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This word was the official title of the rulers of Russia between the years 1547 and 1721, yet continued to be in general usage until the fall of the Russian monarchy in 1917.
What is the Tsar/Tsarina?
100
This Black Sea city is preparing to host the 2014 Winter Olympics.
What is Sochi?
100
This famous piano composer from Poland is well known for his nocturnes, etudes, and mazurkas.
Who was Chopin?
100
This Polish astronomer was the first to posit the theory that the Earth revolved around the Sun and not vice versa. His theories were a great inspiration to Galileo Galilei.
Who was MikoĊaj Kopernik (Nikolaus Copernicus)?
100
This former Yugoslav republic bordering Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and the Adriatic Sea has it's capital in Zagreb.
What is Croatia?
200
This Soviet satellite was the first man made object to orbit the earth.
What is Sputnik I?
200
Ukraine is currently facing a choice between joining the Customs Union with Russia or signing an agreement with this group of countries.
What is the European Union?
200
This religious group is the most common in Eastern Europe.
What is Orthodox Christianity?
200
This Balkan scientist moved to the US and is credited for the invention of Alternating Current and his many discoveries in the field of electromagnetic physics. He was also a bitter rival with American contemporary Thomas Edison.
Who was Nikola Tesla?
200
This country in former Yugoslavia borders Italy near Trieste. It is also the northernmost country in former Yugoslavia.
What is Slovenia?
300
In 1444, Janos Hunyadi (Ion de Hunedoarea) was defeated by this historic empire, enemy of many Eastern European countries, at the battle of Vilna.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
300
This hotly contested region which used to belong to Serbia declared its complete independence in 2008. Nevertheless, many Eastern European countries continue to not recognize it.
What is Kosovo?
300
This stretchy, bellows-driven musical instrument is commonly played by gypsies in Eastern Europe.
What is the accordion?
300
This famous Prince of Wallachia who lived from 1431 to 1476 is well known for being adapted into the character of Dracula by Bram Stoker.
Who was Vlad Tepes (Vlad the Impaler)
300
This Baltic state has its capital in Vilnius and features a mounted knight on its crest.
What is Lithuania?
400
This group of noted horseman from Ukraine is featured in the famous painting by Ilya Repin called "Reply of the Zaporozhian ______ to Sultan Mehmed IV of the Ottoman Empire." (And they were also just awesome people.)
Who were the Cossacks?
400
This country is the most recent member to join the European Union.
What is Croatia?
400
In 2012, this country submitted the song 'Euro Neuro' by Rambo Amadeus to the Eurovision Song Contest.
What is Montenegro?
400
This Ukrainian composer from Russia composed The Oprichnik, The Voyevoda, The Swan Lake, and The Nutcracker.
Who was Tchaikovsky?
400
This country with Red, White, and Green on its flag is the only country in Europe besides Greece to border Turkey.
What is Bulgaria?
500
In the 9th century, Rurik the Viking settled in Eastern Europe and along with his descendants created this historical nation.
What is Kyivska Rus'/Kyivan Rus?
500
This country in Eastern Europe is among the last to remain a socialist dictatorship under president Alexander Lukashenko. It is landlocked.
What is Belarus?
500
This Eastern European tradition involves brightly painted objects mostly around Easter. Ukraine specializes in these, where they are called Pysanky.
What is egg-painting/Pysankarstvo?
500
This famous Ruthenian-American painter is credited for leading the Pop-Art movement and creating works of art such as 'Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup'.
Who was Andy Warhol/Andrij Warhola?
500
This country's language is unique in Eastern Europe for not belonging to either the slavic or latin language families, but instead has Finno-Urgish roots.
What is Hungary?