Ancient Greece - LB2

Question 1

Aesop was a Greek man who wrotefables, stories that contained a moral.What was his occupation?

Accepted Answer

He was a slave.

Question 2

What were the five sports of the pentathlon in the original Olympic Games?

Accepted Answer

Wrestling, running, long jump, discus throwing, and javelin throwing.

Question 3

How many of the seven wonders of the world were located in Ancient Greece?

Accepted Answer

Three

Question 4

How do Greeks say Greece in Greek?

Accepted Answer

Hellas

Question 5

How many English words come fromAncient Greece?

Accepted Answer

12%

Question 6

Where did the first Olympic Games take place?

Accepted Answer

The first Olympic games took place in Olympia.

Question 7

Who was the blind poet who wrotethe famous epic poems The Iliadand The Odyssey?

Accepted Answer

Homer

Question 8

Who was the most famous Greek philosopher who taught his students to think for themselves and to question everything?

Accepted Answer

His name was Socrates.

Question 9

The Parthenon, the famous temple built by the Greeks, was dedicated to which god or goddess?

Accepted Answer

Athena

Question 10

Which musical instrument did Greekboys learn to play?

Accepted Answer

They learned to play the lyre.

Question 11

Which Greek city was the birthplaceof democracy?

Accepted Answer

Athens

Question 12

Who was the king of the Greek gods?

Accepted Answer

Zeus

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