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Quiz about Geographically Speaking Greece

Geographically Speaking - Greece Quiz

How's your knowledge of present day Greece?

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
minch

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
61,975

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
4607

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: bermalt (8/10), herma1504 (5/10), leith90 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What peninsula is Greece part of? Hint

Baltic Peninsula

Balkan Peninsula

Crimean Peninsula

Iberian Peninsula

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these is not a Greek island? Hint

Cyprus

Rhodes

Crete

Santorini

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Question 3 of 10

3. One of the colors of the Greek flag is white. What is the other?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. What sea lies to the east of Greece? Hint

Ionian

Adriatic

Mediterranean

Aegean

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Question 5 of 10

5. The island of Rhodes lies directly to the south of mainland Greece. True or false?

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Athens, the capital, is the largest city in Greece. What is the second largest? Hint

Patrai

Corinth

Thessaloniki (Salonika)

Iraklion

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Question 7 of 10

7. Greece is mainly mountainous. True or false?

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. What body of water divides the Peloponnesus from northern Greece? Hint

Gulf of Corinth

Bay of Biscay

Gulf of Bothnia

Aegean Sea

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of Athens' port? Hint

Kalamai

Volos

Piraeus

Patrai

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Question 10 of 10

10. What type of climate does Greece have? Hint

mild, wet winters, hot, humid summers

cold dry winters, hot humid summers

cold, dry winters, hot, dry summers

mild, wet winters, hot, dry summers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What peninsula is Greece part of?

Answer: Balkan Peninsula

Spain and Portugal make up the Iberian Peninsula. The Crimean Peninsula is part of Ukraine. There is no Baltic Peninsula.

2. Which of these is not a Greek island?

Answer: Cyprus

There are over 2,000 Greek islands. Only about a tenth of them are inhabited. Cyprus is a republic.

3. One of the colors of the Greek flag is white. What is the other?

Answer: blue

Blue and white are the colors associated with Greece. Doors and shutters are often painted blue on whitewashed house. This is especially noticeable in rural areas.

4. What sea lies to the east of Greece?

Answer: Aegean

The Mediterranean is to the south. The Ionian Sea lies to the west. The Adriatic lies between Italy and the northern Balkan peninsula.

5. The island of Rhodes lies directly to the south of mainland Greece. True or false?

Answer: False

Rhodes lies 11 miles off the Anatolian coast of Turkey.

6. Athens, the capital, is the largest city in Greece. What is the second largest?

Answer: Thessaloniki (Salonika)

Thessaloniki is an important port in northeast Greece.

7. Greece is mainly mountainous. True or false?

Answer: True

The Pindus Mountains which run from north to south, are the main mountain range.

8. What body of water divides the Peloponnesus from northern Greece?

Answer: Gulf of Corinth

Peloponnesus is joined to northern Greece by a narrow isthmus across which runs the Corinth canal.

9. What is the name of Athens' port?

Answer: Piraeus

Piraeus (Piraievs) lies to the southwest of Athens.

10. What type of climate does Greece have?

Answer: mild, wet winters, hot, dry summers

This type of climate is known as a Mediterranean climate.

Source: Author minch

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