Statistics for Athens City Trivia

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What event did Athens host for the first time in 1896?	Summer Olympics	97%
What was the main rival city of Athens during the classical antiquity?	Sparta	95%
What form of government is Athens often considered to be the birthplace of?	Democracy	92%
What temple in Athens is dedicated to goddess Athena?	Parthenon	92%
What "methodic" philosopher was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock?	Socrates	90%
Who founded the Academy of Athens?	Plato	85%
On what flat-topped and high ground area is the above located?	Acropolis	80%
What Athenian philosopher was Alexander the Great's tutor?	Aristotle	80%
What war was fought between Athens and the above between 431-404 BC?	Peloponnesian War	68%
What empire conquered and burned the city in 479 BCE?	Achaemenid Empire	65%
What is the closest world capital to Athens?	Skopje	64%
Athens has 148 of what type of entertainment buildings, more than any city?	Theatre	56%
What Greek god competed against Athena for the then-unnamed city of Athens to be named after themselves?	Poseidon	48%
Who was the orator and general of Athens during the city's golden age?	Pericles	42%
What Italian painter painted "The School of Athens"?	Raphael	40%
They competed by each giving one gift to the city? What did Athena give?	Olive Tree	34%
What was Aristophanes known to be the "father of"?	Comedy	26%
What is the name of the central square of Athens?	{Syntagma} Square	26%
Who is regarded as the mythical king and founder-hero of Athens?	Theseus	17%
What 2016 Matt Damon movie takes partly place in Athens?	Jason Bourne	15%