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Where in Greece am I? Trivia Quiz

I'll describe my location and you tell me where in Greece I am.

A multiple-choice quiz by nickthegreek92. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
nickthegreek92

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
255,890

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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4679

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. I'm looking at a large hill in the center of a city. A famous temple to a Greek goddess sits atop of it. In what city am I? Hint

Delphi

Thermopylae

Athens

Olympia

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Question 2 of 10

2. I am gazing at a very puzzling palace where at one time a terrible beast is said to have lived. Where am I? Hint

Troy

Sparta

Crete

Corinth

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Question 3 of 10

3. This large city has a tower known for its white color. It was built by the Ottoman Empire to house their Janissaries. Where am I? Hint

Troy

Kozani

Kavala

Thessaloniki

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Question 4 of 10

4. This city is famous for both its olives and a popular Greek dance. Where am I? Hint

Kozani

Kavala

Athens

Kalamata

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where would you find me if I was looking at the site where a famous, giant bronze statue once stood over the port of this Greek island? Hint

Rhodes

Delos

Crete

Kerkyra

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Question 6 of 10

6. Two of the "three legs" of this region are a popular vacation spot for people of the nearby metropolis however the third leg is off limits to certain people. Where am I? Hint

Halkidiki

Peloponnese

Trikala

Tripolis

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Question 7 of 10

7. I'm on the Peloponnese; in what city can I NOT be in? Hint

Sparta

Kozani

Kalamata

Tripolis

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Question 8 of 10

8. I am at the site of one of the most famous battles in the Persian war. Where am I? Hint

Sparta

Thermopylae

Athens

Corfu

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Question 9 of 10

9. I am looking at these amazing monasteries which are built on cliffs which shoot up to the sky. Where am I? Hint

Meteora

Agios Oros

Mt. Olympus

Volos

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Question 10 of 10

10. After all this I decided to end my trip by doing a little island hopping. What will NOT be one of my destinations? Hint

Karpathos

Kassos

Kos

Lamia

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I'm looking at a large hill in the center of a city. A famous temple to a Greek goddess sits atop of it. In what city am I?

Answer: Athens

I am talking of course about the Parthenon on the acropolis in Athens. The Parthenon was built in honor of the city's patron goddess Athena in the year 432 B.C.

2. I am gazing at a very puzzling palace where at one time a terrible beast is said to have lived. Where am I?

Answer: Crete

Crete is home to many famous faces including King Minos, Icarus, and Theseus. The terrible beast I mentioned was the Minotaur a half-man half-bull that guarded the labyrinth a giant maze built in the palace at Crete.

3. This large city has a tower known for its white color. It was built by the Ottoman Empire to house their Janissaries. Where am I?

Answer: Thessaloniki

This tower is known as the White Tower, or Lefkos Pyrgos, and is located in Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece.

4. This city is famous for both its olives and a popular Greek dance. Where am I?

Answer: Kalamata

Kalamata is the birthplace of both the kalamata olives and the dance the kalamatiano. Kalamata olives are very popular in Greek salads and the kalamatiano (where dancers form a circle or meandering line) is one of the most popular of the Greek folk dances.

5. Where would you find me if I was looking at the site where a famous, giant bronze statue once stood over the port of this Greek island?

Answer: Rhodes

This statue was known as the Colossus and was built by the Rhodians to honor the sun god Helios. Even after the Colossus was destroyed by an earthquake the Rhodians left it there until the Turks stole the remains and salvaged it for scrap metal.

6. Two of the "three legs" of this region are a popular vacation spot for people of the nearby metropolis however the third leg is off limits to certain people. Where am I?

Answer: Halkidiki

Halkidiki is a region in northern Greece which is made up of three peninsulas which are also known as 'legs'. On the weekends a lot of nearby Thessaloniki locals travel to either the first or second leg of Halkidiki to relax on their beautiful beaches. The third leg, Mt Athos is full of monasteries and is forbidden to women.

7. I'm on the Peloponnese; in what city can I NOT be in?

Answer: Kozani

Kozani is in northern Greece. Sparta, Kalamata, and Tripolis are all in the Peloponnese in Southern Greece. Peloponnese is a large peninsula and the southernmost point of mainland Greece.

8. I am at the site of one of the most famous battles in the Persian war. Where am I?

Answer: Thermopylae

Thermopylae was the site of the famous battle in 480 BC of the 300 Spartans against the massive opposing Persian forces led by Xerxes I.

9. I am looking at these amazing monasteries which are built on cliffs which shoot up to the sky. Where am I?

Answer: Meteora

Meteora is located on the edge of the Plain of Thessaly in central Greece and has six monasteries dating back to the 12th century. Mt Olympus is the largest mountain in Greece. Agios Oros is the third leg of Halkidiki and although they also have many monasteries they are for the most part built on regular ground and Volos is a city near Meteora.

10. After all this I decided to end my trip by doing a little island hopping. What will NOT be one of my destinations?

Answer: Lamia

Lamia is on the mainland. Karpathos, Kos, and Kassos are all in the Dodecanese which comprises a group of twelve large islands and about 150 small ones off the southwest coast of Turkey.

Source: Author nickthegreek92

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