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 The Battle of Thermopylae Quiz

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Coverage : The Battle of Thermopylae Quiz takes you back even before the days of yore, when War wasn’t a calamity but a revered way of life. You read the book, watched the movie, and talked about it. Now sit comfortably and shows us what you know, by taking our Battle of Thermopylae Quiz.

1. When did the battle occur?
a.480 B.C.
b.310 B.C
c.250 B.C
d.120 B.C.
 
2. Did the Greeks emerge victorious from the battle?
a.Yes
b.No
 
3. What did the Persians ask from the Greek cities as a sign of submission, prior to the battle?
a.A virgin from each city
b.Earth and water
c.The crowns of the Kings
d.A piece of cloth from each city
 
4. Who was the leader of the Greeks?
a.Leonidas
b.Spartacus
c.Midas
d.Hector
 
5. Who was the Persian Overlord?
a.Ajax
b.Mephistopheles
c.Xerxes
d.Genghis Khan
 
6. What did the Greek King reportedly answer when ask by his wife what she should do on his departure?
a.Act like a Queen
b.Never look back
c.Raise a new King
d.Marry a good man, and have good children
 
7. Which other historical conflict had its own “Battle of Thermopylae”, where the same strategy as the Greeks was employed?
a.King Richard Lionheart’s Crusade
b.The 100 Years War
c.World War II
d.The Spanish Inquisition
 
8. What does Thermopylae mean?
a.Doors of Hell
b.Warm Seaside
c.Hot Gateway
d.Boiling Passage
 
9. How large was the Thermopylae pass, at the time of the original battle?
a.14 yards wide
b.36 yards wide
c.68 yards wide
d.103 yards wide
 
10. How many of the 700 Greek cities sent representatives to form an allied Congres against the Persian threat?
a.70
b.150
c.300
d.All of them
 
11. What battle previously lost by his father Darius made the Persian King so bent on invading Greece?
a.Battle of Marathon
b.Battle of Athens
c.Battle of Caledonia
d.Battle of Salamis
 
12. Who wrote a popular and critically acclaimed limited-series comic book based on the battle?
a.Enki Bilal
b.Frank Miller
c.Alan Moore
d.Todd McFarlane
 
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