THE LONGEST GREEK WORD

THE LONGEST GREEK WORD


In his comedy Assemblywomen comedy (c. 392 BC) Aristophanes  coined the 173-letter word λοπαδο­τεμαχο­σελαχο­γαλεο­κρανιο­λειψανο­δριμ­υπο­τριμματο­σιλφιο­καραβο­μελιτο­κατακεχυ­μενο­κιχλ­επι­κοσσυφο­φαττο­περιστερ­αλεκτρυον­οπτο­κεφαλλιο­κιγκλο­πελειο­λαγῳο­σιραιο­βαφη­τραγανο­πτερύγων. A fictional food dish consisted of a combination of fish, poultry and other meat, hare usually refers to rabbit, it is cited as the longest ancient Greek word ever written and it is recorded in the  Guines Record Book.

1. The longest Greek word was written by .....................
a. Aristophanes
b. Pythagoras
c. Pindaros
d. Alexander the Great

2. He wrote it in .................
a. Assemblywomen
b. Frogs
c. Ornithes
d. Nefeles

3. It is a ..................... dish.
a. real 
b. fictional
c. healthy
d. fatty

4. Aristophanes lived in ..................... century BC.
a. 1st
b. 10th
c. 4th
d. 11th