Berlin
What animal is the official symbol of Berlin and can be seen on its flag and coat of arms?
Which pioneering Nobel Prize-winning scientist, famous for discoveries in radioactivity, was born and raised in Warsaw?
Marie Curie
This 20th-century Czech writer wrote "The Trial" and "The Metamorphosis." (Hint: He wrote in German.)
Kafka
What is the name of Hungary's national dish—a rich, hearty meat stew heavily flavored with the country's favorite spice, paprika?
Goulash
Vienna is historically associated with many famous classical composers; name one.
Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, or Strauss
Which iconic Cold War crossing point between East and West Berlin became a tourist attraction featuring a replica guardhouse and actors dressed as military police?
Checkpoint Charlie
This composer, born near Warsaw, is one of Poland's most famous musicians and is celebrated worldwide.
Chopin
The city is famous for its well-preserved medieval center often called the "City of a Hundred ____."
Spires
Budapest is the birthplace of the man who invented the world's best-selling toy puzzle in 1974. What is the puzzle called?
Rubik's Cube (invented by Ernő Rubik)
Vienna is famously nicknamed the "City of Dreams." Which Viennese neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis earned the city this title?
Sigmund Freud
What distinct, bright color was chosen for Berlin's U-Bahn trains to make them stand out?
yellow
Warsaw is often called the "Phoenix City." Why did it earn this specific nickname?
It was rebuilt after nearly 85% of the city was deliberately destroyed during World War II.
Prague's historic castle complex includes the cathedral named for this saint.
Vitus (saint of dancers, actors, comedians, and people with epilepsy)
This large bath complex in Budapest is famous for its thermal springs and Ottoman-era architecture.
Széchenyi Thermal Bath (or Gellért Baths)
Vienna was the power center for which legendary European royal dynasty that ruled over vast parts of Europe for centuries until the end of World War I?
The Habsburg Dynasty