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Questions about three Baltic States
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1
What is ‘Karosta’ NOT?
a luxurious hotel
a place with a Soviet-style treatment
a former prison
2
How many percent of Estonia is covered by forests?
33%
53%
51%
3
Estonian language belongs to the...
... Baltic branch of languages.
...Finno-Ugric group of languages
... Germanic group of languages.
4
Which country was the first to recognize the regained independence of three Baltic States?
Iceland
Denmark
Norway
5
This is a baroque tree cake known as Šakotis. What year does it date back to?
1269
1889
1569
6
This Lithuanian song is ...
the anthem of baseball.
the anthem of badminton.
the anthem of basketball.
7
Which Baltic State became the first Soviet republic to declare itself independent?
Estonia
Lithuania
Latvia
8
Which of the following was the tallest building in the world between 1549-1625?
Gediminas Tower in Vilnius
St. Peter's Church in Riga
St. Olaf's Chruch in Tallinn
9
In which Baltic country did the first song festival take place?
In Latvia
In Lithuania
In Estonia
10
Where does the geographic centre of Europe lie?
in Estonia
in Lithuania
in Latvia
11
Which country in the world has the highest number of literacy (99.8%)?
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
12
Where does droneboarding come from?
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
13
The Baltic Chain on August 23, 1989 - marked the anniversary of the which event?
Declaration of independance in 1918
Molotov-Ribbentrop pact
The fall of USSR
14
How big is the area of Estonia?
245 000㎢
145 000㎢
45 000 ㎢
15
How many islands belong to Estonia in the Baltic Sea?
317
22 317
2317
16
Which nation gave the name for the Estonian capital Tallinn?
Poland
Denmark
Sweden
17
Estonia was the first country in the world which in 2005 started using…
Electric cars
Electronic voting
Wind turbines for producing electricity
18
Which of the facts is NOT true?
Latvia is more Protestant and loves ice hockey.
One of the other facts is wrong.
Lithuania is more Catholic and loves basketball.
Estonia is more Lutheran and loves football.
19
According to some sources, the prototype for Crocodile Dundee is ...
a Lithuanian man.
an Estonian man.
a Latvian man.
20
Latvia has ...
7000 rivers and 1400 lakes.
29 000 rivers and 6000 lakes.
12 000 rivers and 3000 lakes.
21
Which capital city’s population is the biggest?
Vilnius
Riga
Tallinn
22
Which Estonian sport does Sven Saarpere hold a world record (7,13 m) in?
kiiking
long jump
pole vault
23
In 1988, the basketball team of USSR won the gold medal at the Olymp. The last on the court ...
were: 1 Latvian, 1 Estonian, 3 Lithuanians.
were: 1 Ukrainian, 1 Estonian, 3 Lithuanians.
were: 1 Ukrainian, 1 Russian, 3 Lithuanians.
24
Which country’s flag dates back to the 13th century?
Estonian
Lithuanian
Latvian
25
The first University in the Eastern Europe was...
In Riga, Latvia
In Tartu, Estonia
In Vilnius, Lithania
26
Which all of these three countries situate in the Baltic region?
Norway, Poland, Finland
Sweden, Finland, Denmark
Denmark, Netherlands, Belarus
27
Which Baltic country had the first elected woman president in the former Soviet bloc?
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
28
Which invention is connected to Latvia?
a straw hat
jeans
ski suit
29
What world famous is standing in the middle of the football stadium in Estonia?
A high tower from the medieval times
A sculpture of a famous Estonian footballer
An oak tree
30
Latvia presents itself as a ...
land that loves.
land that dances.
land that sings.
31
Which are inscribed as UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity?
Nature reserves and woodlands
National sports competitions
Song and dance festivals
32
Which country holds the world record for the longest ever phone conversation?
Estonia
Lithuania
Latvia
33
Where does the widest waterfall of Europe situate?
in Lithuania
in Latvia
In Estonia
34
Lake Peipus is one of the largest lakes in ...
... in the world.
... Europe.
... Eurasia.
35
Estonia is ….
....a country full of different religions.
....a country with one state religion.
...the most non-religious country in the world.
36
Which country gave the world its first spy camera – “Minox”?
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
37
What important fact in history happened in the Baltic States in 1918?
all three states declared their independence
one of the states declared its independence
two of the states declared their independence
38
Who was the president of Estonia?
Mrs. Kaljuvee
Mrs. Kaljuvere
Mrs. Kaljulaid
39
2 objects in Estonia that are under the protection of UNESCO are the Old Town of Tallinn and...
the University of Tartu
Professor Struwe geodetic national meridian
The Old Town of Tartu
40
The national symbols of Estonia are cornflower and barn swallow. Who is the national animal?
bear
wolf
none
moose
41
“Let’s do it” is an environmental cleaning campaign. The first World Cleanup Day took place in...
September 2018
September 2020
September 2000
42
What are Lāčplēsis, Kalevipoeg and Metai?
Lyrical songs
National epics
Children’s fairy tales
43
What is the capital of Estonia?
Tallinn
Vilnius
Riga
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Which language has very few strong cursing words?
Estonian
Lithuanian
Latvian
