Greece (HELLAS)

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The Greek Alphabet

A, α (Alpha ), B, β (vita), Γ,γ (ghama), Δ,δ (dhelta), Ε, ε (epsilon), Ζ, ζ (zita), Η, η (ita), Θ, θ (thita), Ι, ι (yiota), Κ, κ (kapa), Λ, λ (lamdha), Μ, μ (mi), Ν, ν

(ni), Ξ, ξ (ksi), Ο, ο (omikron), Π, π (pi), Ρ,ρ (ro) ,Σ,σ,ς (sighma), Τ,τ (taf), Υ, υ

(ipsilon), Φ, φ (fi), Χ,χ (hi), Ψ,ψ (psi), Ω, ω (omegha)

Let’s travel!

Capital: Athens

Athens – the Greek Capital• One of the world’s oldest cities with more than

3,400 years recorded history life.• Classical Athens was one of the most powerful

city-states in Mediterranean Sea, cradle of arts, culture, politics, sciences and philosophy, home of Plato’s Academy and Aristotle’s Lyceum.

• Athens is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the Acropolis and the Medieval Daphni Monastery.

• Athens hosted the 1st modern –day Olympic Games in 1896 and 108 years later hosted the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.

Thessaloniki - the cosmopolitan port• Is the second-largest city of Athens and the

capital of the region of Macedonia-Thrace.• From ancient times to today, Thessaloniki is a

major economic, industrial, commercial and political centre for Greece, and a major transportation hub for the rest of southeastern Europe.

• Best know for her cultural background and delicacies.

• Each Year hosts the an International Trade Fair and an International Film Festival.

• 2014: will be the European Youth Capital

Salamina – the inspiration island

• Is the largest city and port of Saronic Gulf.• In 480 BC during the decisive naval battle in the northern

straights of Salamina, the Greek fleet won the Persian Empire and stop the Persian expansion to Europe.

• Is the birthplace of Ajax, one of the heroes of Trojan War, and Euripides, one of the three major ancient Greek tragedies writers.

• In modern times it is the home to the biggest naval base of Greece and headquarters for the Hellenic Navy.

• Palakia, is the second largest port of Europe as it concerns the passengers transferring after Rotterdam.

The Greek quiz

It’s all Greek to me !!!

It is Time to Earn Our Prize

What is the original name of Greece?

Question No 1:

Question No 2:

What is the name of the Greek Capital?

Question No 3:

Name at least two ancient Greek Philosophers?

Question No 4:

Please name at least one Greek monument or landscape?

Question No 5:Which is the 6th letter from the Greek Alphabet (only correct

spelling wins)?

A, α (Alpha ), B, β (vita), Γ,γ (ghama), Δ,δ (dhelta), Ε, ε (epsilon), Ζ, ζ (zita), Η, η (ita), Θ, θ (thita), Ι, ι (yiota), Κ, κ (kapa), Λ, λ (lamdha), Μ, μ (mi), Ν, ν

(ni), Ξ, ξ (ksi), Ο, ο (omikron), Π, π (pi), Ρ,ρ (ro) ,Σ,σ,ς (sighma), Τ,τ (taf), Υ, υ (ipsilon), Φ, φ

(fi), Χ,χ (hi), Ψ,ψ (psi), Ω, ω (omegha)

Question No 6:

Which is the 9th letter from the Greek Alphabet (only correct

spelling wins)?A, α (Alpha ), B, β (vita), Γ,γ (ghama), Δ,δ (dhelta), Ε, ε (epsilon), Ζ, ζ (zita), Η, η (ita), Θ, θ (thita), Ι, ι (yiota), Κ, κ (kapa), Λ, λ (lamdha), Μ, μ (mi), Ν, ν

(ni), Ξ, ξ (ksi), Ο, ο (omikron), Π, π (pi), Ρ,ρ (ro) ,Σ,σ,ς (sighma), Τ,τ (taf), Υ, υ (ipsilon), Φ, φ

(fi), Χ,χ (hi), Ψ,ψ (psi), Ω, ω (omegha)

Question No 7:

Which is the 23rd letter from the Greek Alphabet (only correct

spelling wins)?

A, α (Alpha ), B, β (vita), Γ,γ (ghama), Δ,δ (dhelta), Ε, ε (epsilon), Ζ, ζ (zita), Η, η (ita), Θ, θ (thita), Ι, ι (yiota), Κ, κ (kapa), Λ, λ (lamdha), Μ, μ (mi), Ν, ν

(ni), Ξ, ξ (ksi), Ο, ο (omikron), Π, π (pi), Ρ,ρ (ro) ,Σ,σ,ς (sighma), Τ,τ (taf), Υ, υ (ipsilon), Φ, φ

(fi), Χ,χ (hi), Ψ,ψ (psi), Ω, ω (omegha)

Question No 8:

What is the meaning of the Greek flag?

Question No 9:

Who was the ancient hero-king of Sparta who

fought in the Battle of Thermopylae?

Possible answers

1.Leonidas

2.Babis

3.Efialths

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Question No 10:

• Who was the goddess of love, beauty and desire?

Possible answers

1.Aphrodite

2.Helen

3.Mary Poppins

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Question No 11:

Who was the God of war in Ancient

Greece?

Possible answers

1.Kratos

2. Ares

3. Spaliaras

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Question No 12:

• Which one of the following Gods controls the sea?

Possible answers

1.Zeus

2.Hades

3.Poseidon

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Question No 13:

• What was the price for the winners in the Ancient Olympic games?

Possible answers

1. Money

2. The wreath of wild olive

3. A Lamborghini

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Question No 14:

• When did Greece win the European football championship?

Possible answers

1.2000

2.2004

3.2008

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Question No 15:

• In which year did Greece come first in the Eurovision Song Contest?

Possible answers

1. 2003

2.2004

3.2005

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Question No 16:

What is the Greek word for “Thank You”?

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