Estonian History
When was the war against Landeswehr (year)?
1919
Which Estonian athlete won gold medals in discus throw at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.
Gerd Kanter
Which food is most strongly associated with Estonian Christmas dinner?
blood sausage / black pudding
Which natural landmark on Saaremaa is a famous meteorite impact site?
Kaali crater
How is Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival called in English?
Black Nights Film Festival
Where is Endla theatre?
Pärnu
What is Estonia’s national bird?
Barn swallow
When did Estonia gain independence the second time (date)?
20 August 1991
Which winter sport is very popular in Estonia (Kristina Šmigun-Vähi won two Olympic gold medals in it in 2006)?
cross-country skiing
A classic kiluvõileib is a sandwich topped with…
Baltic sprats
What’s the name of the large, modern art museum in Kadriorg Park?
KUMU
Name Estonia's most famous contemporary composer of classical music?
Arvo Pärt
When was the first complete Bible in Estonian published (year)?
1715
What is Estonia’s national fish?
Baltic herring
When did Estonia start using the euro? (year)
2011
Which Estonian football club has won the most Estonian league titles?
FC Flora
What’s mulgipuder typically made from?
potatoes and barley
Which lighthouse is one of the oldest continuously operating lighthouses in the world and is in Hiiumaa?
Kõpu lighthouse
Name the only Estonian film nominated for an Oscar?
Tangerines (Mandariinid)
How old was the poet Lydia Koidula when she died?
42 years old
Which bright yellow, funnel-shaped mushroom is one of the most commonly picked in Estonia?
Chanterelle (kukeseen)
Which countries participated in the Livonian war? (4)
Dano-Norwegian realm,Kingdom of Sweden, Polish Lithuanian commonwealth,Tsardom of Russia
Which Estonian tennis player won the French Open junior title in 2012 and later reached the Top 10 in the world rankings?
Anett Kontaveit
Which bread is most common in Estonia?
Rye bread
How tall is the viewing tower on Suur Munamägi?
29.1 m
When and where did the first Estonian Song Festival take place?
In 1869 in Tartu
Which theatre in Estonia is the oldest?
Vanemuine
Which is the only venomous snake native to Estonia?
On which date did the Estonian independence war start?
28 November 1918
Which Estonian decathlete won the gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games?
Name the components of kama flour (4).
Rye, oats, barley, peas
Which national park is famous for bogs and the “fifth season” floods?
Soomaa National Park
Which film from 2002 directed by Elmo Nüganen tells the story of the Estonian War for Independence.
Nimed Marmortahvlil / Names in Marble
When is the Estonian National Literature Day?
30 January
Which carnivorous plant is typical of Estonia’s bogs and catches insects with sticky leaves?
Sundew (huulhein)