Atlantis Quiz: questions and answers

1. What is Atlantis?

A government building in New York

A mysterious fictional island

An ancient city

2. Where is Atlantis supposed to be located?

Somewhere in South Africa's coast

Somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea

Somewhere in Northern Europe

3. What does "Atlantis" mean in ancient Greek?

"the majesty of Atlas"

"the time of Naxos"

"an island of Atlas"

4. Who was the first to mention Atlantis?

Plato

Christopher Columbus

Alexander the Great

5. What happened to Atlantis?

It was taken by the German army

It sunk after tsunami, earthquake or volcano

The name was changed to Corfu

6. How long ago did Atlantis exist?

More than 9000 years ago

More than 50 years ago

More than 200 years ago

7. How did Plato describe the military force of Atlantis?

A small military island

A bohemian place

An island with great military power

8. How big was Atlantis according to Plato?

Bigger than Lybia and Asia Minor

Bigger than Denmark

Bigger than France

9. Where did Atlantis dominate?

America

The entire world

Western Europe and Northern Africa

10. Who wrote the "New Atlantis" novel?

Francis Bacon

Victor Hugo

Herbert G. Wells

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