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GR History and Geography quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Which is the capital of Greece?

a)

Athens

b)

Thessaloniki

c)

Patra

2.

What is the population of Greece in 2018?

a)

11,149,268

b)

10,750,000

3.

How many prefectures does Greece have?

a)

55

b)

51

4.

Which is the tallest mountain in Greece ?

a)

Smolikas

b)

Olympus

c)

Tayetus

5.

Which is the biggest mountain range of Greece?

a)

Pindus

b)

Rhodope

c)

Pierian

6.

Which is the biggest island in Greece?

a)

Euboea

b)

Crete

c)

Rhodes

7.

Which is the most known volcano in Greece?

a)

Nisyros

b)

Thira

8.

What is the climate of Greece?

a)

Tropical

b)

Mediterranean

9.

What is the most important Greek harbor?

a)

Piraeus

b)

Chios

c)

Patra

10.

Which is the biggest lake in Greece?

a)

Lake of Kastoria

b)

Lake Trichonida

c)

Lake Plastira

11.

Who was the first king of Greece?

a)

Otto

b)

Constantine I

c)

Georgios A'

12.

Who were the two most important men in Greece during the age of enlightenment?

a)

Rigas Feraios and Theodoros Kolokotronis

b)

Rigas Feraios and Adamantios Korais

13.

Who was the first governor of Greece?

a)

Ioannis Kapodistrias

b)

Konstantinos Karamanlis

14.

Where did the battle of the 300 Spartans take place?

a)

Sparta

b)

Thermopylae

15.

What was the name of Cyclops whom Odysseus encountered ?

a)

Erebus

b)

Polyphemus

c)

Iapetus

16.

When did Greece become part of the European Union?

a)

1st January 1995

b)

1st January 1981

c)

1st January 1991

17.

Who had the idea to make the Trojan Horse?

a)

Odysseus

b)

Achilles

18.

Which emperor ordered the contruction of the temple of Saint Sofia?

a)

Justinian

b)

Constantine the Great

19.

How many years did the Turkish domination last?

a)

400

b)

200

c)

100

20.

When did the Minor Asia catastrophe happen?

a)

1922

b)

1828

21.

When did the war of Peloponnese begin?

a)

323 BC

b)

323 AC

c)

431 BC

22.

When was the second conquest of Constantinople?

a)

1204

b)

1453

c)

1543

23.

How long did it take Ηαgia Sophia in Constantinople to be built on the orders of Emperor Justinian ?

a)

5 years

b)

8 years

c)

13 years

24.

Who was the most important king of Sparti?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Pericles

c)

Leonidas

25.

When did the dictatorship start and when did it finish in Greece?

a)

1967-1974

b)

1934-1941

c)

1970-1975