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Greece quiz

Greece comes up in our flag, outline, capital, map and trivia rounds, and 38 Explorer photos are Greek, most of them islands. People confuse the flag with Argentina, not with a neighbour.

7 quizzes·Capital Athens·38 places in Explorer

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8 questions about Greece only, mixed from every pack it appears in. Scored on the spot.

Greece at a glance

Capital	Athens
Continent	Europe
Location	Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
Population	10 million (2025 estimate), 90th of 196
Area	131,957 km², 93rd of 196
People per km²	79
Land borders	Bulgaria (472 km), North Macedonia (234 km), Albania (212 km), Turkey (192 km)
Coastline	13,676 km
Official language	Greek
Flag colours	blue and white
Independence	1830, from the Ottoman Empire
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+30
Largest cities	Athens (3.2 million), Thessaloniki (815,000)
Terrain	Mountainous with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands
Climate	Temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers
Where the name comes from	The English name derives from the Roman (Latin) designation Graecia, meaning "Land of the Greeks"; the Greeks call their country Ellas or Ellada, which is probably derived from Hellas, the name of the mythical son of Deucalian
In our quizzes	7 packs

Of 4 land neighbours, Bulgaria shares the longest border with Greece (472 km) and Turkey the shortest (192 km); there are also 13,676 km of coast. By area Greece is 93rd of 196 countries, just behind Tajikistan and ahead of Nicaragua.

Facts from the CIA World Factbook and Wikidata; questions from our quiz packs. Updated 6 November 2026.

Where it is

Greece on the map of Europe. In the Europe map quiz you tap it.

Places to find

38 in Explorer

Oia, Santorini, Greece — **Oia**Santorini
White cubic houses and blue domes on the caldera cliffs of the Aegean.
Photo: Giles Laurent / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons licence

Acropolis, Athens, Greece — **Acropolis**Athens
The Parthenon crowning the limestone hill above Athens.
Photo: A.Savin / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons licence

Corfu, Greece — **Corfu**
The Ionian island where Venetian fortresses guard a pastel old town.
Photo: Martin Falbisoner / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons licence

Samos, Greece — **Samos**
The Aegean island of Pythagoras, with the ancient Eupalinos tunnel aqueduct.
Photo: Pe-sa / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons licence

Delos, Greece — **Delos**
The tiny sacred island said to be the birthplace of Apollo, covered in ruins.
Photo: Romain Delanoë / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons licence

Andros, Greece — **Andros**
The northernmost Cycladic island, greener than its neighbours, with a marble old town.
Photo: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

All 38 Greece photos in Explorer →

Questions we ask

Question	Answer
Which country's capital is Athens?	Greece
Which country's capital is the southernmost capital city on the European mainland?	Greece
What sea lies east of Greece?	Aegean Sea
The Acropolis and the Parthenon are in which country?	Greece
Which is the longest river that flows only through Greece?	Aliakmonas
Which river forms most of the border between Greece and Turkey?	Evros
Which lake is shared by Albania, Greece and North Macedonia?	Lake Prespa
Which is the largest natural lake in Greece?	Lake Trichonida
Which is the highest mountain in Greece?	Mount Olympus
In which year did Greece join the European Community?	1981
In which year did Greece join the euro?	2001
Which currency did Greece use before the euro?	Drachma
Greece and Turkey joined NATO together in which year?	1952
Which country changed its name in 2019 after a deal with Greece?	North Macedonia
In which country are the Meteora monasteries, built on top of rock pillars?	Greece

Facts from our quizzes

Meteora. Monasteries perched atop towering natural rock pillars.

Mykonos. Whitewashed lanes and windmills above an Aegean harbour.

Nafplio. A Venetian seaside town below the Palamidi fortress.

Old Town. A walled medieval town built by the Knights of St. John.

Navagio Beach. A shipwreck on white sand between towering limestone cliffs.

Cephalonia. The largest Ionian island, setting of Captain Corelli's Mandolin.

What people get wrong about Greece

The flag question lists Argentina, Finland and Uruguay beside Greece. All four are blue and white. Argentina and Uruguay carry a sun; Finland is a blue cross on white. Greece is the only one with stripes and a cross together, nine stripes with a white cross in the canton. The outline sits beside Albania, Bulgaria and Croatia. Greece is the ragged one, with the Peloponnese hanging off the bottom and Crete underneath.

We ask for Athens twice: once by name, once as the southernmost capital on the European mainland. The trivia asks which sea lies east of Greece, and the answer is the Aegean; the Ionian is on the west. Explorer is where Greece gets hard. Santorini, the Acropolis and Corfu are marked easy. Then come thirty-odd islands: Naxos, Milos, Sifnos, Serifos, Kythira, Karpathos, Leros, Nisyros and Icaria.

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Questions and answers

What is the capital of Greece?

The capital of Greece is Athens.

Which continent is Greece in?

Greece is in Europe.

What is the population of Greece?

About 10 million (2025 estimate).

Which countries border Greece?

Greece borders Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Albania and Turkey.

What is the official language of Greece?

Greek.