GEOGRAPHY
What is the capital of Estonia?
Tallinn
What does "ÖÖ" mean?
Night
Who is the Estonian national epic?
Kalevipoeg (he spoke with hedgehog, cut his leg off, drank with Finns, was dumb as bricks and eventually drowned in the Baltic Sea)
How many times has Estonia won the Eurovision?
1. (2001)
(And yes, we are really proud of that... comon everybody let's dance tonight)
Estonia was the first country to allow people vote online. In what year did the first online election take place?
2005
What is the population of Estonia?
1.3million
What does "JÄÄÄÄR" mean?
Edge of the ice
Estonians invented this weird sport ____
Kiiking
One of the most famous Estonian start-up that offers taxi services. What is it called?
BOLT
(Little flex... we also invented Hotmail, Wise Skeleton (those little white robots that are driving around the cities) and many more... Yes, we are tech savvy)
This famous Estonian herbal alcohol holds 2nd place in herbal alcohol sales. What is it called?
Vana Tallinn
How tall is the highest mountain?
316.3m
What are the only 2 European countries that are in the same language group as Estonia?
Finland (Finnish) & Hungary (Hungarian)
This is the most important festival for Estonians, that is held after every 5 years. What is it called?
Laulupidu (Song Festival)
37 000 singers & 153 000 listeners
This Estonian start-up was first to offer video call service. What is the company name?
Skype
Under who's protection is most of the Tallinn's downtown area?
UNESCO
(Tallinn's one of the most immaculately preserved medieval cities in Europe. The whole center is protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.)
Estonia has 9836 ___ . They make up to 22.3% of our country's area.
Wet lands,
How many abstracts are there in Estonian language?
14
What did Estonia gain through singing?
Re-independence
(We were free before, but let's not get into that now :) )
How did these two Estonian woman make history?
Kaja Kallas & Kersti Kaljulaid
They were the first two woman to hold both President and PM position in any government in the world.
How many countries have occupied Estonia in last 1000 years?
7 (also the reason why Estonians have a saying: "1000 years of slavery and all it took was 10 years of singing")
Estonia has total of 2222 ___ ?
Islands
Ida-Virumaa is the county bordering Russia. What is percentage of Estonian language speakers in the region?
22%
What is the most important day for every Estonian?
Jaanipäev (Midsummer day)
This famous Estonian is the most played living classical music composer. What is his name?
Arvo Pärt
Why are these dates important to every Estonian?
20. August & 21. February
Independence - 21. February 1918 (1918-1940)
Re-independence - 20. August 1991 (1991 - )