Parthenon Quiz Bowl

Homer's epic poem about the Trojan war was called

To the Greeks, what is the measure of all things?

Which was NOT a subject a Greek boy might study in school?

What Greek pledge do doctors STILL pledge today?

Greek goddess of love and health

Missing from the Greek plays were:

What was/is the Greek name for Greece?

King Darius and Xerxes were leaders of what empire that was a threat to the Greeks?

Greeks prayed to, worshipped, and feared the god of the seas and oceans. Who was this?

At Delphi, near the oracle seat were two mottos:

What was not a common theme in Greek plays?

What were the two opposing city states in the Peloponnesian War?

The area in the gymnasium where young Greek males trained in the skills of war.

What's a drachma?

Greeks spent most of their waking hours:

Another name for a Greek city-state is an

Approximately one out of how many words do American use that originated in Greece?

what did Greek cooks use for grease or cooking oil?

Occasionally Greeks were paid to be a public servant or even to attend the theater.

In Medea, Euripides wrote about:

In general how were political leaders chosen in Athens

Socrates, in his dialogues with students, was always seeking:

The Greek word for "praised earned" is what?

People who lived in Troy were called what?

Fatherly advice from a Spartan: "Come back with your shield or ________"

Finish the quote:" Sparta created not things in words or stone but in ______."

In addition to their gods and goddesses, the Greeks had heroes, some of these were...

Which is NOT true? Actors in Greek plays:

Which polis is known as the "school of Greece"?

Name the only unattractive Greek god, whose realm included fire and who represented craftsmen.