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According to recent research who is enrolled in the Universities in Greece in higher number men or women ?
the percentages for female students being higher than for male
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Do those who from Greek descent desire an education from other parts of the world ?
Hundreds of thousands of Greek students attend western universities every year
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Are university educators from he Greek world working as professors and teachers in other countries ?
the faculty lists of leading Western universities contain a striking number of Greek names
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Who made significant addition to a charming little quirky scientific deviant that lead to the winning of a prestigious award of recognition and gave birth to a model ?
John Iliopoulos (2007 Dirac Prize for his contributions on the physics of the charm quark, a major contribution to the birth of the Standard Model,
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What are the representations of the Greek reference freedom or death that are held on a cloth symbol of the nation ?
flag of Greece, which features nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white
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This reference also holds significance as what the the Grecian people ?
motto of the Greek War of Independence
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Is religion also represented on this cloth symbol of the Greek?
bears a white cross, which represents Greek Orthodoxy
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Have the people of Turkey held any feeling towards the cloth symbol of the Greeks ?
ethnic tensions with the Turkish Cypriot minority
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Have the people of Greece done anything to make the matter more palatable for the people of Turkey ?
Cyprus has officially adopted a neutral flag
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What names are used that are typically from a father and have usually added a suffix or prefix ?
Greek surnames are most commonly patronymics
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What letter of the alphabet do most of the last names the men of Greecs end with ?
Greek male surnames end in -s, which is the common ending
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What other beginnings of origination do some of the last names of the Greeks share ?
many have Latin, Turkish and Italian origin.
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What does it mean to have the letters OU added to the ending of a males last name ?
some end in -ou, indicating the genitive case of this proper noun for patronymic reasons.
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What are considered to be the motherland of the Greeks ?
Greek peninsula and the Aegean Sea, the Southern Italy (Magna Graecia), the Black Sea, the Ionian coasts of Asia Minor and the islands of Cyprus and Sicily
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What statement of note was given by a great philosopher from Greece written by another great philosopher ?
Plato's Phaidon, Socrates remarks, "we (Greeks) live around a sea like frogs around a pond
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What is the name of the ancient map of the Greek world named ?
map of the Old Greek Diaspora
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When did changes of this ancient map become notable ?
corresponded to the Greek world until the creation of the Greek state in 183
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Are there many product available from farm cultivation on the Greek lands ?
Greek peninsula is rocky and does not offer good prospects for agriculture
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Who was the well known sea vessel captain of the Greeks who sailed to Asia ?
Cosmas Indicopleustes (Cosmas who sailed to India)
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What else is this particular captain known for doing ?
the explorer of the Northwestern passage Juan de Fuca
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What did Greeks do that caused a later deal to be made with the Italians ?
plied the sea-lanes of the Mediterranean and controlled trade
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Who proposed that change was needed in the way business with the Greeks was to be conducted ?
trade until an embargo imposed by the Roman Emperor on trade with the Caliphate
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What was brought about by the Ottomans that caused and uplift in the classes of Greek society ?
Greek shipping tradition recovered during Ottoman rule when a substantial merchant middle class developed
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What did the development of these changes lead to for the Greeks under Ottoman rulers ?
Greek War of Independence
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Is the seafaring business still of any relevancy to the Greek economy ?
Greek shipping continues to prosper to the extent that Greece has the largest merchant fleet in the world
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What was the last husband of Jacquelyn Kennedy known for ?
most notable shipping magnate of the 20th century was Aristotle Onassis
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What dominant hair color is to believed to be prevalent among Greeks
conclusion the hair colour of young Greeks are mostly brown, ranging from light to dark brown
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Which colors lay outside of the nor for those of Greek descent ?
significant minorities having black and blonde hair
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What eye color is believed to be the norm among Greeks ?
57.4% dark brown
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What eye color shows the least presence among those of Greek heritage ?
14.6% blue/green
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During what period of domination were many Greeks unable to interact with it's central location ?
Ottoman rule of Greece
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What location did many of the Greek people decide to live in other than Greece after the 19th century ?
Asia Minor (now Turkey)
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What has lead to the current situation of vast dispersion of the Greek people ?
a huge wave of migration to the United States, Australia, Canada and elsewhere created the modern Greek diaspora.
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After the 19th century about how much of the Greek population resided in little Asia ?
By the early 20th century, over half of the overall Greek-speaking population was settled in Asia Minor (now Turkey)
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The anthology of the Greek world is intimately joined with what areas of the world ?
history of the Greek people is closely associated with the history of Greece, Cyprus, Constantinople, Asia Minor and the Black Sea.
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How many club members are there?
The Premier League is a corporation in which the 20 member clubs act as shareholders
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How many matches does each team play?
Teams play 38 matches each (playing each team in the league twice, home and away), totalling 380 matches in the season.
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What days are most games played?
Most games are played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons; others during weekday evenings
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Who sponsors the Premier League?
It is currently sponsored by Barclays Bank and thus officially known as the Barclays Premier League and is colloquially known as the Premiership.
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What name is the Premier League known as outside of the United Kingdom?
Outside the UK it is commonly referred to as the English Premier League (EPL).
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How many member clubs are shareholders in the Premier League?
20
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When do Premier League seasons run from?
August to May
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How many matches do each team play?
38
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Who sponsors the Premier League?
Barclays Bank
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What is the Premier League commonly referred to outside the UK?
English Premier League
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What date was the Premier League formed?
The competition formed as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992
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How much was the deal worth?
The deal was worth £1 billion a year domestically as of 2013–14
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Who secured the domestic rights to broadcast games 116 and 38 respectively?
BSkyB and BT Group securing the domestic rights to broadcast 116 and 38 games respectively.
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How much revenue does the league generate in domestic and international television rights?
The league generates €2.2 billion per year in domestic and international television rights
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In 2014/15, how much were the teams apportioned in revenues?
In 2014/15, teams were apportioned revenues of £1.6 billion.
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When was the Premier League originally formed?
20 February 1992
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When was the Football League originally founded?
1888
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How many games were secured to broadcast by BSkyB?
116
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How many games were secured to broadcast by BT Group?
38
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How much income does the Premier League generate per year in worldwide television rights?
€2.2 billion
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Is the Premier League the most watched football league in the world?
The Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world,
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How many territories is the Premier League broadcast to?
broadcast in 212 territories
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What is the potential television audience of the Premier League?
a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people
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What is the average game attendance for the league?
the average Premier League match attendance exceeded 36,000
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What is the Premier League's UEFA co-efficients of leagues rank?
The Premier League rank second in the UEFA coefficients of leagues
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To how many homes is the Premier League broadcast to?
643 million
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What average attendance number was exceeded by the Premier League in the 2014-15 season?
36,000
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Which league has the highest average attendance in professional football?
Bundesliga
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To how many territories is the Premier League broadcast to?
212
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What is the potential television audience of the Premier League?
4.7 billion
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When was the low point for English football?
the late '80s had marked a low point for English football
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Why was there a low point for English football?
Stadiums were crumbling, supporters endured poor facilities, hooliganism was rife
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Why were the English clubs banned from European competition in the 1980's?
English clubs were banned from European competition for five years following the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985.
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Had the Football League First Division ever been in the top level?
The Football League First Division, which had been the top level of English football since 1888
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In which year were English football clubs banned from competition in Europe?
1985
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How long were the clubs banned for?
five years
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What did English players do after the ban?
moved abroad
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When attendance dropped to the Football League First Division, what else decreased?
revenues
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When did the downward trend of the English Football start to turn around?
by the turn of the 1990s the downward trend was starting to reverse
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Was England successful in the 1990 FIFA World Cup?
England had been successful in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, reaching the semi-finals.
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Did the UEFA remove the 5 year ban on English clubs playing in European competitions in 1990?
UEFA, European football's governing body, lifted the five-year ban on English clubs playing in European competitions in 1990
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What did the removal of the ban result in?
(resulting in Manchester United lifting the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1991
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Did the Taylor Report on stadiums safety standards propose expensive upgrades to stadiums?
proposed expensive upgrades to create all-seater stadiums in the aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster
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In which year did English football's downward trend stop thanks to England making it to the FIFA World Cup semi-finals?
1990
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In which year was the English club ban lifted by UEFA?
1990
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In which year shortly thereafter did Manchester United win the UEFA Winners' Cup?
1991
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In which month was the Taylor Report published?
January
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In which year was the Taylor Report published?
1990
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How much money did the Football League receive in revenues from television money for a two year agreement in 1986?
the Football League received £6.3 million for a two-year agreement in 1986
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In 1998, the deal was renewed for what amount over four years?
deal was renewed in 1988, the price rose to £44 million over four years.
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In 1988, how many clubs threateded to leave and form another league?
ten clubs threatened to leave and form a "super league"
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Why did some of the top teams consider leaving the Football league?
to capitalise on the growing influx of money being pumped into the sport.
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What did the Football League's television agreement price rise to in 1988?
£44 million
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When was the first year that clubs threatened to leave the Football League?
1988
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What price was set for Football League television rights in 1986?
£6.3 million
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For how many years was the 1986 television rights contract?
two
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For how many years was the 1988 television rights contract?
four
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In 1991, was a proposal for a new league postponed?
At the close of the 1991 season, a proposal was tabled
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When was the Founder Members Agreement signed?
The Founder Members Agreement, signed on 17 July 1991
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What did this agreement establish?
established the basic principles for setting up the FA Premier League.
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Would the new top division have commerical independence from the Football Association as well as the Football League?
The newly formed top division would have commercial independence from The Football Association and the Football League
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Would the FA Premier League be able to negotiate their broadcasting and sponsorship agreements?
giving the FA Premier League licence to negotiate its own broadcast and sponsorship agreements.
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On which day was the Founder Members Agreement signed?
17 July 1991
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What was the argument made for the splitting off of the FA Premier League which would lead to being able to compete across Europe?
extra income
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In which year was the proposal for a new league tabled?
1991
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