- Greece held the first ever Olympics in the city of Olympia in the year 776 BC.
- Greece has a holiday called “Ochi Day” that commemorates the day in 1940 when the Greeks said no to Germany and the Axis powers and joined the Allies in World War 2
- The highest point in the country of Greece is Mount Olympus, standing at an elevation of 9,570 feet tall.
- In Greece almost every city has a patron saint, this saint is honored with a festival in its city each year.
- The colors on the Greek Flag each represent something. The blue represents the waters of the Greek Sea, while the white represents the sea foam of restless Greek waves