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STAR Learning - Ancient Greece

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did the classical Greek period begin?

a)

10,000 BC

b)

500 BC

c)

1066

d)

1945

2.

What is the name of this famous piece of Greek architecture?

a)

Parthenon

b)

Semi-detached

c)

Pillareon

d)

Zeusenon

3.

Tick all the Greek states

a)

Athens

b)

Paris

c)

Corinth

d)

Sparta

e)

Rome

4.

What is the current Greek flag?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

What is the name of the mountain where all of the Greek Gods live?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Mount Godlike

c)

Mount Olympus

d)

Mount Kilamanjaro

6.

Who is the God of the underworld?

a)

Zeus

b)

Mr Hick

c)

Achilles

d)

Hades

7.

In 1646 BC a massive volcanic eruption happened in Greece. What was the name of this Volcano

a)

Thea

b)

Thera

c)

Thesa

d)

Thesaurus

8.

Identify the Spartan Warrior.

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

What is the name of the Greek goddess of love and beauty?

a)

Athenia

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Afroman

d)

Alpro

10.

What is the name of this Ancient Greek sweet food which is still eaten today?

a)

Passata

b)

Wellington

c)

Baklava

d)

Spartane

11.

What animal did the Greeks create a statue of in order to enter the city of Troy?

a)

Lion

b)

Bear

c)

Horse

d)

Eagle

12.

How long does it take Odysseus to return home to Ithaca from the war in Troy?

a)

2 years

b)

10 years

c)

15 years

d)

18 years

13.

If water (liquid) is heated, it changes to water vapour (gas). This change is called

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Hesitation

14.

Who was the famous Greek scientist who shouted 'Eureka!' when he discovered how to measure the volume of an object by putting it in water?

a)

Archimedes

b)

Achilles

c)

Ariel

d)

Aristotle

15.

What was the tragic end to Icarus?

a)

he was turned to stone by an evil snake haired monster

b)

he was eaten by a horrific one-eyed monster

c)

he flew too close to the sun, his wings were burnt and he fell to the sea

d)

he was electrocuted by a bolt of lightning

16.

Where was Achilles' weak point?

a)

Hand

b)

Heart

c)

Heel

d)

Head

17.

The Greeks were well known for their plays... but what 2 were the main types of play?

a)

Comedies/ Tragedies

b)

Space/ Fighting

c)

Romance/ Comedies

d)

Tragedies/ Adventure

18.

Tell me 3 Greek myths...

4 lines
19.

What was invented by the Greeks as a way of entertainment and competition and takes place every 4 years?

a)

Chariot racing

b)

Olympics

c)

World cup

d)

Singing contests

20.

Identify Greece in this picture.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

Identify where Athens would be in this map of Greece.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

Tick the three seas which surround the Greek islands.

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Aegean Sea

d)

Ionian Sea

e)

Baltic Sea

23.

How high does Mount Olympus stand above sea level in metres?

a)

1,856m

b)

365m

c)

109m

d)

2,917m

24.

When a substance does NOT dissolve in water it is...

a)

soluble

b)

insoluble

c)

solvable

d)

insolvable

25.

Identify the two irreversible changes.

a)

Ice melting

b)

Wood burning

c)

Milk and vinegar mixing

d)

Chocolate Melting

e)

Wax melting

26.

What is the name of the famous Greek jars which have two vertical handles

a)

Potteria

b)

Vaseline

c)

Amphora

d)

Jugarus

27.

The Greek archipelago (an extensive group of islands) is made up of how many islands in total?

a)

350

b)

900

c)

2,400

d)

6,000

28.

Who told the story of Troy, The Trojan horse, Achilles and was also the author of 'The Odyssey.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Homer

c)

Hippocrates

d)

Archimedes

29.

Which famous Greek was a mathematician who created the formula to calculate the sides of a right-angle triangle.

a)

Homer

b)

Pythagoras

c)

Hippocrates

d)

Alexander the Great