{"id":3151,"date":"2019-03-24T20:30:13","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T20:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3151"},"modified":"2019-03-24T20:30:13","modified_gmt":"2019-03-24T20:30:13","slug":"greek-history-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/greek-history-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek history quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 25th<\/sup> of March (\u0397 \u03b5\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae-\u03c0\u03ad\u03bc\u03c0\u03c4\u03b7 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03c5) is an important day for Greece. It is a national holiday and we celebrate the revolution against the Ottomans. In this post, there is a quiz related to the 25th<\/sup> of March and the Greek Revolution. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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#1. Which was the first country that recognized the Greek Revolution (\u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u0395\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7)<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. China<\/li>\n
  2. Egypt<\/li>\n
  3. Haiti<\/li>\n
  4. Russia

    \u03a3\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae \u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7<\/a><\/h4>\n
    3. Haiti (\u0391\u03ca\u03c4\u03ae)<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    #2. Which poet participated in the Greek War of Independence?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Victor Hugo<\/li>\n
    2. Lord Byron<\/li>\n
    3. Alexander Pushkin<\/li>\n
    4. William Blake

      \u03a3\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae \u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7<\/a><\/h4>\n
      2. Lord Byron (\u039b\u03cc\u03c1\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2 \u0392\u03cd\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2) supported the Greeks and died in Missolonghi)<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      #3. The first king of Greece (\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u03ce\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1\u03c2) was:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. Danish<\/li>\n
      2. Austrian<\/li>\n
      3. Bavarian<\/li>\n
      4. Russian

        \u03a3\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae \u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7<\/a><\/h4>\n
        3. \u038c\u03b8\u03c9\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 (Otto), a Bavarian prince was the first King of Greece.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        #4. Which religious holiday is celebrated on the 25th<\/sup> of March?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        1. Saint George\u2019s day<\/li>\n
        2. The Greek Orthodox Easter<\/li>\n
        3. Saint Catherine\u2019s day<\/li>\n
        4. The Annunciation

          \u03a3\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae \u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7<\/a><\/h4>\n
          4. The Annunciation (\u0395\u03c5\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0398\u03b5\u03bf\u03c4\u03cc\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5)<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          #5. If you visit a Greek tavern on the 25th<\/sup> of March and ask for the traditional dish served that day, you will get:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          1. fava and feta cheese (\u03c6\u03ac\u03b2\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03c5\u03c1\u03af \u03c6\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1)<\/li>\n
          2. roast lamb (\u03b1\u03c1\u03bd\u03af \u03c8\u03b7\u03c4\u03cc)<\/li>\n
          3. fish soup (\u03c8\u03b1\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c0\u03b1)<\/li>\n
          4. \u03bc\u03c0\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac\u03c1\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03b4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac (cod with garlic dip)

            \u03a3\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae \u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7<\/a><\/h4>\n
            4. \u03bc\u03c0\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03b4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac is the dish most Greeks have on the 25th of March.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            #6. Which historic event inspired the Greek Revolution?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            1. The French Revolution<\/li>\n
            2. The Russian Revolution<\/li>\n
            3. The English Civil War<\/li>\n
            4. The Mexican Civil War

              \u03a3\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae \u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7<\/a><\/h4>\n
              1. The French Revolution (\u0393\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u0395\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7) in 1789.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              #7. The stripes on the Greek flag represent the nine-syllable motto of the Greek Revolution. Which is the motto?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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              1. \u0394\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1 \u03ae \u0398\u03ac\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 (Democracy or Death)<\/li>\n
              2. \u0395\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03ae \u0398\u03ac\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 (Freedom or Death)<\/li>\n
              3. \u0395\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u0398\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 (Freedom and Religion)<\/li>\n
              4. \u0394\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03a0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 (Democracy and Education)

                \u03a3\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae \u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7<\/a><\/h4>\n
                2. \u0395\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03ae \u0398\u03ac\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 (Freedom or Death).<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                #8. Which one of the following regions was not part of the new independent country?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                1. The Ionian islands (\u0399\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b9\u03ac)<\/li>\n
                2. The Cyclades (\u039a\u03c5\u03ba\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2)<\/li>\n
                3. Evia (\u0395\u03cd\u03b2\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1)<\/li>\n
                4. The Peloponnese (\u03a0\u03b5\u03bb\u03bf\u03c0\u03cc\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u03c2)

                  \u03a3\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae \u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7<\/a><\/h4>\n
                  1. The Ionian islands (\u03c4\u03b1 \u0399\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b9\u03ac).<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  #9. <\/b>Ioannis Kapodistrias (\u0399\u03c9<\/em><\/b>\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u039a\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03b4\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03c2)<\/em>, the first governor of Greece, had also helped in the reorganization of another country. Which country is this?<\/b><\/p>\n

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                  1. Russia<\/li>\n
                  2. Sweden<\/li>\n
                  3. Switzerland<\/li>\n
                  4. Austria

                    \u03a3\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae \u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7<\/a><\/h4>\n
                    3. Switzerland (\u0395\u03bb\u03b2\u03b5\u03c4\u03af\u03b1)<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    #10. Which famous artist was inspired by the Greek Revolution?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                    1. Watteau<\/li>\n
                    2. Asher Brown Durand<\/li>\n
                    3. Eug\u00e8ne Delacroix<\/li>\n
                    4. Joseph Latour

                      \u03a3\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae \u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7<\/a><\/h4>\n
                      3.Eug\u00e8ne Delacroix.One of his most famous paintings is The Massacre at Chios.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      #11. Who were the Janissaries<\/em> <\/strong>(\u0393\u03b5\u03bd\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03b9) <\/strong><\/em>w<\/strong>ho fought against the Greeks?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                      1. Young Albanians who fought against the Greeks.<\/li>\n
                      2. Greek revolutionists who had converted to Islam.<\/li>\n
                      3. Members of an Orthodox sect<\/li>\n
                      4. Soldiers of the Sultan who had been taken away by their Greek families when they were children.

                        \u03a3\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae \u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7<\/a><\/h4>\n
                        4. The Janissaries were Greek children abducted by their parents.They converted to Islam and formed the Ottoman troops.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        #12. Which of the following cities was once the capital of Greece (\u03c0\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1\u03c2)<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                        1. Patras (\u03a0\u03ac\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1)<\/li>\n
                        2. Nafplio (\u039d\u03b1\u03cd\u03c0\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf)<\/li>\n
                        3. Sparta (\u03a3\u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b7)<\/li>\n
                        4. Ioannina (\u0399\u03c9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1)

                          \u03a3\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae \u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7<\/a><\/h4>\n
                          2. Nafplio was the capital of Greece before Athens.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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