Panellenic Quiz Bowl

What do Greek philosophers "love"?

To Greeks, what is the measure of all things?

People who lived in Troy, an important city in early Greek history, were called what?

The Greeks built their temples and religious shrines on a hilltop called the

Greece is located in which direction from Egypt?

What did Theseus meet and kill beneath the palace of Minos of Knossos?

King Darius and Xerxes were leaders of what empire that was a threat to Greek freedom?

About one out of how many words do Americans use that originated in ancient Greece?

Name the goddess of love and health.

A chiton was a

The theme of Antigone, by Sophocles is:

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

What famous warrior came from Macedonia?

Which Greek was not a philosopher?

Another name for a market place in Greek city-states was:

Which was not a Greek contribution to civilization?

Spell dog in Greek.

Most of Greece is:

What's a drachma?

Who were the major opposing city-states in the Peloponnesian War (431 - 404 B.C.)?

What did the ancient Greeks call themselves as people?

The theme of Sophocles' Oedipus the King is:

What was/is the Greek's name for Greece?

The famous oracle, to which all Greeks looked for advice, dwelled in:

Who was the patron goddess of Athens?

The blind poet or bard, Homer, wrote epic poems about what event?

Name the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet.

Who is known as the father of drama and gives his name to all actors?

What were the three major exports of ancient Greece?

Greek religion included all but which one?

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

The ruling god on Mount Olympus to the Greeks was:

"Arete" in Greek means:

In the Medea, Euripides wrote about:

The Greek word (also a candy bar) for "praise earned" or "honors earned" is what?

Greek culture under Alexander flourished for the next two centuries during an era called what?

Which type of Greek architecture is pictured here?

The Greek empire fell in the 2nd century B. C. when it was conquered by:

In a Greek play:

Greece is located on the continent of:

Missing from Greek plays were:

Which answer is not true? Actors in Greek plays:

What did the Greeks use for grease or cooking oil and as a spread?

Which Greek was not a famous and influential dramatist or playwright?

Greeks spent most of their waking hours:

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

Homer's epic poem about the last few weeks of the Trojan War is called what?

What legacy from Greek medicine do 21st century doctors pledge?

Who said: "Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now"?

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

Troy, an important city in early Greek history, was located in:

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

Where would a Greek probably go for advice before directing Greek armies against the Persians?

Which polis in time became a "life-long boot camp" for its citizens?

Another name for a Greek city-state was:

What was not a common theme in Greek plays?

The well-traveled "Greek" Sea, which touches nearly all of Greece is the:

Early Greek civilization had its beginnings on what island, just to the south of Greece?

Delphi, near the oracle's seat, were posted two mottos:"Know thyself" What was the other motto?

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

In addition to their gods and goddesses, the Greeks had heroes or immortals. Name one: