Education, Science and Sports in Greece

Q. The first Olympic games began in the year 776 BCE in the country of .

1. France
2. Germany
3. Greece

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Who is known as the father of the modern Olympic game?

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In which country were the first Olympic games held?

1. Japan

2. Greece

3. France

4. Mexico

Q. Who is the Father of History?

1. Herodotus
2. Sophocles
3. Euripides
4. Aeschylus

Q. The Olympic games began in _____.

1. 776 BCE
2. 777 BCE
3. 667 BCE
4. 666 BCE

Q. Who is considered the Father of Medicine?

1. Hippocrates
2. Myron
3. Aristotle
4. Homer

Q. The Dresden Codex was used for _____.

1. predicting the dates of the year.
2. predicting the dates of the month.
3. predicting the dates of the eclipses.
4. None of the above

Q. Which of the following statements about the Olympic Games is true?

1. The Olympic games added marathon to honour Pheidippides who ran till Athens to deliver the news of the Greek victory.
2. The Olympic games was a measure of time.
3. The Olympic games was celebrated in honour of the peace pact between Illis and Pisa.
4. All of the above

Q. Who out of the following played major roles in the field of Mathematics?

1. Socrates
2. Pythagoras
3. Thales
4. Pheidippides