Five questions about Greece – Quick Quiz answers

By Theodore Koukouvitis, 30 September 2012

We gave you five questions about Greek culture and history, set by Theodore Koukouvitis. Here are the answers:

1. How many letters does the Greek alphabet have?
   It has 24 letters: 17 consonants and seven vowels.
2. What unit of measurement was an “olympiad” in ancient Greece?
   An olympiad marked the time between Olympic Games, or a four-year period.
3. Which one of the following was not an ancient Greek philosopher: Aristotle, Heraclitus, Pericles, Plato, Xenophanes, Zeno?
   Pericles might have been a powerful general and influential politician, but he was not a philosopher!
4. In Greek mythology, who was the mother of Hercules?
   The mortal Alcmene, who was seduced by Zeus.
5. What is the second most prominent ethnic group in Greece?
   Albanian people make up a whopping 4% of the current population in Greece!

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