QoD Archive

Quiz of the Day

1.

WHI.5a   Greece is a ______ located on the continent of _______ .

A) lake . . . Asia
B) plateau . . . Asia
C) city-state . . . Peloponnesus
D) peninsula . . . Europe

2.

WHI.5c  The _________ society was militaristic and aggressive.

A) Phoenician
B) Athenian
C) Ionian
D) Spartan

3.

WHI.5f  The Iliad tells the story of ____

A) a battle between the Greeks and Persians
B) a war between the Mycenaeans and the Trojans
C) a discovery of the ancient city of Troy
D) the return of  a Mycenaean king to his homeland

4.

  = ?  Be specific, and spelling counts.

5.

WHI.5f  2 X Greek drama contributors- 5 pts each. Spelling counts, and +2 bonus pts for giving example of works

6.

WHI.5f  2 X Greek history contributors- 5 pts each. Spelling counts, and +2 bonus pts for giving example of works

7.

WHI.5e Who was the leader of Athens during the Golden Age?

A) Draco
B) Solon
C) Pericles
D) Phillip II

8.

WHI.5f  Name a famous Greek sculptor, and one example of his work - 5 pts each. Spelling counts

 

9.

WHI.5f  2 X poems by Homer- 5 pts each. Spelling counts.

10.

WHI.5f  He is considered “the father of medicine.”

A) Pythagoras
B) Sophocles
C) Hippocrates
D) Herodotus

 

 

Bonus

 

WHI.4 Fill in the blanks: (3 points each, but spelling counts)

_________________ Leader of China who built much of Great Wall & an army of terracotta

_________________ and ______________ were important battles in the Persian Wars.

__________________ Inventor of the pulley, lever, and pi