QUIZ: How Well Do You Know the Greek Islands?

Which of the following was a custom in ancient times on the island of Kea? They would honor Zeus with ecstatic, drug-induced dancing. Elderly residents would commit suicide when food was short. Sailors painted their ships red to ward off sea demons. Wives and daughters were the main beneficiaries of the inheritance law.

When Zeus transformed himself into a bull and abducted Europa, he took her off to… Rhodes Lesvos Crete Kythira

Why did white become the trademark color of Cycladic houses? To make them look more attractive to tourists Because the limestone whitewash used was considered an effective disinfectant It helped deflect the sunlight and keep homes cool

Which of the following was the last to become part of the modern Greek state? Crete The Sporades The islands of the northeastern Aegean The Dodecanese

Ancient mariners believed the most treacherous waters in the Aegean to be... The Paros-Naxos Strait. The sea east of Crete. Off Cape Maleas (Cavo Malias) in the southeastern Peloponnese. Off Cape Akrathos on Mt Athos.

The Venus de Milo was sculpted from marble quarried on which island? Mykonos Tinos Milos Paros

One of the most famous petrified forests of the world is in… Sigri, Lesvos Volakas, Tinos Anavato, Chios The White Mountains of Crete

The Dodecanese island group takes its name from the number of major islands it contains – what number is that? 67 12 10 48

Which of these islands have waterfalls? Samothraki Lefkada Milos Thasos Kythira All of the above

Why is the group of islands known as the Cyclades? Because they are located in the center of Greece Because most of the islands are round. Because they form a circle around the ancient sanctuary of Delos. They are named after the Cyclopes – the race of mythical monsters said to live in caves on the islands

Which volcanoes in the Aegean are considered active? Methana Santorini Nisyros All of the above

Sarakiniko is… A traditional recipe for lamb with onions. A ritual associated with the Saracen pirates that sailed the Aegean. A long love poem written in rhyming couplets. A famous beach on Milos.

Philip II of Macedon and his wife Olympias – one of many – met during a Cabeiri initiation at… The Sanctuary of Apollo on Delos The Sanctuary of the Great Gods on Samothraki The Sanctuary of Hera on Samos The Sanctuary of Asclepius on Kos

Which of the following islands was famous as a “health tourism” destination in ancient times? Chios Mykonos Patmos Kos

On what island is the spot known as Daskalopetra (“Teacher’s Rock”) or Homer’s Rock, where legend says Homer taught students his epics? Chios Ios Naxos Andros

The deepest point in the Mediterranean is located in Greek waters, and is… Off Ithaca Off Chios Off Pylos Off Rhodes

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