🌻 National Symbols
What two colors make up the flag of Ukraine?
Blue and Yellow
What red vegetable gives Borscht its bright color?
Beet
What is the traditional embroidered shirt called?
Vyshyvanka
What is the capital city of Ukraine?
Kyiv
What bright yellow flower is a major symbol of Ukrainian fields?
Sunflower / Soniashnyk
What do the flag’s colors represent in nature?
Blue sky, golden wheat fields
What are traditional stuffed Ukrainian dumplings called?
Varenyky
What decorated Easter egg is drawn with wax patterns?
Pysanka
Is Kyiv older than the city of St. john's?
Yes, Kyiv is over 1,500 years old
What prickly little animal with spines on its back rolls into a ball and lives in village gardens?
Hedgehog
How many points does Tryzub have?
3
Name two sweet fruit fillings commonly put inside sweet varenyky.
Cherries, strawberries, blueberries
Name the Most famous Ukrainian Poet.
Taras Shevchenko
What long river splits the country of Ukraine down the middle?
Dnipro River
Cossack warriors were famous for riding, doing acrobatic tricks, and galloping across the fields on which animal?
A horse
What is the pretty flower crown with colorful long ribbons that girls wear on their heads called?
Vinok (Flower crown / wreath
What sweet, bread is traditionally baked for Easter?
Paska
Which famous winter holiday melody about ringing bells was originally a Ukrainian folk song called Shchedryk?
Carol of the Bells
What seas does Ukraine have?
The Black Sea / Sea of Azov
What large bird builds its nest on top of village roofs and brings babies?
White Stork / Leleka
On what date is Ukraine's Independence Day celebrated?
August 24th
What small, fluffy fried cheese pancakes do kids love eating with sour cream or jam for breakfast.
Syrnyky
Name the energetic traditional dance.
Hopak
What is the name of the giant, famous steel statue in Kyiv of a woman holding up a sword and a shield with the Tryzub?
Mother Ukraine (Batkivshchyna-Maty)
What busy little insect flies from flower to flower making sweet golden honey across Ukrainian sunflower fields?
HoneyBee