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What is the capital of Greece?
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What is the capital of Greece?
Athens.
2
How many members does the Hellenic Parliament have?
300, in a single chamber.
3
Who elects the President of the Hellenic Republic?
The Parliament.
4
When is Greek Independence Day?
25 March.
5
What does Oxi Day commemorate?
The rejection of the Italian ultimatum on 28 October 1940.
6
In which year did Greece join the EEC (now the EU)?
1981.
7
What is the highest mountain in Greece?
Mount Olympus.
8
What is the largest Greek island?
Crete.
9
Which seas lie east and west of mainland Greece?
The Aegean Sea to the east and the Ionian Sea to the west.
10
What does the Corinth Canal connect?
The Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf.
11
Which island group includes Santorini and Mykonos?
The Cyclades.
12
Which is the largest Dodecanese island?
Rhodes.
13
Which Greek city is second largest?
Thessaloniki.
14
Which monasteries stand on rock pillars in Thessaly?
Meteora.
15
Which temple stands on the Athenian Acropolis?
The Parthenon, dedicated to Athena.
16
Which civilization built the palace of Knossos?
The Minoan civilization of Crete.
17
Who is called the father of history?
Herodotus.
18
Which battle of 490 BC did the Athenians win over the Persians?
Marathon.
19
Who taught Alexander the Great?
Aristotle.
20
Who wrote the music for Zorba the Greek?
Mikis Theodorakis.
21
Who composed the score of Chariots of Fire?
Vangelis.
22
In which year did Greece win the European football championship?
2004.
23
Where were the first modern Olympic Games held?
Athens, in 1896.
24
Which Greek mathematician wrote the Elements?
Euclid.
25
Which Greek physician is called the father of medicine?
Hippocrates.

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