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The __________ cube was created in Czech Republic.
a. ice
b. rubik
c. sugar
What is sugar?
The sugar cube was invented in the Czech town Dačice in 1843.
Czech Republic adopted this name as it's shorter name as a short and less official title for their country.
a. Czechia
b. Czech Republic
c. C Republic
What is Czechia?
Czech Republic is known for __________________
a. mushrooms
b. dancing
c. roses
What is mushrooms?
70% of Czechs participate in the Czech pastime of mushrooming! They forage for mushrooms which they will then take home for meals.
Czech Republic refers to it's money as _______________
a. koruna
b. dollars
c. euro
What is koruna?
Koruna is the currency of the Czech Republic since 1993, and in English it is sometimes referred to as Czech crown.
________________________is the capital of Czech Republic.
a. Toronto
b. Sicily
c. Prague
What is Prague?
Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic. Historically, Prague has been the capital of the Holy Roman Empire, an important city in Austria-Hungary, and the capital of Czechoslovakia. It is now one of the most visited cities in Europe.
Czech Republic has more what than any other country in Europe?
a. people
b. farms
c. castles
What are castles?
The Czech Republic is one of the countries with the highest density of castles in the world. There are over 2,000 castles, keeps, and castle ruins in Czech Republic.
Independence as the Czech Republic happened in what year?
a. 1993
b. 1880
c. 1976
What is 1993?
Most popular sport played in Czech is the _____________ _______________.
a. ice hockey
b. roller skating
c. water skiing
What is ice hockey?
___________ _____________ were created in Czech Republic.
a. shoe laces
b. contact lenses
c. water vessels
What are contact lenses?
The soft contact lens was invented in Czechoslovakia by professor Otto Wichterle in 1961.
The name of the oldest university in the Czech Republic
What is Charles University?
The Charles University in Prague, founded in 1348, is the oldest university in Eastern Europe, and one of the oldest in the world in continuous operation.
I am a psychologist from the Czech and I developed theories about personality and consciousness.
a. Dr. Phil
b. Sigmund Freud
c. Steve Wilkos
Who is Sigmund Freud?
Sigmund Freud was born and spent the first years of his life in what is now the Czech Republic.
First Lady ___________ __________ is Czech and was born in Gottwaldov (now Zlín), Czech Republic.
a. Nancy Reagan
b. Ivana Trump
c. Tipper Gore
Who is First Lady, Ivana Trump?
The most popular name in the Czech is _____________
a. Josef
b. Charles
c. Henry
What is Josef?
On March 19, the Josef name day is celebrated in pubs, at workplaces and in households around the country? Josef was once one of the most popular Czech names and March 19 has almost become a national Czech holiday.
Population in the Czech Republic is over _________ million people.
a. 10.5
b. 4
c. 18
What is 10.5 million?
The Czech Republic has a population of over 10.5 million people (10,609,762) as of 2013.
The Czech Republic is known worldwide of decorated ________________________ and _______________.
a. art glass and crystal
b. stained windows and crystal
c. arts and crafts
What is art glass and crystal?
The Czech Republic is known worldwide for its mouth-blown decorated art glass and crystal, all individually made.
The word ________comes from the Czech language.
a. helicopter
b. robot
c. caviar
What is the word robot?
The word comes from robota = "work", which means "hard work" in some dialects) and was first introduced in Karel Čapek's science-fiction play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots).
Czech Republic people are the biggest consumers of ____________________.
a. beer
b. cheese
c. potatoes
What is beer?
_________ percent of the Czech Republic believes in God.
a. 21
b. 71
c. 19
What is 19 percent?
The Czech Republic ranks as one of the least religious populations in the world, with only 19 percent of them claiming to believe in God.
Czech people are mostly of this descent.
a. Czechy
b. Slovakia
c. Slavic
What is Slavic?
Czech people are mostly of Slavic descent, but many people can also claim partial German ancestry, as a result of the country's 1000 years within the Holy Roman Empire or Austrian Empire.
Part-timers work the ________________ in Czech Republic.
a. shortest
b. longest
c. the same
What is the longest?
Part-timers work the longest hours in the Czech Republic (about 24h/week).
You can find this in someone’s bathtub the night before Christmas in Czech
a. catfish
b. toys
c. common carp
What is the common carp?
First the carp must swim in the family bathtub for at least a day or two before being killed, cleaned and prepared.
Czech Republic is surrounded by _______________
a. water
b. mountains
c. houses
What are mountains?
The Czech Republic is almost entirely surrounded by mountains (except to the south, toward Austria and Slovakia). Mountains mark a natural border with Germany and Poland.
The Czech Republic has ________ branches of government.
a. 3
b. 9
c. 2
The government is now organized into three branches. There is the Legislative Branch, which contains the House of Parliament and the Senate. They have a bicameral parliament, where the Chamber of Deputies and Senate are elected to 4-6 year terms. There is the Executive Branch, containing the Czech Government and President. The president is elected by popular vote to a five -year term, and the Prime Minister is appointed by a President, following the Parliamentary Elections, usually from the party that gained the most votes. There is also the Judicial Branch, which contains the Courts of Law. Their elections are all direct elections, with some parties similar to the United States. They have a Green Party like America, but also have some parties that are not popular in the States; such as the Communist Party.
Czech traditional food consists of __________, _____________, and ___________________.
a. mushrooms, potatoes, and chicken
b. mushrooms, rice, and beef
c. mushrooms, potatoes, and beef
What is mushrooms, potatoes, and beef?
Czech foods mostly consist of mushrooms, potatoes and beef and are usually heavy in flavor.
The largest EURPOEAN car manufacturer is _________________ ________________.
a. Skoda Autob. Czech Automobiles
c. Czech Motors
What is Skoda Auto?
Skoda Auto, the large European car manufacturer, is from the Czech Republic.