A short quiz about Poland

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Question 1

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Who is the President of Poland now?
Answer
  • Donald Tusk
  • Jarosław Kaczyński
  • Bronisław Komorowski

Question 2

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Who was Fryderyk Chopin?
Answer
  • A famous Polish pianist and composer
  • A famous Polish novelist
  • A famous Polish dancer

Question 3

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What’s the name of the Polish scientist who discovered Radium and Plutonium, the radioactive elements?
Answer
  • Karol Olszewski
  • Zygmunt Wroblewski
  • Maria Skłodowska-Curie

Question 4

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Who "stopped the Sun and moved the Earth" ?
Answer
  • Jan Heweliusz
  • Mikołaj Kopernik
  • Ignacy Lukasiewicz

Question 5

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Which colours are there on the Polish flag?
Answer
  • Red and yellow
  • White and red
  • Black and red

Question 6

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Which bird can you see on the emblem of Poland?
Answer
  • The hawk
  • The falcon
  • The white-tailed eagle

Question 7

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Which Polish castle is considered the world's largest brick building made by human hands?
Answer
  • The Gothic Teutonic Castle in Malbork
  • The Baroque Książ Castle in Wałbrzych
  • The medieval Dunajec Castle in Niedzica

Question 8

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What historical place, inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage, can you visit in Wieliczka?
Answer
  • A medieval salt mine
  • A medieval coal mine
  • A medieval copper mine

Question 9

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Where is Wawel Royal Castle, the residence of the Piast and Jagiellonian kings, located?
Answer
  • In Gdańsk
  • In Warsaw
  • In Cracow

Question 10

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What is the name of the biggest open-air Polish music festival?
Answer
  • “Przystanek Woodstock”
  • “October Festival”
  • “PonyLand Festival”

Question 11

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There is a joke that every fourth Pole is a stork. Which Polish village, located in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship is called the “stork village”?
Answer
  • Warszkajty
  • Żywkowo
  • Topszyny

Question 12

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How many national parks are there in Poland ?
Answer
  • Fourteen
  • Twenty-three
  • Eleven

Question 13

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What animal, called “the lord of a forest”, restituted successfully in Białowieża National Park after its extinction, is the biggest in Poland ?

Question 14

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When is the Polish Independence Day celebrated?
Answer
  • On November, 11th
  • On December, 6th
  • On October, 31st

Question 15

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Which are examples of traditional Polish dishes served on Christmas Eve supper?
Answer
  • "Barszcz z uszkami" (red beet soup with dumplings filled with mushrooms and cabbage) ; carp (fried, in jelly or roast); poppy seed cake
  • "Bigos" (cabbage and meat stew) ; "żurek" (sour rye soup ); "gołąbki" (cabbage rolls stuffed with meat and rice)
  • "Schnitzel with bratkartoffeln" (pork with fried potatoes); kutia (a pudding made of poppy seeds, honey, nuts, raisins and fruit)

Question 16

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Which is the longest river in Poland?
Answer
  • The Oder
  • The Vistula
  • The Bug

Question 17

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Are all the photos used in the quiz permitted for the use on this website?
Answer
  • Yes, they are. We have attached an image of LIST OF PHOTO SOURCES AND ATTRIBUTIONS for each photo in HTML file.
  • Yes but only some of them
  • No
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