50 Ancient Greece Quiz Questions and Answers

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In this Ancient Greek quiz, you will find 5 rounds of questions and answers about the Ancient Greek civilisation.

It’s one of the civilisations that helped the most to create the world as we now know it. It was such an important period of time in terms of politics, philosophy, maths but also arts and science. And its legacy has influenced western civilisation in a way that no other civilisation (except maybe Ancient Rome) has.

So, are you ready to test your knowledge with these 50 Ancient Greece quiz questions and answers? Let’s get started!

Round 1: Easy Ancient Greece Trivia Questions

Firstly, let’s start with some easy Ancient greek questions.

1. Who was the chief deity of the Greek pantheon?
2. What was the name of the father of Alexander the Great?
3. Who was Alexander the Great’s teacher?
4. Which Greek Scientist jumped out of a bathtub and ran through the streets naked yelling “Eureka”?
5. 300 hoplites of which city state held a pass against the Persians in the Battle of Thermopylae?
6. Who was the greatest of the Greek warriors during the Trojan War?
7. Which famous Greek philosopher was known to be often found debating and arguing with various people in the marketplace?
8. Who was the Greek goddess of love and beauty?
9. What was the form of government that the Greeks invented?
10. Who was the main hero in the Odyssey?

Round 1: Easy Ancient Greece Trivia Questions and Answers

1. Who was the chief deity of the Greek pantheon? Zeus
2. What was the name of the father of Alexander the Great? Philip of Macedon
3. Who was Alexander the Great’s teacher? Aristotle
4. Which Greek Scientist jumped out of a bathtub and ran through the streets naked yelling “Eureka”? Archimedes
5. 300 hoplites of which city state held a pass against the Persians in the Battle of Thermopylae? Sparta
6. Who was the greatest of the Greek warriors during the Trojan War? Achilles
7. Which famous Greek philosopher was known to be often found debating and arguing with various people in the marketplace? Socrates
8. Who was the Greek goddess of love and beauty? Aphrodite
9. What was the form of government that the Greeks invented? Democracy
10. Who was the main hero in the Odyssey? Odysseus

Round 2: Ancient Greece Multiple Choice Questions

In this second round, you will find 10 Ancient Greece multiple choice questions. You will be given 4 possible answers each time and need to pick the right one (there is only one that is correct).

1. Which of the following wasn’t a city state of Greece?
   1. Athens
   2. Sparta
   3. Corinth
   4. Capua 
2. When did the first documented Olympics happen?
   1. 776 BC
   2. 100 BC
   3. 100 AD
   4. 4 BC
3. What was Ares the god of?
   1. Sea
   2. Clouds
   3. War
   4. Commerce
4. How many Olympian gods were there?
   1. 24
   2.  7
   3. 12
   4. 8
5. How old must a man be to vote in ancient Athens?
   1. 16
   2. 18
   3. 21
   4. 30
6. At what point is a woman no longer a kore(girl) and is considered a gyne(woman) in Ancient Greece?
   1. When she has her first child
   2. When she turned 18
   3. When she gets married
   4. When she has her first menstruation
7. Why did the Greeks go to war in the Iliad?
   1. To settle an inheritance
   2. Because Achilles was bored
   3. Because of Trojan Piracy
   4. To recover the most beautiful woman in the world
8. Which of these wasn’t one of the three virgin goddesses in Greek mythology?
   1. Artemis
   2. Athena
   3. Hestia
   4. Hera
9. Which of these wasn’t a written work of Plato?
   1. Republic
   2. Politics
   3. Crito
   4. Apology
10. How old was Alexander the Great when he died?
    1. 32
    2. 28
    3. 24
    4. 40

Round 2: Ancient Greece Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

1. Which of the following wasn’t a city state of Greece? Capua
2. When did the first documented Olympics happen? 776 BC
3. What was Ares the god of? War
4. How many Olympian gods were there? 12
5. How old must a man be to vote in ancient Athens? 18
6. At what point is a woman no longer a kore(girl) and is considered a gyne(woman) in Ancient Greece? When she has her first child.
7. Why did the Greeks go to war in the Iliad? To recover the most beautiful woman in the world
8. Which of these wasn’t one of the three virgin goddesses in Greek mythology? Hera
9. Which of these wasn’t a written work of Plato? Politics
10. How old was Alexander the Great when he died? 32

Round 3: Ancient Greece Quiz – True or False

To change things up a bit, we decided to include a true or false round of Ancient Greek trivia questions. Each of the sentences below can be true or false. You simply need to say whether you think it’s right or wrong.

If you want to make it a bit harder, try to correct the wrong ones.

1. Homer was deaf-mute.
2. A Demosoi is a public slave owned by the state.
3. A Symposium in ancient Greece means a light breakfast.
4. Hades was the Greek god of the sea.
5. The Persians were the rivals of the Greeks for much of the 5th Century BC.
6. The city-state of Sparta never had a democratic government.
7. The philosopher Socrates died by hanging.
8. The playwright Aristophanes was known as a tragic dramatist.
9. In ancient Greece, families did not eat their meals together as a group.
10. The cynic philosopher Diogenes deliberately lived an ascetic life, begging for food, and famously lived in an old tub in the streets among the dogs, to show that happiness was possible even under difficult circumstances.

Round 3: Ancient Greece Quiz Answers – True or False

1. Homer was deaf-mute. False. He was blind.
2. A Demosoi is a public slave owned by the state. True
3. A Symposium in ancient Greece means a light breakfast. False. It means a dinner banquet for men.
4. Hades was the Greek god of the sea. False, it was Poseidon
5. The Persians were the rivals of the Greeks for much of the 5th Century BC. True
6. The city-state of Sparta never had a democratic government. True
7. The philosopher Socrates died by hanging. False, he died by imbibing poisonous hemlock.
8. The playwright Aristophanes was known as a tragic dramatist. False, he was a comedic playwright.
9. In ancient Greece, families did not eat their meals together as a group. True.
10. The cynic philosopher Diogenes deliberately lived an ascetic life, begging for food, and famously lived in an old tub in the streets among the dogs, to show that happiness was possible even under difficult circumstances. True

Round 4: Medium Ancient Greece Trivia Questions

If you’ve found the rounds below too easy for you, then these questions for Ancient Greece experts will be better for you! They are not the hardest but we are definitely taking things a bit further here.

1. What was the name of the open space meeting ground for citizens of ancient Greece?
2. Who was the king of Sparta at the time of the Battle of Thermopylae?
3. Which ancient Greek writer is known as the Father of History?
4. What was the prize given to the winner of the Olympic Games?
5. What was the military formation of rectangular masses of man with pikes that the ancient Greek armies often use?
6. What was the name of the most important Oracle in ancient Greece?
7. What was the name of the school of Aristotle?
8. What was the name of the battle during the 1st Persian Invasion of Greece wherein Athenians defeated the Persian invasion force in a single afternoon, and which now shares a name with an Olympic sport?
9. Which city state was the main rival of Athens during the Peloponnesian War?
10. What was the name of Alexander the Great’s horse?

Round 4: Medium Ancient Greece Trivia Questions and Answers

1. What was the name of the open space meeting ground for citizens of ancient Greece? Agora
2. Who was the king of Sparta at the time of the Battle of Thermopylae? Leonidas
3. Which ancient Greek writer is known as the Father of History? Herodotus
4. What was the prize given to the winner of the Olympic Games? An Olive Wreath
5. What was the military formation of rectangular masses of man with pikes that the ancient Greek armies often use? Phalanx
6. What was the name of the most important Oracle in ancient Greece? The Oracle of Delphi
7. What was the name of the school of Aristotle? Lyceum
8. What was the name of the battle during the 1st Persian Invasion of Greece wherein Athenians defeated the Persian invasion force in a single afternoon, and which now shares a name with an Olympic sport? Battle of Marathon
9. Which city state was the main rival of Athens during the Peloponnesian War? Sparta
10. What was the name of Alexander the Great’s horse? Bucephalus

Round 5: Hard Ancient Greece Trivia Questions

Now this round for the true experts! You’ll find here 10 difficult Ancient Greek questions.

1. Who was the Greek god of fire, blacksmiths and volcanoes?
2. Who was the king of Epyrus who fought against the Romans in the Pyrrhic War?
3. The parthenon was dedicated to which Greek god?
4. The much-admired poet Sappho hails from which Greek Island?
5. What was the term given to the successors who fought over the remains of Alexander the Great’s empire after his death?
6. Who was the twin brother of Castor in Greek mythology?
7. What utilitarian containers were often decorated by the Greeks with artworks?
8. Who was the king of the Trojans in the Iliad?
9. Which Greek playwright wrote the play, Oedipus Rex?
10. According to Alfred North Whitehead, all of western philosophy is but a footnote of which Greek philosopher?

Round 5: Hard Ancient Greece Trivia Questions and Answers

1. Who was the Greek god of fire, blacksmiths and volcanoes? Hephaestus
2. Who was the king of Epyrus who fought against the Romans in the Pyrrhic War? Pyrrhus
3. The parthenon was dedicated to which Greek god? Athena
4. The much-admired poet Sappho hails from which Greek Island? Lesbos
5. What was the term given to the successors who fought over the remains of Alexander the Great’s empire after his death? Diadochi
6. Who was the twin brother of Castor in Greek mythology? Pollux
7. What utilitarian containers were often decorated by the Greeks with artworks? Pottery, Vases, and Urns.
8. Who was the king of the Trojans in the Iliad? Priam
9. Which Greek playwright wrote the play, Oedipus Rex? Sophocles
10. According to Alfred North Whitehead, all of western philosophy is but a footnote of which Greek philosopher? Plato

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