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1. How many tourists visited Greece in 2018?
The highest influx ever, more than three times the country's population
12 Million
18 Million
25 Million
33 Million
2. What is the official national motto of Greece?
It was used during the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Turks (1821-1830)
Greece Never Dies
Fatherland Above All
Freedom or Death
3. What is the term for the thousands of young Greeks leaving the country in recent years?
Greece suffered a tremendous surge of departures, mainly of young and highly educated individuals due to the financial crisis in search of a better future
The New Exodus
The Brain Drain
The Lost Generation
4. In which of the following does Greece often rank first?
More than 15% of the world's merchant shipping tonnage is owned by Greeks, matched only by the Japanese on occasion
Number of islands in the world
Tons of olive oil produced
Number of merchant ships
All of the above
5. What is the religion of the majority of the greek population?
More than 80% identify as Greek Orthodox and it is recognised as the "prevailing faith" by the state
Greek Polytheism
Orthodox Christianity
Islam
Catholic Christianity
6. What is the highest estimate of English words derived from Greek?
The estimate depends on whether we account for direct loanwords or indirect through Latin or French as well as greek roots of complex words with another morpheme (e.g automobile has both a greek and a latin morpheme)
6%
10%
15%
25%
7. Which island is one of the most photographed places on earth?
Particularly the sunset on the picturesque hillsides
Santorini
Rhodes
Mykonos
Corfu
8. What is the median age of Greeks currently?
Greece has an aging population (7th oldest) and very low fertility rate
~38 years
~41 years
~44 years
9. Which is widely recognised as the national drink of Greece?
The highest quality ones can be found in Tyrnavos and Lesbos
Raki
Ouzo
Wine
10. What percentage of the greek population died in World War II?
Among the highest of all countries, due to the Nazi atrocities and the famine caused by a British blockade
5%
7%
9%
11%
11. Athens is the capital and the largest city. But which is the second largest, often referred to as the "co-capital"?
It was founded in 315 BC and named after Alexander the Great's sister, also referred to as "Salonika"
Heraklion
Thessalonica
Larissa
Patras
12. Which of these has Greece's national team managed to win?
In 2004. The Basketball team also made the final of the World Cup in 2006 beating the US, but was defeated by Spain
The UEFA Euro (Football)
The FIFA World Cup (Football)
The FIBA World Championship (Basketball)
13. Which is considered the national cheese?
The first mention of feta can even be traced back to Homer, though the name itself comes from Italian
Feta
Kalamata
Haloumi
14. Which of these celebrities does NOT have greek ancestry?
Jennifer Anniston
Jessica Alba
Tina Fey
Rami Malek
15. Which of the following is true?
Greek is arguably the oldest consistently spoken language in the world
Greece is the most sexually active country
The greek national anthem is the longest by length of text
Feta may be considered the national cheese, but I don't really get its charm... grilled haloumi all the way! Very nice quiz, maybe I'd reduce the number of "all of the above" answers