{"id":2172,"date":"2016-04-06T22:30:37","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T22:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2172"},"modified":"2016-04-06T22:30:38","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T22:30:38","slug":"how-well-do-you-know-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/how-well-do-you-know-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"How well do you know Greece?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2175\" style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5819\/20408498903_448aa673e2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2175\" aria-label=\"20408498903 448aa673e2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2175\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2175\"  alt=\"Spiros Vathis under a CC license on Flickr\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/04\/20408498903_448aa673e2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/04\/20408498903_448aa673e2.jpg 333w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/04\/20408498903_448aa673e2-233x350.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spiros Vathis under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Have you ever been to Greece? Is it a place that you know well? Do this quiz to find out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. If you want to visit the White Tower (\u039b\u03b5\u03c5\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03a0\u03cd\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2) you should go to:<\/strong><br \/>\na. Athens (\u0391\u03b8\u03ae\u03bd\u03b1)<br \/>\nb. Heraklion (\u0397\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03bf)<br \/>\nC. Thessaloniki (\u0398\u03b5\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03af\u03ba\u03b7)<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. A woman is not allowed to visit:<\/strong><br \/>\na. The Penninsula of Athos (\u03a7\u03b5\u03c1\u03c3\u03cc\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u0386\u03b8\u03c9)<br \/>\nb. Meteora (\u039c\u03b5\u03c4\u03ad\u03c9\u03c1\u03b1)<br \/>\nc. Our Lady of Tinos (\u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03a4\u03ae\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5)<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. One can find nice beaches in:<\/strong><br \/>\na. Trikala (\u03a4\u03c1\u03af\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1)<br \/>\nb. Tripoli (\u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b7)<br \/>\nc. Sithonia (\u03a3\u03b9\u03b8\u03c9\u03bd\u03af\u03b1)<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. If you want to taste olive oil of top quality you should go to:<\/strong><br \/>\na. Florina (\u03a6\u03bb\u03ce\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1)<br \/>\nb. Kalamata (\u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1)<br \/>\nc. Athens (\u0391\u03b8\u03ae\u03bd\u03b1)<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. If you want to taste &#8220;\u03b1\u03c5\u03b3\u03bf\u03c4\u03ac\u03c1\u03b1\u03c7\u03bf&#8221; (botargo, Greece&#8217;s caviar) you have to go to:<\/strong><br \/>\na. Mykonos (\u039c\u03cd\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2)<br \/>\nb. Messolonghi (\u039c\u03b5\u03c3\u03bf\u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03b3\u03b9)<br \/>\nc. Crete (\u039a\u03c1\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7)<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Who was Petros and where did he live?<\/strong><br \/>\na. A pelican who lived in Mykonos.<br \/>\nb. A fisherman who lived in Corfu.<br \/>\nc. A mythical dragon who lived in Crete.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. The sponge harvesters are in:<\/strong><br \/>\na. Sifnos (\u03a3\u03af\u03c6\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2)<br \/>\nb. Thasos (\u0398\u03ac\u03c3\u03bf\u03c2)<br \/>\nc. Kalymnos (\u039a\u03ac\u03bb\u03c5\u03bc\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2)<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Nobody plays beach rackets in:<\/strong><br \/>\na. Gavdos (\u0393\u03b1\u03cd\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2)<br \/>\nb. Zante (\u0396\u03ac\u03ba\u03c5\u03bd\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2)<br \/>\nc. Serifos (Serifos)<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. One who likes wildlife, especially birds, should go to:<\/strong><br \/>\na. Delos (\u0394\u03ae\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2)<br \/>\nb. Prespes (\u03a0\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03c0\u03b5\u03c2)<br \/>\nc. Andros (\u0386\u03bd\u03b4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2)<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. If you want to see remainings of byzantine castles, you should go to:<\/strong><br \/>\na. Mystras (\u039c\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03ac\u03c2)<br \/>\nb. Olympia (\u039f\u03bb\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03af\u03b1)<br \/>\nc. Delphi (\u0394\u03b5\u03bb\u03c6\u03bf\u03af)<\/p>\n<p><strong>11. If you like volcanoes you can go to Santorini and to:<\/strong><br \/>\na. Rhodes (\u03a1\u03cc\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2)<br \/>\nb. Nisiros (\u039d\u03af\u03c3\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2)<br \/>\nc. Sikinos (\u03a3\u03af\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2)<\/p>\n<p><strong>12. You can see and ride a rare breed of horses in:<\/strong><br \/>\na. Lesvos (\u039b\u03ad\u03c3\u03b2\u03bf\u03c2)<br \/>\nb. Skyros (\u03a3\u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2)<br \/>\nc. Xanthi (\u039e\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03b7)<\/p>\n<p><strong>13. You can see a Venetian harbor in:<\/strong><br \/>\na. Hydra (\u038e\u03b4\u03c1\u03b1)<br \/>\nb. Ikaria (\u0399\u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1)<br \/>\nc. Chania (\u03a7\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac)<\/p>\n<p><strong>14. \u0399f you like skiing, you can go to:<\/strong><br \/>\na. Sparta (\u03a3\u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b7)<br \/>\nb. Pelion (\u03a0\u03ae\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf)<br \/>\nc. Ioannina (\u0399\u03c9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1)<\/p>\n<p><strong>15. Cars are not allowed in:<\/strong><br \/>\na. Spetses (\u03a3\u03c0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2)<br \/>\nb. Aegina (\u0391\u03af\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1)<br \/>\nc. Corinth (\u039a\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2)<\/p>\n<p><strong>16. If you want to practice naturism, you can go (among others) to:<\/strong><br \/>\na. Patras (\u03a0\u03ac\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1)<br \/>\nb. Tolo (\u03a4\u03bf\u03bb\u03cc)<br \/>\nc. Corfu (\u039a\u03ad\u03c1\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1)<\/p>\n<p><strong>17. Rapsani (\u03a1\u03b1\u03c8\u03ac\u03bd\u03b7)is famous for:<\/strong><br \/>\na. its wine<br \/>\nb. its masticha liqueur<br \/>\nc. its frappe<\/p>\n<p><strong>18. The most ancient language in Greece is spoken in:<\/strong><br \/>\na. Samothrace (\u03a3\u03b1\u03bc\u03bf\u03b8\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7)<br \/>\nb. Leonidion (\u039b\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd\u03af\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf)<br \/>\nc. \u03a0\u03ad\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1 (Pella)<\/p>\n<p><strong>19. One of the most windy places is:<\/strong><br \/>\na. Volos (\u0392\u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2)<br \/>\nb. Thebes (\u0398\u03ae\u03b2\u03b1)<br \/>\nc. Southern Evia (\u039d\u03cc\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1 \u0395\u03cd\u03b2\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1)<\/p>\n<p><strong>20. One of the biggest caves is:<\/strong><br \/>\na. The cave of Ithaka<br \/>\nb. The Cave of Astros<br \/>\nc. The Cave of Diros<\/p>\n<p>Check you answers here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/04\/Greece-quiz_key.pdf\" rel=\"\">Greece quiz_key<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2174\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/2\/1717\/24296582641_66d01b2dd7.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2174\" aria-label=\"24296582641 66d01b2dd7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2174\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2174\"  alt=\"Blok 70 under a CC license on Flickr\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/04\/24296582641_66d01b2dd7.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/04\/24296582641_66d01b2dd7.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/04\/24296582641_66d01b2dd7-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blok 70 under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"233\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/04\/20408498903_448aa673e2-233x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/04\/20408498903_448aa673e2-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/04\/20408498903_448aa673e2.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><p>Have you ever been to Greece? Is it a place that you know well? Do this quiz to find out. 1. If you want to visit the White Tower (\u039b\u03b5\u03c5\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03a0\u03cd\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2) you should go to: a. Athens (\u0391\u03b8\u03ae\u03bd\u03b1) b. Heraklion (\u0397\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03bf) C. Thessaloniki (\u0398\u03b5\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03af\u03ba\u03b7) 2. A woman is not allowed to visit: a. 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