Underrated or Overexposed? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Thera

Don't eat THE RAspberries, please. Thera is also known as Santorini. The island was the center of the early Greek Cycladic civilization. A volcanic eruption in Thera around 1500 BC was responsible for the downfall of the Minoan civilization.

Answer: Patmos

In chess tournaments, Seth is a chamP AT MOSt times. Patmos is located in the Aegean Sea. In Patmos St. John the Evangelist wrote "Revelation", the last book of the New Testament. (See photo)

Editor's note: Space restrictions did not allow full authorship of photo to be shown in the normal place, so it is noted here: Giovanni Piccirillo (a cura di), La chiesa dei Santi Michele e Gaetano, Becocci Editore, Firenze 2006.

Answer: Crete

Some historians say that Aztec altars ought to be called "MassaCRE TEmples", because of the human sacrifices practiced there. Crete is the biggest island of Greece. It is located in the Aegean Sea. The Minoan civilization flourished there until around 1500 BC.

Answer: Naxos

The "aNAX", OSwald said, is a term for a king of the Antiquity. Naxos is located in the Aegean Sea. It belongs in the group of islands known as Cyclades.

Answer: Samos

One of the minor prophetS, AMOS, has his own book in the Bible. Samos is located in the Aegean Sea. The island is close to Asia Minor. It was also the birthplace of the Ancient mathematician and natural philosopher Pythagoras.

Answer: Kythera

QuicKY, THE RAbbit, is my favorite pet. Kythera is located in the southern tip of Peloponnesus. Administratively, it is a part of the Islands regional unit, which itself belongs to the Attica region, where Athens, the Greek capital, is found.

Answer: Thasos

Hal's strengTH, AS OScar said, was insufficient for him to win. Thasos is located in the northern part of the Aegean Sea. It is the northernmost Greek island and the twelfth largest Greek island by area.

Answer: Delos

The centipeDE LOSt its way and ended up in my bedroom. Delos is found in the Aegean Sea, at the center of the group of islands known as Cyclades. The name "Cyclades" comes from the fact that the islands constituting the group form a circle ("Cyclos" in Greek) around Delos.

Answer: Chios

The kimCHI OSbourne served us was not to my liking. Chios is located in the northern part of the Aegean Sea, close to the borders of Greece and Turkey. Chios is famous for the chewing gum it produces.

Answer: Lesbos

Farmer GiLES BOSsed around his garden, allowing no pests to harm it. Lesbos is located in the Aegean Sea. One of the largest Greek islands, Lesbos was the birthplace of the Ancient Greek lyric poetess Sappho, who was called by contemporaries "The Tenth Muse" and "Female Homer".