Do you have the knowledge and stamina to take and complete the Big Greek Quiz?
No-one has successfully completed it with a 100% score. Can you be the first?
There are 125 questions on all things Greek, each with four multiple-choice answers. There are no trick questions and the correct answer is definitely among the four multiple choices.
There is a maximum time limit of 15 minutes to answer all questions, so those trying to cheat by researching or asking a friend will simply run out of time.
Some questions are basic and should not cause you too much trouble. These will earn you 1 point. However, there are some really hard questions thrown into the mix to test your knowledge and/or luck and these will earn you 2 points.
The maximum points achievable is 140, which will earn you a score of 100%.
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Question 1 of 125
1. Question
Which sea surrounds Cyprus?
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Question 2 of 125
2. Question
Which is the capital of Cyprus?
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Question 3 of 125
3. Question
What is the official name of Greece?
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Question 4 of 125
4. Question
What is Commanderia?
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Question 5 of 125
5. Question
When did Cyprus become independent from British Administration?
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Question 6 of 125
6. Question
In Greek mythology, which god was the twin brother of Artemis?
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Question 7 of 125
7. Question
In the sporting world, Dimitrios Synodinos was also known by what name?
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Question 8 of 125
8. Question
In 530 BC what Greek mathematician noticed that the morning star and the evening star were the same star?
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Question 9 of 125
9. Question
What disease is named after the Greek for “without appetite”?
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Question 10 of 125
10. Question
Which is the longest river in Cyprus?
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Question 11 of 125
11. Question
What chemical compound is derived from the Greek word for “primary”?
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Question 12 of 125
12. Question
Which British King conquered Cyprus in 1191?
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Question 13 of 125
13. Question
What is the name of the condition that turns hair grey, which comes from the Greek word for Grey?
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Question 14 of 125
14. Question
Which of the former actors in the American sitcom “Friends” is half Greek?
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Question 15 of 125
15. Question
What is Cyprus named after?
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Question 16 of 125
16. Question
In which city is the only horse racetrack in Cyprus located?
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Question 17 of 125
17. Question
What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?
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Question 18 of 125
18. Question
In Greek mythology, what did Icarus do wrong?
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Question 19 of 125
19. Question
What is the approximate total area of Cyprus?
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Question 20 of 125
20. Question
Who was the last king of Greece?
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Question 21 of 125
21. Question
Greece is part of which union?
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Question 22 of 125
22. Question
How was the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, destroyed in 224 BC?
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Question 23 of 125
23. Question
How many international airports does Cyprus have?
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Question 24 of 125
24. Question
Which one of the following is not a major city of Cyprus?
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Question 25 of 125
25. Question
Which Greek Island is also known as Kerkyra?
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Question 26 of 125
26. Question
What fruit did early Greek Olympians sometimes wear as medals?
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Question 27 of 125
27. Question
What is the currency of the Republic of Cyprus?
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Question 28 of 125
28. Question
Which of these cheeses does not originate from Cyprus?
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Question 29 of 125
29. Question
Which country is directly to the East of Cyprus?
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Question 30 of 125
30. Question
Which of these famous singers comes from a Greek Cypriot family?
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Question 31 of 125
31. Question
When did Cyprus join the European Union?
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Question 32 of 125
32. Question
What is the nationality of Anthony Quinn who played ‘Zorba’ in the 1964 ‘Zorba’ the Greek’ movie?
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Question 33 of 125
33. Question
Greece is the third largest world producer of which fruit?
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Question 34 of 125
34. Question
Which of William Shakespeare’s plays is set in Cyprus?
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Question 35 of 125
35. Question
What was Greece’s currency before it adopted the Euro?
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Question 36 of 125
36. Question
On what day is Cyprus Independence Day celebrated as a national holiday?
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Question 37 of 125
37. Question
On what day does Greece celebrate its Independence Day?
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Question 38 of 125
38. Question
What temple is at the top the Acropolis, in Athens?
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Question 39 of 125
39. Question
In which year did the University of Cyprus begin?
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Question 40 of 125
40. Question
Who married Queen Joanna at Limassol Castle in Cyprus in the year 1191?
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Question 41 of 125
41. Question
On which Greek Island do ferries arrive at the sea port of ‘Gaios’?
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Question 42 of 125
42. Question
On what side of the road do you drive in Cyprus?
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Question 43 of 125
43. Question
What form of government does Greece have?
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Question 44 of 125
44. Question
The battle of Marathon in 490BC took place between the Greeks and which other nation
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Question 45 of 125
45. Question
A ‘Vasilopitta’ is traditionally baked for which day?
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Question 46 of 125
46. Question
What is the international telephone dialling code for Cyprus?
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Question 47 of 125
47. Question
Which relative of Alexander the Great is the city of Thessaloniki in Greece named after?
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Question 48 of 125
48. Question
Which sea separates Greece from Turkey?
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Question 49 of 125
49. Question
In which Olympic sport do contestants compete under a code called Greco-Roman?
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Question 50 of 125
50. Question
At what monastery in Cyprus did Archbishop Makarios begin as a novice?
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Question 51 of 125
51. Question
What is the formal name of the “Hill of the Nymps” which is located west of the Parthenon in Athens?
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Question 52 of 125
52. Question
On which Greek island was Prince Philip (Queen of England’s husband) born?
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Question 53 of 125
53. Question
What is ‘Ouzo’?
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Question 54 of 125
54. Question
In Ancient Greece what was known as the central marketplace?
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Question 55 of 125
55. Question
What is the main commercial sea port of Cyprus?
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Question 56 of 125
56. Question
What type of bird is a ‘Geraki’?
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Question 57 of 125
57. Question
Which James Bond movie was filmed at the Meteora Monasteries in Kalambaka, Greece in 1981?
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Question 58 of 125
58. Question
King Phillip II of Macedon and Queen Olympia were the parents of which famous Greek?
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Question 59 of 125
59. Question
When did Greece join NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?
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Question 60 of 125
60. Question
Which village in Cyprus is famous for the production of lace?
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Question 61 of 125
61. Question
What percentage of Greece’s terrain is made up of mountains or hills?
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Question 62 of 125
62. Question
If you are enjoying some ‘Haloumi’ in Cyprus what would you be eating?
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Question 63 of 125
63. Question
What colour is the Byzantine fortress tower in Thessaloniki, Greece?
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64. Question
What is the name of the sea port at Athens?
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Question 65 of 125
65. Question
Which Greek meal consists of a variety of small plates of food?
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66. Question
What animals can be found on the gates to the ancient palace at the city of Mycenae, now in ruins?
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Question 67 of 125
67. Question
Mandraki harbour is the main port for which Greek island?
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Question 68 of 125
68. Question
What is the name of the British sovereign base just west of Limassol?
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Question 69 of 125
69. Question
In which sea will you find the Sporades group of islands?
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Question 70 of 125
70. Question
Which animal is said to have been brought to Cyprus to control the snake population?
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Question 71 of 125
71. Question
What are you about to do, to an ‘Arravoniastikos’?
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Question 72 of 125
72. Question
What animal is the symbol of the Cyprus Republic and is featured on its coins?
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Question 73 of 125
73. Question
The island of Lesbos is also known by the name of?
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Question 74 of 125
74. Question
In which year did football clubs in Greece turn professional?
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Question 75 of 125
75. Question
On which island can you find the Tomb of the Kings?
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Question 76 of 125
76. Question
What natural event occurred in the 1600s which caused the Greek island of Santorini to break up from one whole island into little separate islands?
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Question 77 of 125
77. Question
Where in Turkey can you find the most complete Ancient Greek Stadium?
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Question 78 of 125
78. Question
How would you say arrow in Greek?
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Question 79 of 125
79. Question
Who was the last Queen of Cyprus?
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80. Question
On which island did the mythological creature Minotaur (half man half bull) guard the labyrinth to the palace?
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81. Question
What is the most popular sport in Greece?
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Question 82 of 125
82. Question
What is the second largest island within the Ioanian group of Greek islands, once referred to by Homer in his book ‘Odyssey’ as Scheria?
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Question 83 of 125
83. Question
What is Cyprus’ southern mountain range called?
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Question 84 of 125
84. Question
On what Greek Island was the giant bronze statute of Colossus built to honour the ancient sun god Helios and which stood at its port?
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Question 85 of 125
85. Question
When did the building of railway tracks begin in Greece?
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Question 86 of 125
86. Question
What northern region of Greece is made up of three peninsulas, one of which is forbidden to women?
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Question 87 of 125
87. Question
Which place in Greece is famous for its olives and is also the birth place of the dance called “the kalamatiano”
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Question 88 of 125
88. Question
Which of these countries does not share a border with Greece?
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Question 89 of 125
89. Question
Which natural resource does Greece have a lot of?
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Question 90 of 125
90. Question
The word ‘Philadelphia’ is derived from which two Greek words?
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Question 91 of 125
91. Question
Where can the city of Troy, once part of Ancient Greece, now be found?
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Question 92 of 125
92. Question
Which Greek football team reached the European Cup Final in 1971?
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Question 93 of 125
93. Question
What does the word ‘Anemos’ mean?
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Question 94 of 125
94. Question
In which Shakespeare play can you find the words “Those that understood him smiled at one another and shook their heads; but for mine own part, it was Greek to me”?
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Question 95 of 125
95. Question
The flag of Greece was designed as a symbol of the country’s freedom from the rule of which of the following?
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Question 96 of 125
96. Question
In which year did Cyprus win its first medal at the Olympics
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Question 97 of 125
97. Question
From which Greek Mythology story does the saying “take the bull by the horns” come from?
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Question 98 of 125
98. Question
How many verses did the original version of the Greek National Anthem have?
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Question 99 of 125
99. Question
On the island of Delos, the Terrace of the Lions is dedicated to which Ancient Greek God?
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Question 100 of 125
100. Question
When did the battle of Corinth take place?
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Question 101 of 125
101. Question
Which British Lord became a revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence in the 1820s?
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Question 102 of 125
102. Question
Which group of islands was the last to become part of Greece?
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Question 103 of 125
103. Question
In Greek Mythology Zeus was born on which Greek Island?
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Question 104 of 125
104. Question
Which Greek island was previously known as Strongili, Thera and Kalliste?
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Question 105 of 125
105. Question
Hippocrates, the ‘Father of Medicine’ was born on which island?
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Question 106 of 125
106. Question
In the bible, St Matthew and St Mark separately talk of which group of Hellenistic cities in Israel?
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Question 107 of 125
107. Question
What is the name of the blood disorder which affects red blood cells in the human body?
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Question 108 of 125
108. Question
What separates Peloponnese from mainland Greece?
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Question 109 of 125
109. Question
The Italian poet Ugo Foscolo was born in 1778 on which Greek island?
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Question 110 of 125
110. Question
Which is Greece’s largest island?
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Question 111 of 125
111. Question
In Greek Mythology, who persuaded the Trojans to take the horse inside the walls of Troy?
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Question 112 of 125
112. Question
In Greek mythology, who was the god of the underworld?
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Question 113 of 125
113. Question
In Greek mythology, who was the god of wine?
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Question 114 of 125
114. Question
Which of these was not a city-state of Ancient Greece?
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Question 115 of 125
115. Question
Who wrote ‘Odyssey’ the most famous work of literature from Ancient Greece?
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Question 116 of 125
116. Question
The word “democracy” comes from two Greek words, which together mean?
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Question 117 of 125
117. Question
Which of these movies is about the Battle of Thermopylae?
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Question 118 of 125
118. Question
Who wrote an oath to uphold ethical medical standards, a version of which is still observed by medical professionals today?
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Question 119 of 125
119. Question
Which of these English words does not derive from Greek?
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Question 120 of 125
120. Question
The island of Ithaca is part of which island group?
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Question 121 of 125
121. Question
Who created the sculpture of Odysseus & Nausicaa and donated it to the Benaki Museum in Athens?
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Question 122 of 125
122. Question
What is the name of Greece’s largest natural lake which lies in the western part of the country?
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Question 123 of 125
123. Question
The Foloi forest in the Peloponnese peninsula is primarily composed of which trees?
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Question 124 of 125
124. Question
What kind of structure is the Tower of the Winds which is located within the Roman Agora in Athens?
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Question 125 of 125
125. Question
The hill of Mount Lycabettus, the highest point of Athens, is made up of what material?
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