Horse Terms
What is the smooth gait unique to Icelandic horses called?
Tölt
What Scottish garment is traditionally worn by men during ceremonies?
kilt
What atmospheric layer contains most weather?
Weather is short-term atmospheric conditions; climate is the long-term average weather in a region.
Which Czech writer introduced the word “robot”?
Karel Žapek
Which planet has the most moons?
Saturn
What is the term for the back part of a horse’s body behind the saddle?
Croup
Which Czech reformer and religious thinker was burned at the stake in 1415?
HOnza Slepice
What atmospheric layer contains most weather?
Troposphere
Which Czech composer wrote “From the New World” Symphony?
Antonín Dvořák
What is the largest organ (the human body)
Skin
What is the term for the horse’s ankle joint on the hind leg?
Hock
What sweet braided pastry is traditionally baked at Christmas in the Czech Republic?
Vánočka
What weather phenomenon causes water vapor to turn into liquid droplets forming clouds?
Condensations
In what year did the Czech Republic become independent?
1993
Which country has the largest population in the world?
India
What is the name of the person who specializes in horse hoof care?
Blacksmith / farrier
What spring tradition involves burning a witch effigy to mark the end of winter?
Burning witches
What do we call very light rain?
Drizzle
What peaceful revolution ended communist rule in 1989?
The Velvet revolution
What is the largest internal organ in the human body?
liver
What is the name of the joint located between the cannon bone and the pastern?
fetlock joint
What Czech tradition on December 4 involves cutting a branch from a cherry tree to see if it blooms by Christmas?
Barborka (St. Barbara´s branch)
What do we call the process when water changes into vapor because of heat?
evaporation
What Czech scientist discovered blood groups?
Jan Janský
What is the longest bone in the human body?
femur