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A Greece Question Tour - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 15 times
- The average score is 17 of 33
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Natural Landmarks 4: Home of the gods in Greek mythology. | Mount Olympus | 100%
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| Artificial Landmarks 1: Acropolis temple dedicated to Athena. | Parthenon | 100%
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| Cities 3: This city on an eponymous island was once home to a Colossus; it's now crowned with a castle once owned by the Knights of Saint John. | Rhodes | 100%
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| Culture 1: These famous games, last recorded under Theodosius I, were restarted in Athens in 1896 and have since been hosted in 23 countries on five continents. | Olympics | 90%
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| People 1: King of Macedon who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia | Alexander the Great | 80%
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| Mythology 3: Hero known for his twelve labors. PLEASE USE THE GREEK SPELLING. | Heracles | 80%
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| Mythology 1: God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses | Poseidon | 80%
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| Mythology 2: Goddess of love and beauty | Aphrodite | 70%
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| Cities 1: Largest city on the island of Crete. | Heraklion | 70%
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| Artificial Landmarks 4: Former palace of Cretan royalty under which the Minotaur was said to have been cast. | Knossos Palace | 70%
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| Natural Landmarks 3: Island partially sunken by a volcanic eruption 3,600 years ago, and a possible source of the myth of Atlantis. | Santorini | 70%
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| Culture 2: Epic poem centered on a king's 10-year return to Ithaca and the troublesome suitors his wife and son deal with. | The Odyssey | 70%
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| History 1: Legendary battle between Persian and Spartan forces where the latter, at the cost of their lives, held back the Achaemenid armies from Athens | Battle of Thermopylae | 60%
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| Cuisine 3: Rotisserie meat wrapped or stuffed in pita bread alongside various vegetables and tzatziki sauce, often eaten as a street food. | Gyros | 60%
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| Mythology 4: Queen whose face launched a thousand ships. | Helen | 60%
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| People 3: Famous lyric poet from the island of Lesbos whose name is used for a synonym for "lesbian." | Sappho | 60%
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| Natural Landmarks 2: Rock pillars topped by Christian monasteries. | Meteora | 50%
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| Cuisine 1: Famous layered eggplant(aubergine)-based dish developed by Nikolaos Tselementes; variants exist in Romania and the Middle East | Moussaka | 50%
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| Culture 4: Play by Sophocles centering on a king of Thebes who kills his father and marries his mother. | Oedipus Rex | 50%
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| People 2: Philosopher known for his unusual habits and rejection of social norms. | Diogenes | 40%
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| Secret Bonus Question?This endangered pinniped can be found in the Aegean Sea; as of 2015, fewer than 700 individuals remain, and their only close living relative can be found in Hawaii. | Mediterranean Monk Seal | 40%
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| Artificial Landmarks 3: Remains of a town said to have been ruled by the king Agamemnon | Mycenae | 40%
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| Cities 4: Busiest port on the Mediterranean | Piraeus | 40%
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| Cities 2: Former capital of modern Greece. | Nafplio | 30%
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| Natural Landmarks 1: Beach known for the shipwreck of a vessel thought to have been selling contraband. | Navagio | 30%
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| History 2: Epidemic towards the end of the Peloponnesian War that resulted in the death of at least 75,000 people, including the statesman Pericles. | Plague of Athens | 30%
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| Culture 3: Film directed by Michael Cacoyannis centered on a Cretan peasant and a Greco-British intellectual's attempts to open a lignite mine, credited with beginning the sirtaki dance | Zorba the Greek | 30%
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| History 4: Naval battle where, with help from France, Britain, and Russia, Greece defeated the Ottoman fleet and won independence. | Battle of Navarino | 20%
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| History 3: Battle between Roman and Macedonian forces that led to the end of Greek independence from Rome. | Battle of Pydna | 20%
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| People 4: First king of modern Greece under the London Protocol, hailing from Bavaria | Otto | 20%
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| Artificial Landmarks 2: Located in Thessaloniki, this Byzantine turret would gain the nickname "The Bloody Tower" for its brutality as an Ottoman prison. | White Tower | 20%
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| Cuisine 4: Egg-shaped desert made with flour, honey, and olive oil; they're usually eaten at Christmas, but are likely derived from a dish eaten at funerals. | Melomakarono | 0%
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| Cuisine 2: Puree of walnuts, almonds, and olive oil that has been eaten since Ancient Greece | Skordalia | 0%
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