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Who was the Greek God of Wine?

Dionysus Click to see the answer

In Ancient Greece what was the 'Aeropaus'?

Council

Which bird was the symbol of Athena?

Owl

Who was the Greek Goddess of Wisdom?

Athena

Thoth was the ancient Egyptian god of what?

The Moon

Who was the Greek god of Woods and Fields?

Pan

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Aphrodite is the Greek Goddess of what?

Aphrodite Click to see the answer

Who is considered the father of Greek Drama?

Thespis

Who was the wife of Zeus in Greek Myth?

Hera

Which P is the Roman God of woods?

Picus

Who was the Norse god of thunder?

Thor

In Greek myth, who was the goddess of autumn?

Demeter

In what year BC was Solon declared Archon?

594

The Greek god Poseidon ruled over what?

Sea

Which S is the Greek Goddess of the moon?

Selene

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What was the profession of Hippocrates?

Physician Click to see the answer

Hypnos was the Greek God of what?

Sleep

Who was the Greek God of Fire?

Hephaestus

What kind of works were written by Hesiod?

Poetry

Who was the Greek God of Love?

Eros

Hebe was the Greek Goddess of what?

Youth

Who was the Greek God of the Sun?

Helios

Who was the Greek God of Domestic Life?

Hestia

Who was the Greek god of sleep?

Morpheus

Who was the Greek Goddess of Spring?

Persephone

Which A is the Norse God of the sea?

Aegir

Pythagoras was born is what year BC?

500

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Hephaestus was the Greek God of what?

Fire Click to see the answer

Who was the Greek God of Marriage?

Hymen

Demeter was the Greek Goddess of what?

Agriculture

Hecate was the Greek God of what?

Magic

Aegis belonged to Zeus, what was Aegis?

Shield

Amphitrite was the Greek Goddess of where?

Sea

What profession did the Greek Sophocles have?

Playwright

Which Greek ruler was assassinated in 514?

Hipparchus

In which city was Archimedes born?

Syracuse

Who was the Greek God of War?

Ares

Which Greek writer wrote 'The Odyssey'?

Homer

Which mythical creature has snakes for hair?

Gorgon

In Ancient Greece what was a 'Hoplite'?

Soldier

Who was the Greek Goddess of youth?

Hebe

Who was the Greek God of victory?

Nike

What affliction did the poet Homer have?

Blind

Of which wind is Notus the Greek god?

South wind

Which N was a Greek centaur?

Nessus

Who was the Greek God of Music and Poetry?

Apollo

Who was the Greek Goddess of Love?

Aphrodite

Who was the Greek Goddess of the Sea?

Amphitrite

Who was elected 'Archon' in 594?

Solon

Athena was the Greek Goddess of what?

Wisdom

Which fabled Greek monster had many heads?

Hydra

Hestia was the Greek God of what?

Domestic Life

Helios was the Greek God of what?

Sun

Who was the Greek god of the sea?

Poseidon

Eros was the Greek God of what?

Love

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Which Greek writer wrote the didactic poem 'Theogony'?

Hesiod Click to see the answer

Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman God Jupiter?

Zeus

Which Greek playwright wrote the 'Oresteia' trilogy?

Aeschylus

Which of the following was NOT a famous Greek playwright?

Plato

In what year (BC) did the Achaean league emerge?

280

The ancient Roman deity Ceres was the goddess of what?

Crops

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Which Greek God was the equivalent of the Roman God Vulcan?

Hephaestus Click to see the answer

In what year (BC) was the Parthenon complete in Athens?

433

Who was the Greek Equivalent of the Roman Goddess Proserpina?

Persephone

How many muses were there in classical mythology?

9

The mythical creature Faun is half man and half which animal?

Goat

What relation was Peisistratus to his successor Hipparchus?

Father

Homer's Iliad describes the siege of which city?

Troy

What kind of plays did Aristophanes specialise in?

Comedy

Which A is the Greek God of vegetation and rebirth?

Adonis

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What's the name of the ancient Roman goddess of the hunt?

Diana Click to see the answer

Who was the most important god of the Vikings?

Odin

The fabled bird the griffin had the head of which real bird?

Eagle

In Greek myth, Terpsichore was the muse of what?

Dance

Persephone was the Greek Goddess of which season?

Spring

Euclid was a famous figure in which Academic field?

Mathematics

In Norse it was Tyr, what is the Greek equivalent?

Ares

Which Greek figures was the tutor to Alexander the Great?

Aristotle

In Egyptian mythology, which god murdered Osiris?

Seth

The centaur is a mythical creature, part man, part what?

Horse

Thales, the famous Greek philosopher, came from which area?

Miletus

In Norse mythology, what are Odrerir, Son and Bodn?

Cauldrons

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Pluto was the Greek God of where?

Underworld Click to see the answer

Apollo was the Greek God of what?

Music and Poetry

Who opened his Academy in Athens in 370 BC?

Plato

The Parthenon was built as a temple for whom?

Athena

In Ancient Greece what was a 'triremes'?

Boat

Who was the Greek Goddess of Peace?

Irene

Which M was a Greek hero, son of Zeus?

Minos

Which H is the Greek Goddess of youth?

Hebe

Who had a sword called Excalibur?

King Arthur

What shape was King Arthur's table?

Round

Irene is the Greek Goddess of what?

Peace

Which of these characters is from Greek Myth?

Medusa

Nike was the Greek God of what?

Victory

Where you find an Acropolis in Greek times?

City

Who was the Greek Goddess of Agriculture?

Demeter

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Artemis was the linked with which of the following?

Moon Click to see the answer

In what year BC with the famous Battle of Marathon occur?

490

Who was the Ancient Greek Goddess of the Dawn?

Eos

Oedipus Rex was a work by which Greek Playwright?

Sophocles

What types of work were written by Sappho in Ancient Greece?

Poems

Which E was the wife of Orpheus in Greek legend?

Eurydice

Cosa Nostra is another name for which secret society?

The Mafia

Which statesman ordered the building of the Parthenon?

Pericles

Who was the Greek God of Witchcraft and magic?

Hecate

Aphrodite of Cnidos' is a work by which Greek Sculptor?

Praxiteles

Who founded the Ancient Greek school known as the Academy?

Plato

Which fleece was sought by Jason and the Argonauts?

Golden Fleece

Eos was the Greek Goddess of which time of day?

Dawn

How many books are there in Euclid's 'Elements'?

13

Which fabled creature has a horn in the middle of its forehead?

Unicorn

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Hercules performed twelve labours, which was number seven?

The Cretan Bull Click to see the answer

In what part of Ancient Greece would you find the 'phalanxes'?

Army

Ceres is the Roman equivalent of which Greek Goddess?

Demeter

In what year was Greek ruler Hipparchus assassinated?

514 BC

Who was the sculptor of the Colossus of Rhodes ?

Chares

In Norse mythology, Odin traded an eye for what?

Wisdom

The Colossus of Rhodes is a statue of which Greek God?

Helios

Herophilus was a famous Greek figure in what field?

Anatomy

The Vedic God Agni is equivalent to which Greek God?

Hephaestus

Who was the Greek equivalent of the Roman God Vesta?

Hestia

Who was the Greek equivalent of the Roman God Neptune?

Poseidon

Plato was a pupil of which other leading Greek figure?

Socrates

How many Fates were there in Classical Mythology?

3

In what year (BC) did the Achaeans overrun Greece?

1300

In which direction does the mysterious Sphinx gaze?

East

The Egyptian version is Ra, who is the Greek equivalent?

Helios

Eratosthenes was famous for his work in what field?

Mathematics

Who was the god of wine and gave King Midas his golden touch?

Bacchus

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Pindar was a famous Greek figure in what field?

Poetry Click to see the answer

Which of these is the earliest known Greek Colony?

Naxos

Which kind did the Greeks defeat in the Battle of Marathon?

Darius I

What was the name of the people who overran Greece in 1300 BC?

Achaeans

Which mythical creature links Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis?

Dragon

In mythology, who discovered the riddle of the Sphinx?

Oedipus

In what year (BC) were the first Olympic Games held?

776

How many of Sophocles 123 plays have survived?

7

In Roman Mythology, Diana is equivalent to which Greek Goddess?

Artemis

The mythical creature Cerberus is a three-headed what?

Dog

In ancient Mesopotamia, who was the god of storms and winds?

Enlil

Who founded the school known as the Lyceum in Athens?

Aristotle

Who is the Greek equivalent of the god Mercury?

Hermes

In Grrek mythology, a hamadryad's spirit guarded what?

Trees

What was Greek philosopher Thales the first to predict?

Eclipse

If Basscus is the Roman God, who is the Greek equivalent?

Dionysus

The mythical creature Harpy is half woman and half which bird?

Vulture

What was the name of the first Greek civilization?

Mycenaean

In Greek mythology, which creature is half-man, half-horse?

Centaur

Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman Goddess Venus?

Love

If Pax is the Roman Goddess, who is the Greek equivalent?

Irene

The Achaean League consisted of how many Greek states?

12

Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman Goddess Minerva?

Athena

What subject did Herodotus famously write about?

History

What sort of animal was the Egyptian goddess Bastet?

Cat

Taken literally, Oedipus was named after what?

Swollen Feet

Who did the Greeks fight in the Peloponnesian war?

Sparta

What caused the collapse of The Colossus of Rhodes in 224 AD?

Earthquake

Which of the following was NOT a Greek order of architecture?

Tuscan

Which Greek ruler designed the Piraeus Naval Harbour?

Themistocles

What were the 'golden apples' of Greek mythology?

Apricots

Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman Goddess Aurora?

Eos

Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman God Cupid?

Eros

Which of these is NOT the name of an ancient Egyptian god?

Rihanna

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Which Greek invented a famous screw that is still used today for raising water?

Archimedes Click to see the answer

Who, from Ancient Greece, is known as the 'father of medicine'?

Hippocrates

Eureka' is a phrase most closely associated with which Greek figure?

Archimedes

Which of the following is the oldest of the Greek schools of architecture?

Doric

After which mythological character was the drug morphine named?

Morpheus

In Celtic mythology, Rhianannon was the great queen of which goddesses?

Horse goddesses

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Who was condemned to death in 399BC for corrupting the Youth of Athens?

Socrates Click to see the answer

What was the name of the Celtic sky god whose hammer caused lightning?

Sucellos

In Greek mythology, which creature lived at the center of the Cretan Labyrinth?

Minotaur

Phidias completed a gold and ivory statue of which figure in 430BC?

Zeus

What was the correct name of the famous 'marathon' runner who delivered news of Greek victory?

Pheidippides

In Norse mythology, who was the guardian of the Rainbow Bridge?

Heimdall

Which sculptor designed the Temple of Zeus which is now designated a Wonder of the World?

Phidias

Thucydides was known for writing on what subject in Ancient Greece?

History

Which Greek Academic is famous for a theorem on right-handed triangles?

Pythagoras

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In mythology, which beautiful youth fell in love with his own reflection?

Narcissus Click to see the answer

Phidias was a famous figure in Ancient Greece for what kind of works?

Sculptures

In Japanese folklore, what sort of creatures are Mazaru, Mikarzaru and Mizaru?

Monkeys

Which Celtic goddess was celebrated with the White Horse at Uffington?

Epona

What did the Celts believe their god Taranis was responsible for?

Rain

What was the name of Peisistratus's son who succeeded him as Archon of Athens?

Hipparchus

The mythical creature Minotaur is half man and half which animal?

Bull

In Chinese mythology, which creature symbolises the male, yang element?

Dragon

If the Norse version if Freya, which Goddess is the Greek version?

Aphrodite

Which bird is said to live for five hundred years before being consumed by fire, out of the ashes of which a new bird would arise?

Phoenix

In Roman mythology, who was the twin brother of the goddess Diana?

Apollo

Mars, Jupiter, Mercury and Venus were gods of which ancient civilisation?

Roman

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In Greek mythology, which creature has the head of a bull and the body of a man?

Minotaur Click to see the answer

In Norse mythology, where specifically is the home of Norse warriors slain in battle?

Valhalla

Which one of the following Battles is a famous Greek Naval Victory?

Salamis

Where was Icarus trying to escape from when he set off on his fateful flight?

Crete

In what was Greek philosopher Diogenes supposed to have spent most of his life?

Barrel

What was the Ancient Greek legal term to describe the city and surrounding area?

Polis

The Greek poet 'Sappho' invented the 'Sapphic Stanza' which is how many lines long?

4

Which ancient people believed their animals were protected by the god, Cernunnos, Lord of the Beasts?

Celts

Where in the Greek world would you find rows of Marble Lions statues dedicated to Apollo?

Naxos

Which of these is a sea cow, supposedly the origin of the mythical mermaid?

Dugong

Which Greek figure invented the principle that a body weighed less when immersed in water?

Archimedes

Which of these is the name of the Roman goddess who was wife of Jupiter?

Juno

According to legend, which European city was founded by twins in 753BC?

Rome

In Greek legend, who was a sculptor who fell in love with one of his own statues?

Pygmalion

In Greek mythology, whose stables did Hercules have to clean as one of his twelve labours?

Augeas

The Delian League was founded in Athens as protection against which people?

Persians

According to Greek mythology, what did Circe do to Odysseus' men?

Turn them into pigs

Which lawmaker gave his names ti a set of Greek Laws enacted in 624 BC?

Draco

Which Ancient Greek calculated the circumference of the earth with considerable accuracy in the 3rd Century BC?

Eratosthenes

In Greek mythology, what did Hercules have to obtain from the garden of Hesperides?

Apples

In Greek mythology, as one of his Twelve Labours, which queen's belt did Hercules have to acquire?

Hippolyte

Which of these is NOT one of the Nine Muses of Classical Mythology?

Thanile

Rows of marble lions on the island of Naxos are a tribute to which Greek God?

Apollo

The mythical creature Centaur is half man and half which animal?

Horse

What was the name of island on which the enchantress Circe lived?

Aeaea

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