Greek Jeopardy
Leaders
100
200
300
400
500
WAR
100
200
300
400
500
SPORTS
100
200
300
400
500
Cities
100
200
300
400
500
Plays/Stories
100
200
300
400
500
Leaders for 100
• Who was the leader of Athens during its height of power?
•Pericles
Leaders for 200
• Who was a “Great” general who took over Greece and the Land east to India?
• Alexander
the Great
Leaders for 300
• Name one of the Two Persian leaders
that fought against the Greeks.
• Darius or Xerxes
Leaders for 400
• Who was the leader of Macedonia and the Father of Alexander the Great?
• King Philip II
Leaders for 500
• Name two of the leaders who are mentioned in the Iliad.
• Achilles, Agamemnon, Meneleus, Great Ajax, Odysseus, Hector, Paris, King Priam.
War for 100
• What is another word for Partnerships?
• Alliances
War for 200
• What is a prow? How was it used in battle?
• The front of a ship. Ramming, breaking oars
War for 300
• Who defeated the Trojans?
• Myceneans
War for 400
• What is the name of the Battle Formation created by King Philip II?
• Phalanx
War for 500
• Who defeated the Myceneans and started the Dark Age?
• The Dorians
Sports for 100
• What were the games that were held in Greece every four years?
• Olympics
Sports for 200
• What Olympic event is a combination of five competitions?
• Pentathlon
Sports for 300
• Who were NOT allowed to view the Olympic events?
• Women
Sports for 400
• What was the dangerous sport practiced by the Minoans?
• Bull Leaping
Sports for 500
• What was the Olympic fighting event combining boxing and wrestling called?
• Pancratium
Cities for 100
• What was the intellectual city-state, known for its philosophers?
• Athens
Cities for 200
• This city fell to the Myceneans, possibly in a wooden horse.
• Troy
Cities for 300
• What city-state spent its energy preparing for war?
• Sparta
Cities for 400
• What was the main city of the Minoans?
• Knossus, Cnossus
Cities for 500
• What city in Egypt became a center of Greek Culture?
• Alexandria
Plays/Stories for 100
• Who is the most famous Greek Poet?
• Homer
Plays/Stories for 200
• What are Humorous plays called?
• Comedies
Plays/Stories for 300
• What is the name of Homer’s story about the Trojan War?
• Iliad
Plays/Stories for 400
• What is a play about suffering called?
•Tragedy
Plays/Stories for 500
• What is the Odyssey about?
• A soldier trying to return home from the Trojan War.