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Quiz about Historic Places of Ancient Greece

Historic Places of Ancient Greece Quiz

This quiz will test your knowledge about Ancient Greece and those places that once were but now might be lost to the darkness of time. Have Fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by Yankeegirl742. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Yankeegirl742

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
282,679

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where did the Greeks destroy the Persian fleet in 480 B.C? Hint

Sardis

Saronic Gulf

Samothrace

Smyrna

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Question 2 of 10

2. What ancient city in northeast Argolis, is famous for its Lion's Gate and Cyclopean walls? Hint

Nemea

Mycenae

Miletus

Mytilene

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which island is thought to have been the center of the Minoan civilization? Hint

Thermopylae

Thera

Teus

Tarentum

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 479 B.C, where did the final defeat of the Persians on land take place? Hint

Pieria

Potidaea

Plataea

Piraeus

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where did Hephaestus land when Zeus hurled him from heaven? Hint

Lerna

Lesbos

Lemnos

Lycia

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was considered to be the "navel of the earth"? Hint

Statue of Zeus

Acropolis

Mount Olympus

Delphi

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where did the Delian League initially keep their treasure? Hint

Rhodes

Epidaurus

Delos

Chios

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Question 8 of 10

8. What river is considered the longest and most celebrated in Ancient Greece? Hint

Acolis

Acheron

Aetolia

Achelous

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Question 9 of 10

9. What place was the scene of many hunting legends including the famous Calydonian boarhunt? Hint

Aetna

Aetolia

Acheron

Anatolia

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which large island south of Lesbos in the Aegean Sea is known for its wine and marble, as well as possibly being the birthplace of Homer? Hint

Chrysa

Caria

Cyprus

Chios

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where did the Greeks destroy the Persian fleet in 480 B.C?

Answer: Saronic Gulf

The Saronic Gulf is in the Aegean Sea between Attica and Argolis. On the island of Salamis in the Saronic Gulf the Persian navy was defeated decisively.

2. What ancient city in northeast Argolis, is famous for its Lion's Gate and Cyclopean walls?

Answer: Mycenae

Mycenae was the center of the Mycenaean civilization. Its king, Agamemnon, led the Achaians in the Trojan war to bring back his brother Menelaus' wife, Helen.

3. Which island is thought to have been the center of the Minoan civilization?

Answer: Thera

Thera was the volcanic island of the Cyclades, just north of Crete. Thera was destroyed by massive earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

4. In 479 B.C, where did the final defeat of the Persians on land take place?

Answer: Plataea

Plataea was a southern Boetian city near the Attic border. The sympathies of its inhabitants had always been with Athens and they aided the Athenians at Marathon.

5. Where did Hephaestus land when Zeus hurled him from heaven?

Answer: Lemnos

Lemnos is a large volcanic island in the northeast Aegean Sea. According to myth, the Lemnian women all murdered their husbands and fathers.

6. What was considered to be the "navel of the earth"?

Answer: Delphi

Delphi was a town in Phocis, on the lower slopes of Mount Parnassus. It was the site of the oracle of Apollo and the Pythian games.

7. Where did the Delian League initially keep their treasure?

Answer: Delos

Delos was a small island in the Aegean Sea. Delos was the center of Cyclades. It was also the mythical birthplace of Apollo and Artemis.

8. What river is considered the longest and most celebrated in Ancient Greece?

Answer: Achelous

The Achelous rises on Mount Pindus and flows through Acarnania before emptying into the Ionian Sea at the entrance of the Corinthian Gulf.

9. What place was the scene of many hunting legends including the famous Calydonian boarhunt?

Answer: Aetolia

Aetolia was north of Achain and east of Acarnania. It was a wild and mountainous region in Western Greece.

10. Which large island south of Lesbos in the Aegean Sea is known for its wine and marble, as well as possibly being the birthplace of Homer?

Answer: Chios

Chios was conquered by the Persians in 494 B.C. and later became one of the most powerful and loyal of Athens' allies.

Source: Author Yankeegirl742

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