corcyra   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The class conflict at Corcyra in 427 BC, as narrated by Thucydides in his History, is emblematic of the violent civil strife that shook many cities throughout the Greek world after the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War. Quiz yourself.
Average, 10 Qns, Craterus, Apr 03 18
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Apr 03 18
153 plays
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  The Attic Orators    
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"Something spooky" in the attic is quite a common theme in books or film, but the Fun Trivia Mansion has gone one better. It has Orators! The Canon of Ten Attic Orators to be precise. How much do you know about these famous speakers?
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482, Feb 15 12
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374 plays
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  Ancient Macedonia    
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Macedon - the country that conquered the mighty Persian empire. Enjoy.
Average, 10 Qns, borat25, Dec 28 13
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438 plays
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  The Rise and Fall of Demetrius, Pt 2    
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Demetrius continues his quest for power in the post-Alexandrian World. As you take the quiz, you may want to read the information after each answer. It should help fill in the gaps. The quiz closely follows Plutarch's Life of Demetrius.
Tough, 10 Qns, Craterus, Aug 30 16
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Craterus
115 plays
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  The Rise and Fall of Demetrius, Pt 1    
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 10 Qns
Demetrius the Besieger participated in the Diadochi Wars after the death of Alexander the Great,to determine who would rule his empire, and knew great fortune and many reversals.
Tough, 10 Qns, Craterus, Aug 24 16
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Craterus
125 plays
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  The Life of an Ancient Greek    
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Step back into time and follow the day-to-day life of a Greek in Ancient Times. Discover if you will die a peasant or ... a legend! This quiz was inspired by the computer game "Zeus".
Tough, 10 Qns, Smiley-K, Jul 25 19
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Smiley-K
Jul 25 19
2384 plays
67.
  Ancient Greece Quiz Challenge    
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 10 Qns
I created this quiz to provide rather different questions from those in other quizzes, so you don't have to do all the same ones again. Good luck.
Tough, 10 Qns, drakornort, Dec 10 14
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471 plays
68.
  Classical Greece    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Questions regarding history of classical Greece.
Difficult, 10 Qns, miltiades, Aug 12 12
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  Ancient Greek Rulers    
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Some questions about the tyranny of Peisistratus and the rule of Pericles. Please note that the term archon refers to the person elected to lead the Athenian City state. In this quiz, I only refer to the Eponymus archon, or political leader.
Difficult, 10 Qns, maquiladora, Aug 11 10
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1880 plays
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Ancient Greece Trivia Questions

1. According to Greek mythology, which mighty warrior was the founding father of the Molossian tribe?

From Quiz
You say Molossus, I say Molossian

Answer: Achilles

Legend has it that Molossus, for whom the tribe is named, was the grandson of Achilles and Deidamia. His mother was Andromache, who was famed for her virtue and fidelity. Molossus was one of her three sons with Neoptolemus who took her with him after Troy fell, and her first husband Hector was killed.

2. After which event in Greek history, one that caused much destruction in the polis of Athens, was the Erechtheion constructed?

From Quiz Tales of Caryatids

Answer: Second Persian War

During the Second Persian War, the Athenains had been unable to protect their city from attack. The Persians destroyed or damaged many of the public buildings, and, by the end of the war, several needed to be rebuilt. With the war over, the Greeks decided to form the Delian League in order to protect their country from future attack. Athens was chosen to be the leader of the League, and decided to use the money, paid as tribute by other members of the League for the mutual protection of Greece, from the group's treasury to rebuild their city. The Erechtheion was constructed from 421-406 BC; although its original use is not known, historians believe that it was built to either honor the legendary Erichtonius, who was said to have invented the four horse chariot and also taught the ancients how to plow the soil and smelt silver, or King Erechtheus, who some believe was the founder of Athens.

3. The first time the Greeks are said to have used the word "tyranny" was in a poem by the Greek lyricist Archilochos when he described this tyrant from the Kingdom of Lydia. Who was this tyrant?

From Quiz The Ancient Greeks and Tyranny

Answer: Gyges

Gyges (716-678 BC) was the ruler of the Kingdom of Lydia, before it became a part of the Persian Empire, in western Anatolia, and thus was not Greek. He is said, per tradition, to have come to have killed King Candaules with the assistance of the king's wife. Archilochos wrote of the tyranny of Gyges in connection with his vast wealth, and this influenced Herodotus'views on eastern despotism and tyranny. Greeks viewed with suspicion anybody who saw themselves on the same level as the the gods and exercised power. The danger of "hubris"-- unbridled pride-- was always present in the Greek mind, as evidenced by the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.

4. In 425 BC Athens sent out a fleet of ships to assist allies in Sicily and southern Italy. Athens named three commanders of the fleet, one of whom was a famous tragedy playwright. Who was this warrior-artist? Hint: Oedipus of Colonnus.

From Quiz Pylos and Sphacteria

Answer: Sophocles

Born in 497, by the time of this expedition the tragedian who dethroned the great Aeschylus as the greatest man of letters in Athens would have been 72 years old. In Athens, where participation in affairs of state was expected, other public intellectuals like Socrates also fought with bravery in the Peloponnesian War. The other named commanders were Eurymedon and Pythodorus, the latter of which was already in the area of Sicily.

5. The Greek Dark Age generally is thought to have started with the collapse of which Greek civilization?

From Quiz The Greek Dark Age

Answer: Mycenaean Greece

The Mycenaean Greek civilization-- so-called for the city of Mycenae in the northeast of the peninsula of the Peloponnesus-- was the original Greek civilization centered in the southern half of the Greek peninsula. It was composed of several relatively large population centers, such as Pylos, Orchomenus, Tiryns, Gla, Iolcos, Athens, Midea and Thebes. Some of these cities had sophisticated palaces, with royalty, aristocrats and bureaucrats, and were based on a "palace-economy"--a centralized economic system that redistributed wealth. Mycenaean Greece was also part of a larger international political and economic system--the Bronze Age civilizations--that included the Hittite kingdom, Egypt, the Levant and the Mesopotamian kingdoms. Sometime around 1200 BC, this system collapsed and with it the Mycenaean Greek world. Theories abound as to why.

6. The two ringleaders of the Peloponnesian War were definitely Athens and Sparta. What had Athens done that had created animosity in an already volatile situation?

From Quiz Going to Hell in a Handbasket

Answer: Formed the Delian League

The competitive nature of the Greek city-states is well-documented, and Athens and Sparta were frequently at odds. The roots of the Peloponnesian War, however, came from the aftermath of the second Persian invasion of Greece that was ended in 479 BC. Although Athens wasn't the only polis responsible for the victory that year, many gave them all the credit. If it hadn't been for the efforts of the Athenian navy at the Battle of Salamis, the Persians would not have been convinced to retreat. Taking advantage of the fear of another Persian invasion, Athens convinced 350 city-states (approximately 1/3 of all of Greece) to join a new League of City-States - the Delian League. Athens would patrol the seas in exchange for tribute that the other members would pay. To seal the deal the members of the League dropped a piece of iron in the water and vowed to work together until it rose again to the surface. It must be noted, however, that 2/3 of the city-states in ancient Greece - including Sparta - did not join the Delian League; in addition, members of the initial League who wanted to leave were not allowed. The formation of the League allowed Athens to become intensely powerful, which would not be tolerated well by the other city-states. Filled with suspicion and pride, the Spartans formed their own rival league - the Peloponnesian League.

7. The ancient city of Corcyra was located on what is now this modern Greek island. Name the island.

From Quiz Thucydides' Civil War at Corcyra

Answer: Corfu

Situated in the Ionian Islands, Corfu, now a popular tourist attraction, is an island located two miles (at the north end) to fourteen miles(at the south end) off the western coast of present day Albania and Greece. The ancient city of Corcyra was located along the southeast side of the island.

8. Xenophon was born and raised in this Greek polis. Which one was it ?

From Quiz Xenophon: The Man and His Times

Answer: Athens

Xenophon was born to a wealthy family the same year Pericles gave his famous Funeral Oration in 430 BC. He grew up on the family farm around horses and based on his life seems to have always enjoyed country living. In his teens he became a student and follower of Socrates, who would have a profound impact upon his life. It does not seem definitively known that he participated in the Great Peloponnesian War; but given that he would have been 26 at its end, his social status and his subsequent conduct as well Athens' manpower needs at war's end, it seems likely he did in some role.

9. This first Greek is from the Heroic Age and may or may not have existed, but he is considered one of Athens' founders. He defeated King Minos'Minotaur and fought with the Amazons. Who is this legendary Athenian?

From Quiz Plutarch's Greek Lives

Answer: Theseus

Theseus was the son of King Aegeus of Athens and made his way there from Troezen, performing a series of fantastic heroic feats during the journey. While his life was often tragic, he is considered to be one of the great moral forces in the Athens' founding.

10. What was the main purpose of the acropolis in any polis of ancient Greece?

From Quiz Tales of The Acropolis

Answer: Citadel

Translated from the ancient Greek, acropolis means "High City" or "City in the Air". Many Greek city-states, such as Corinth, Thebes, and, of course, Athens, had an impressive acropolis. The war-like nature of the ancient Greeks made it necessary to establish the polis in an area where there was a natural citadel. During times of crisis, the people would flee from their homes to the acropolis in search of protection. While the women and children would pray to the gods for divine intervention, the men would fight.

11. Historians have come to call the Spartan Alliance and Athenian Alliance of the early to mid fifth century what respectively?

From Quiz The Origins of the Great Peloponnesian War

Answer: The Peloponnesian League and the Delian League

The Peloponnesus was that part of Greece south of the Isthmus and had been dominated by Sparta for at least a 150 years. Thebes, north of the Isthmus, was also a member. The Delian League, which got its name from the island of Delos, had come into existence after the Second Persian War in 480-479 BC when Athens began defending the Greeks inhabiting the islands along the western coast of Asia Minor from the Persian Empire.

12. In 370 BC, Philip II's father, Amyntas III, died and Philip's brother, Alexander II, succeeded to the Macedonian throne. Alexander was forced to send Philip as a hostage to a Greek city to the south. Name this Greek city.

From Quiz Philip II of Macedonia

Answer: Thebes

According to some sources, Philip was held hostage in the house of the Theban politician, Pammenes, a friend of the Theban general Epaminondas, for three years. Alexander was assassinated in 365 BC and succeeded by Perdiccas III and Philip returned shortly thereafter.

13. After the Battle of Ipsus in 301 BC, Demetrius Poliorcetes raised an army and fleet in Greece and raided the territory of this Successor. Name him.

From Quiz The Rise and Fall of Demetrius, Pt 2

Answer: Lysichamus

After Ipsus, the Successors divided up the territory previously held by Demetrius' father, Antigonous. Lysichamus gained most of Antigonous' holdings in Asia Minor. Demetrius raided Lysichamus' Thrace in retaliation and enriched his forces, according to Plutarch.

14. Demetrius was the son of this famous Macedonian general,who fought in the Diadochi Wars after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC. Name Demetrius' father.

From Quiz The Rise and Fall of Demetrius, Pt 1

Answer: Antigonous Monophthalmus (the "One-eyed")

Antigonous distinguished himself for Alexander by holding Phrygia in Central Asia Minor and keeping the Macedonian King's supply lines to Asia clear. Antigonous became one of the most powerful of the Diadochi (Successors). The other key Successors and players were Antipater, Perdiccas, Lysichamus of Thrace, Seleucas, Ptolemy of Egypt, Polyperchon and Cassander.

15. Socrates the philosopher had a day job--as a stonemason and sculptor. Some of his work (according to tradition) is said to have included statues of the Three Graces. Near which landmark in ancient Athens did these statues stand?

From Quiz Ancient Greece via Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

Answer: Acropolis

Socrates probably learned his craft from his father Sophroniscus, who was also a stonemason. The Acropolis was an area of high ground in Athens that included the Parthenon. The Colosseum (or Flavian Amphitheater) is in Rome. The Colossus was a large statue in the harbor for the island of Rhodes. The Mausoleum was a famous tomb in Halicarnassus in modern Turkey.

16. The statement, "Come back with your shield or on it!" was said by whom?

From Quiz Greek City-States

Answer: Spartan mothers to their sons leaving for war

This meant the sons was expected to come back victorious, in glory, or die in battle! The Spartan soldiers would never come back defeated, because to do so would have been a disgrace. They were expected to fight to the death.

17. Which word best describes the ancient Greek religion?

From Quiz Ancient Greece Through Ancient Words

Answer: Polytheistic

Polytheism is the worship of or belief in more than one god. Ancient Greek religion was based on a mixture of beliefs, practices and myths. Of the ancient Greeks writers, some of Hesiod, Homer and Pindar's writings are considered reference texts for the religion. The epic poems of Homer and Hesiod are the earliest surviving examples of Western literature.

18. Syracuse was described by Cicero as "the greatest Greek city and the most beautiful of them all". On which Mediterranean island was it founded?

From Quiz The Boys From Syracuse

Answer: Sicily

The main city of "Magna Graecia" ("Greater Greece"), the Italian areas colonised by Greeks, Syracuse was sited on the east coast of Sicily. The colonists originally settled the small island of Ortygia, but by the fifth century BC it had grown to rival Athens in size.

19. Which ancient civilisation is generally believed to be the beginning of Ancient Greek culture?

From Quiz It's all Greek to me

Answer: Mycenaean

The Mycenaean civilisation flourished from around 1900-1100 BCE. Mycenae is about 90 kilometres from Athens, in the Peloponnese, and what we know about it is from the archaeological evidence, and from accounts such as Homer's 'Iliad', which tells of the war against Troy. The Mycenaeans were greatly influenced by the Minoan civilisation in Crete, and had a system of writing that we call 'Linear B' which was a development of the Minoan 'Linear A' script. Around 800 BCE Greece began to split into 'City States', which were independent and frequently at war with one another. There were a great many of these city states, but some of the most powerful ones included Athens, Sparta, Rhodes, Corinth, Argos and Megara. The states would sometimes unite against an enemy, which is what happened in the case of the the Trojan War, the subject of Homer's 'Iliad'.

20. The Athens daily newspaper, "Athens Daily News", had this headline in 490 BC: "Our gallant troops inflict heavy losses on the invading Persians". What was the name of the place that this battle was fought?

From Quiz Headline News

Answer: Marathon

The battle of Marathon between the Athenians and their allies against the invading Persians, took place in August or September in 490 BC. The Persian army, under the leadership of Datis and Artaphernes, had occupied the Cyclades islands and destroyed the town of Eretria in Eoboea before camping on the plain of Marathon. The Athenian army, under the leadership of Miltiades and aided with a small force from the city of Plataea, attacked from the flanks and managed to rout the Persian army. The battle of Salamis was fought in 480 BC during the second Persian invasion. Issus and Gaugamela were battles during Alexander's military campaign against the Persians.

21. What name was given to the most powerful group of Spartans?

From Quiz Ancient Greece

Answer: Spartiates

The Spartiates were Spartan males who were trained from a very young age for battle and hardship. They had the reputation of being the most feared and fearless soldiers in Greece. Spartiates were the only people with full citizenship and political rights among the classes in Spartan law.

22. Following which battle did Macedon take over Greece?

From Quiz Ancient Macedonia

Answer: Chaeronea

King Philip II led the Macedon army to face the Athenians, the Thebans and other smaller states in 338 BC. Macedon rose because Philip became king and attacked all the surrounding enemies with new inventions of catapults and siege machinery, as well as the new phalanx formation armed with longer two handed spears called the Sarissa.

23. Which Greek island was the centre of the Minoan civilisation?

From Quiz Meet the Minoans

Answer: Crete

Minoan settlements have been found on a number of Greek islands but the culture arose and was based on Crete. In fact, the term "Minoan" was coined by archaeologist Arthur Evans in honour of King Minos, the legendary king of Crete.

24. The name Athens comes from the name of which Greek goddess?

From Quiz Learning About Ancient Greece

Answer: Athena

Athens was named after Athena, the goddess of wisdom. According to legend, Athena and Poseidon wanted to see who could give the people of Athens a better gift. Poseidon provided saltwater while Athena provided an olive tree. The people, under the leadership of Cecrops (who was most likely the one that made the final call) liked Athena's gift better and so it was decided to name the city after her.

25. When was the Antikythera Mechanism first discovered?

From Quiz Ancient Computing - The Antikythera Mechanism

Answer: 1900-1901

During the month of October 1900, whilst sheltering from a storm on the island of Antikythera, a group of sponge divers discovered a wreck and retrieved a number of artefacts during a dive near Point Glyphadia. During 1902, whilst some of these artefacts were being examined, a toothed gear wheel bearing fragments of an inscription was revealed. This major find has now become known as the Antikythera Mechanism. It is believed to be the world's oldest and possibly the first analogue computing machine, although it has also been suggested that this device was one of a line, any previous examples of which still remain undiscovered. The wreck itself has been dated to the first half of the 1st century BCE and has produced a number of statues, some of which date back to the 4th century BCE.

26. The Parthenon is found in Athens, but what is the name of the site on which it stands?

From Quiz The Parthenon

Answer: The Acropolis

The Acropolis tops a hill in Athens. Artifacts dating beck to the Neolithic Era have been found there. The remains of the floors of a Mycenaen megaron or great hall dating back to the Bronze Age have been found on the Acropolis. The etymology of the term "acropolis" is "high city".

27. To be an Attic Orator, the person must be one of the ten names included on a particular list compiled by Aristophanes of Byzantium and Aristarchus of Samothrace. Sometimes called the "Canon of Ten", by what other name is this list known?

From Quiz The Attic Orators

Answer: Alexandrian Canon

Attica was the name given to the area of Greece around the city of Athens. The Attic Orators all lived between the third and fifth centuries BC, and their work inspired the later Atticism movement which began in the first century BC. Aristarchus of Samothrace and Aristophanes of Byzantium were both Head Librarian of the Great Library of Alexandria, with Aristarchus succeding Aristophanes in the post.

28. In Greek mythology who is the goddess of the hearth and home?

From Quiz Ninth Graders' Ancient Greece: 3

Answer: Hestia

Hestia was the sister of Zeus, Hera, Demeter, Hades, and Poseidon.

29. This Olympic event was the most challenging in the Games and designed to find the best all-round athlete.

From Quiz Ninth Graders' Ancient Greece: 1

Answer: pentathlon

This event was composed of five events: Wrestling, running, discus, javelin, and jumping. The name comes from the Greek "pente" meaning "five".

30. The Golden Age of Athens occurred after the formation of which league?

From Quiz The Golden Age of Athens

Answer: Delian League

After defeating the Persians for the second time, the Greeks decided that they needed to form a league to promote the mutual protection of Greece. All members who joined the League were to pay a fee to help defray costs. The treasury of the League was located on the island of Delos, for which the League was named. At the time the Greeks were so determined to make the defensive alliance work, that they sealed the pact by throwing a piece of iron into the sea, and pledged to support each other until it rose back to the surface.

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