Sport
What is the highest place that the Latvian national hockey team has got in the World Cup?
Third
The most famous Latvian professional basketball player.
Kristaps Porziņģis: An NBA basketball player.
What is the name of the film that in 2025 won an Oscar award?
Flow
Which Latvian athlete became the first representative of the Baltic states to win the prestigious championship ring in 2024, triumphing in the world’s strongest league as a member of the Boston Celtics?
Kristaps Porziņģis
Krišjānis Kariņš, former Prime Minister of Latvia, said, “We dye eggs. We show each other our eggs. We think creatively and imaginatively about how we can connect even remotely.”
True
“The greatest motivation is not to get sick and, in the worst-case scenario, not to die. For those who have died from COVID, of course, there will be no _______ this year either!” — Egils Levits that time president of Latvia.
Hint: celebration
Christmas
Jeļena Ostapenko, who represents Latvia in _____ surprised the world in 2017 by winning the prestigious clay-court tournament, the French Open in Paris?
Tennis
Ginta Lapiņa is a Latvian woman who works in the international creative industry, collaborating with brands such as Prada, Louis Vuitton, and Dolce & Gabbana, and participating in projects in Paris, Milan, and New York City. What is her profession?
Model
“The most important thing is that the problem is no longer an issue… because the people who complained about it are no longer around,” former chairman of the Ventspils City Council, Aivars Lembergs, said.
False
Which Latvian cultural tradition, involving thousands of participants, has been officially recognized as a UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity and included on the list of humanity’s intangible cultural heritage?
Song and Dance Festival
Famous Latvian boxer Mairis Briedis once said: My doping is my ______.
nation
Which Latvian national sports team achieved a sensational success in 2023, finishing in a strong 5th place in its World Cup debut and defeating sport's powerhouses such as Spain and France?
Men's national basketball team
Former president of Latvia Andris Bērziņš said angrily, “You guys, you need a good smack on the head! You haven’t been beaten in a long time, right?!”
True
In which area of modern technology has Latvia consistently ranked among the world’s top five for years, surpassing even major powers such as the United States and Germany in terms of speed and accessibility?
Wi-fi
In which sport did the Latvian national team, led by stars Nauris Miezis and Kārlis Lasmanis, finish in 4th place at the 2024 Paris Olympics, confirming its place among the world’s elite since its historic gold medal in Tokyo?
3x3 basketball
This Riga tailor changed history in the U.S. by figuring out how to use metal hardware to make workwear indestructible. In collaboration with a famous retailer, he created the most durable clothing in the world, which we all still wear every day.
Exactly which wardrobe item did he invent?
The correct answer is Jeans.
Although he technically invented that specific type of stitching, historically he is credited as the actual creator of jeans (as we know them today). Without his idea, they would have been just ordinary cloth pants that tore easily.
“Every little _____ wants to be a big one," latvian politic Guntis Belēvičs said figuratively.
Hint: Food
sausage