8 Fun Facts about the Ancient Greek Alphabet

Question 1

50% of English words are derived from some sort of classical Greek word

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Many Greek letters are the same as Latin letters

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

There are 24 letters in the Ancient Greek Alphabet

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Greece is one of the official languages of Cyprus

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

The Greek alphabet was the first alphabet to use vowels

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Today in Greece, they speak the language "Greek"

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

The word "alphabet" comes from which two letters of the Greek alphabet

Accepted Answer

alpha and beta

Question 8

30% of English words are derived from some sort of classical Greek word

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

How many letters are in our Alphabet today?

Accepted Answer

26

Question 10

10% of English words are derived from some sort of classical Greek word

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

The original Greek alphabet had upper case and lower case letters

Accepted Answer

False

Questions 11