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100
What are the colors on the Polish flag?
White and red!
100
Name one country that shares a border with Poland
Russia, Germany, Lithuania, Belarus, Slovakia, The Czech Republic, Ukraine
100
What is the capital of Poland?
Warsaw
100
Name one famous Pole
Pope John Paul II, Marie Skłodowska Curie, Nicolaus Copernicus, Frédéric Chopin, Robert Lewandowski, etc.
100
What is the name for the world famous Polish dumplings?
Pierogi :))))
200
Name the current president of Poland?
Andrzej Duda
200
What is the longest river in Poland called?
a) Oder
b) Vistula
c) Żywiec
d) Dunajec
b) Vistula!!
Fun fact: It spans 1,047 kilometres and is the 9th longest river in Europe
200
Which city is called "the royal city"?
a) Cracow
b) Warsaw
c) Gdansk
d) Bieszczady
a) Cracow
200
Who was the most prominent Polish composer of all time?
Fryderyk Chopin!
200
What is the main ingredient of barszcz (borscht)?
a) Beetroot
b) Potato
c) Soured rye flour
d) Carrot
a) Beetroot
300
What is the name of Polish currency (money)?
a) Korona
b) Euro
c) Zloty
d) Polish Dollar
C. Złoty
300
What is the average temperature in Poland during June?
a) 13,8 degress celsius
b) 17.5 degrees celsius
c) 34.5 degrees celsius
d) 19.7 degrees celsius
b) 17.5 degrees celsius :)
300
Which city was Poland's capital before Warsaw?
a) Gdansk
b) Katowice
c) Cracow
d) Zbytom
c) Cracow
300
What Polish physicist and chemist is too often confused as being French?
Maria SKŁODOWSKA-Curie
300
What is the most common fruit in Poland?
a) cherries
b) pears
c)blueberries
d) apples
d)apples!!!
Fun fact: Poland is actually the biggest exporter of apples in the EU :))
400
What Polish cities is famous for its small gnome statutes that can be found all around the city?
a) Cracow
b) Gdynia
c) Wroclaw
d) Bialystok
Wroclaw!
400
What is the name of the sea to which Poland has access?
The Baltic Sea
400
How many provinces does Poland have?
16
400
Who is Poland's most famous soccer player?
Robert Lewandowski
400
What are the ingredients of the most common type of pierogi in Poland? (guess at least one of three)
Cottage cheese, potatoes, onions
500
What is Śmigus-dyngus? Aka Wet Monday
Poland's national water fight day on Easter Monday. A tradition where people throw water at each other in the streets or at home.
500
What is the largest castle in Poland?
a) Wawel Castle
b) Warsaw Royal Castle
c) Malbork Castle
d) Pilice Castle
c) Malbork Castle!
Fun Fact: The Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork (Polish: Zamek w Malborku) is the largest brick castle in the world if measured by land area, encompassing 1,539,239 square feet and built in 1274
500
Which Polish city does the Polish Pope John Paul II come from?
a) Warsaw
b) Katowice
c) Sosnowiec
d) Wadowice
d) Wadowice!
500
What Polish astronomer established the heliocentric theory?
Nicolaus Copernicus
500
What is Fat Thursday?
It is a day dedicated to eating before the lent starts. The most popular dish to eat this day are pączki (donuts).
