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Exploring the Greek Language and Its Historical Context

This quiz explores the Greek language, its historical scripts, and its relationships with other languages. Test your knowledge about the linguistic heritage of Greece and its cultural significance.

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1 Who of the following spoke at the Greek language?

2 Actual usage of the grave in handwriting had seen a rapid decline in favor of uniform usage of the acute during the late 20th century, and it had only been retained in ________.

3 What family does Greek language belong to?

4 Greek language, Sicilian language and Neapolitan language are all:

5 In its modern form, it is the official language of Greece and ________ and one of the 23 official languages of the European Union.

6 Greek language, Turkish language and Bulgarian language are all:

7 Koine Greek can be initially traced within the armies and conquered territories of ________, but after the Hellenistic colonization of the known world, it was spoken from Egypt to the fringes of India.

8 It was widely known throughout the ________.

9 ________ was the first script used to write Mycenaean Greek, the earliest form of Greek attested.

10 The ancient languages which were probably most closely related to it, ancient Macedonian (which some linguistic scholars suggest is a ________ of Greek itself) and Phrygian, are not well enough documented to permit detailed comparison.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • Laiko Vima was the only newspaper printed in Greek in the Socialist People's Republic of Albania.
  • Hermes o Logios (pictured) was the longest-running Greek periodical prior to the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence (1821).
  • the Albanian poet Haxhi Shekreti composed the epic Alipashiad in Greek, considering it a more prestigious language in which to praise his master, Ali Pasha of Ioannina.
  • the Greek musical group C:Real sang only in English before the arrival of lead vocalist Irini Douka in 2002, which led them to focus on Greek language songs.
  • the word pyxidata in the mushroom name Clavaria pyxidata comes from the Greek word pyxis meaning "small box".
  • Uncial 0212 is the first manuscript of Greek Diatessaron, a Gospel harmony, to be discovered in modern time.
  • Sozodont (advertisement pictured) was an extremely popular oral hygiene product whose name came from the Greek meaning "to save the teeth".
  • Greek band ONIRAMA’s name comes from the Greek phrase "Onira Mas" meaning "Our Dreams".
  • Sweden could have been represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the Greek song "Alla".
  • Ludvig Vibe left his position as professor of Greek to become principal of a secondary school.
  • Papyrus 110, a Greek manuscript copy of the Gospel of Matthew from the New Testament, may have been composed as early as the 3rd century.
  • Armenian Byzantinist Hrach Bartikyan wrote the introductions and translated select writings of Procopius, Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, and John Scylitzes from Greek into Armenian.
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